Potholders make from knitted Tube

1   Knit 2 x 4.5 m knitted tube using a knitting mill. You will need approx. 4.5 m knitted tube for one potholder. Each ball of wool produces an approx. 13 m knitted tube.

2   Pick up the stitches with a yarn needle as shown in the picture. Secure by pulling the yarn through the four stitches and back through the last two stitches.

3   Secure the knitted tube by feeding the end through the tube and trim the excess yarn.

4   Cut another piece of yarn measuring approx. 50 cm. Secure the yarn at one end of the tube as shown in the picture and start sewing the knitted tube into a circle using a yarn needle. Begin at the 2nd stitch.

5   Sew the knitted tube together into a circle by sewing into the same row of stitches all the way around, for a uniform potholder.

6   Continue until the potholder measures 18 cm in diameter.

7   Cut the knitted tube approx. 6 cm from the potholder as shown in the picture. This is for the strap.

8   Unravel approx. 1 cm knitted tube at one end.

9   Pick up the four stitches with a yarn needle and secure the end of the potholder with the unravelled yarn as illustrated in the picture.

10   Finally steam the potholder on the “wrong” side using an iron.