Remember the potholders I've made for my Mom's birthday in September? She really liked them a lot, so a few days ago, she asked me if I could make two more. No, wait - actually she asked me if I've "coincidentally" got two new potholders lying around. Err... no :) (does anyone of you?)
Next week-end my parents will go to Austria for a little pre-Christmas vacation (they've started this two years ago), and my Mom would like to bring some little gifts, like my potholders, for their friends down there.
I used Jennifer Martin's Flower Potholders pattern again and a thicker cotton yarn this time:
I had exactly these four colors of thick cotton yarn, and maybe they wouldn't have been my no.1 choices if I had a whole range of colors to choose from, but now I think they've turned out quite pretty. I like the blue-ish one, in Germany the color's called "Petrol", but I don't know what it is called in English, the dictionary is no help here ;) Somehow I seem to be drawn to this color, because right now I'm knitting (!) a scarf in a similar shade - I hope I can finish it this week-end :)
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They're so pretty. I really need to crochet one of those. :)
ReplyDeleteI would say the colour is teal. And I wonder why we call it Petrol in Germany - doesn't look a thing like it (colourwise, I mean)
ReplyDeleteBy the way, the potholders are lush and I like the colour combination a lot
I really like the combo!
ReplyDeleteLovely potholders ... I've never made one but yours could just tempt me to try. Petrol is definitely teal - and that sounds so much nicer!!
ReplyDeleteAnd no, I never have spare things I've made lying around ... I'll be asked the same question regarding bags / purses when my mother-in-law arrives next week!
oh,verry,verry beautiful
ReplyDeleteliebe grüße
silvia-maria
Very pretty, thank you for sharing the link to the pattern. :-)
ReplyDeleteSuperschöne Topflappen :-) ♥♥♥
ReplyDeleteDie hab' ich auch schon 'ne ganze Weile auf meiner "To-Do-List"... *seufz*
Liebe Grüße
Bianca
I love the idea of you happening to have extra potholders around :). These are lovely!
ReplyDeleteThese are so pretty. I'm usually indifferent to crochet potholders but I truly love the design and color choice on these.
ReplyDeleteI think they look great. And no... I don't have two spare pot holders just lying around either!
ReplyDeleteTeal! This link is very informative:
ReplyDeletehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_colors
beautiful colours.. it really match well.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous colours and pattern
ReplyDeleteThese are beautiful and unusual, I like the colours too. I would say the blue/green is a deep teal. Petrol, when I last heard the term, was a deep grey blue when I was growing up..a while ago now.
ReplyDeleteThey are so lovely ...you are very clever indeed.
ReplyDeleteVery pretty! I agree with the others on the color petrol being dark teal. Petrol brings gray to mind for me! Great potholders.
ReplyDeleteGreat colours! Well done!
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