Wagon Wheel Potholder – Free Crochet Pattern

As part of the relaunch of You Should Craft, I’ve been organizing my thoughts/life and planning which posts and videos I want to share with y’all. While organizing my craft room (aka guest bedroom aka home gym aka not as awesome as it sounds), I found the first three rounds of the blue crochet potholder and remembered that I had never finished taking pictures of it. Which means I had never shared it on the blog!

Luckily, I had the pattern written down in a notebook so I finished crocheting the wagon wheel potholder, snapped a bunch of pics, asked my husband what I should name it, and TA-DA!

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When was this partially finished potholder started, you might ask? According to my photo files, March 2016. I shared the orange one on Instagram on April 3, 2016. Soooo… ya. No comment. Anyway, comin’ at ya face THREE YEARS LATER — the wagon wheel crochet potholder pattern!

The wagon wheel potholder is crocheted in the round and utilizes front-post crochets to add texture and form the wheel spokes. This crochet potholder is double-sided and crocheted with cotton yarn so you can actually put hot stuff on it.

I use bobble heart potholder if you’re on a kitchen crochet kick) and this potholder was no different. I used “Stonewash” and “Hot Blue” for the blue potholder and “Sunshine” and “Hot Orange” for the orange potholder. If you’re short on Lily Sugar ‘n Cream, you can use any two colors of worsted weight cotton yarn that your wee heart desires!

Supplies

• Lily Sugar ‘n Cream in “Stonewash” (Color A) and “Hot Blue” (Color B) or “Sunshine” and “Hot Orange”
• -or- two colors of your favorite worsted weight cotton yarn
• H 5.0 mm crochet hook (these Clover Amour hooks are similar to mine)
• Tapestry needle
• Scissors

Abbreviations

• Chain – ch
• Slip Stitch – sl st
• Single Crochet – sc
• Half Double Crochet – hdc
• Double Crochet – dc
• Triple/Treble Crochet – tr
• Front-Post Treble Crochet – fptr

Add the wagon wheel crochet potholder to your Ravelry queue!

Wagon Wheel Potholder Crochet Pattern

Front

Round 1: [Color A] make a magic ring, ch 2 (counts as dc) and dc 11 into the ring. (12)

Round 2: ch 2, dc in same stitch, 2 dc in each stitch around. (24)
Join with sl st but do not cut the yarn — you’ll use it again in Round 3b.

Round 3a: [Color B, front loops only] ch 2, tr between dc in Round 2, hdc. *hdc, tr in Round 2, hdc* 11 times. (36)
Join to first stitch with an invisible join. Cut yarn and weave in ends.

Round 3b: [Color A, back loops only, building on Round 2] Pick up yarn from Round 2, ch 2, dc in same stitch, dc. *2 dc, dc* 11 times. (36)
Join to first stitch with an invisible join. Cut yarn and weave in ends.

SIDEBAR: Notice how the photo background changed between rounds 3-4? This is when I packed up my yarn for the big move to Denver. Promise me you won’t stop here and leave a partially finished potholder in your yarn pile for three years!

Round 4: [Color B, both loops] Join yarn two stitches before any tr from Round 3a. ch 2, hdc in same stitch, fptr in tr from Round 3a, hdc in next stitch. *2 hdc, fptr, hdc* 11 times. (48)
Join to first stitch with an invisible join. Cut yarn and weave in ends.

Round 5: [Color A, both loops] Join yarn anywhere. ch 2, dc in same stitch, dc in next 3 stitches. *2 dc, dc in next 3* 11 times. (60)
Join with sl st but do not cut the yarn — you’ll use it again in round 6b.

Round 6a: [Color B, front loops only] Join yarn on first stitch. ch 2, hdc in same stitch, hdc in next 3 stitches, fptr in Round 4 tr. *2 hdc, hdc in next 3, fptr* 11 times. (72)
Join to first stitch with an invisible join. Cut yarn and weave in ends.

Round 6b: [Color A, back loops only, building on Round 6] Pick up yarn from Round 6, ch 2, dc in same stitch, dc in next 4 stitches. *2 dc, dc in next 4* 11 times. (72)
Join to first stitch with an invisible join. Cut yarn and weave in ends.

Round 7: [Color B, both loops, building on Round 6b] Join yarn above Round 6a tr. ch 2, hdc in same stitch, hdc in next 4 stitches, fptr in tr from Round 6a. *2 hdc, hdc in next 4, fptr* 11 times. (84)
Join to first stitch with an invisible join. Cut yarn and weave in ends.

Back

Round 1: make a magic ring, ch 2 (counts as dc) and dc 11 into the ring. Join with sl st. (12)

Round 2: ch 2, dc in same stitch, 2 dc in each stitch around. Join with sl st.(24)

Round 3: ch 2, dc in same stitch, dc. *2 dc, dc* 11 times. Join with sl st. (36)

Round 4: ch 2, hdc in same stitch, fptr in tr from Round 3a, hdc in next stitch. *2 hdc, fptr, hdc* 11 times. Join with sl st. (48)

Round 5: ch 2, dc in same stitch, dc in next 3 stitches. *2 dc, dc in next 3* 11 times. Join with sl st. (60)

Round 6: ch 2, dc in same stitch, dc in next 4 stitches. *2 dc, dc in next 4* 11 times. Join with sl st. (72)

Round 7: ch 2, hdc in same stitch, hdc in next 5 stitches. *2 hdc, hdc in next 5* 11 times. Join with sl st, trim yarn, and weave in ends. (84)

Border

[Color A] Join yarn anywhere. ch 1, 2 sc in same stitch, sc in next 5 stitches, sc, ch 15, sc in same stitch. *sc in next 5 stitches, 2 sc* 10 times. sc in last 5 stitches. (96)
Invisible join and weave in ends.

That’s all, folks! Your wagon wheel potholder is complete! Now you can hang your spiffy crochet potholder in your kitchen, use it for actual potholding (it has two cotton layers!), or give it to your mom. Moms love handmade kitchen stuff, right?

More Free Crochet Potholder Patterns

If you loved the Wagon Wheel Potholder crochet pattern, check out these other free kitchen patterns from the You Should Craft blog:

• Lilac Potholder
• Bobble Heart Potholder
• Color Block Potholder
• Ripple Dish Towel
• Double Crochet Dishcloth