Now that Christmas is over, I can share my t-yarn kitchen set that I made as a gift. It was crocheted using recycled tee-shirts cut into yarn or tarn as some call this recycled craft material. My set included a trivet, potholder, knob cover and a skillet handle.

If crafting with recycled tee-shirts is new to you, here is my tutorial on how to create what I call curled t-yarn or tarn. Below is the free pattern for the round t-yarn potholder. I previously posted the patterns for the trivet hotpad here and the skillet handle cover here.

The knob cover pattern is available now here. I wanted to keep this post to just the free pattern for the round potholder so people could find each pattern more easily on my patterns page. In case you didn’t know, my patterns page has all my patterns listed together so you can find them quickly by clicking here.

T-Yarn Round Potholder Pattern

Materials needed:
One tee-shirt (white) and another partial shirt of contrasting color (blue)
Cut into ¼ inch wide strips and gently pull to curl your t-yarn

Hook: “K” U.S. size metal crochet hook
Finished Potholder approx: 7” wide

Make Two

Rnd 1
Using magic circle with white t-yarn, work 6 Sc in circle. Do not turn your work in this project.

Rnd 2
Work 2 Sc in ea st around.

Rnd 3
Ch 1, work *2 Sc in next st then Sc in next st*. Repeat between * to end of round. Join with a Sl St into the beg Ch 1. FO.

Rnd 4
Join using blue t-yarn and Ch 1. *2 Sc in next st, then Sc in ea of the next 2 sts.* Repeat between * to end of round. Join with a Sl St into the beg Ch 1. FO blue.

Rnd 5
Join using white t-yarn and Ch 1. *Sc in ea of the next 3 sts, then work 2 Sc in next st.* Repeat between * to end of round. Join with a Sl St into the beg Ch 1.

Rnd 6
Ch 1, *Sc in ea of the next 4 sts, then 2 Sc in next st.* Repeat between * to end of round. DO NOT join, but just continue working in rounds from this point on. Place marker at round beg if needed so you know where ea rnd begins.

Rnd 7
*Work Sc in ea of the next 5 sts, then work 2 Sc*. * Repeat between * to end of round.

Tip: If needed add a st here or there to make your potholder lay flat. Working with recycled materials isn’t a perfect craft and you may have to adjust your sts to get a flat product.

Rnd 8
*Work Sc in ea of the next 6 sts, then work 2 Sc*. * Repeat between * to end of round.

Rnd 9
*Work Sc in ea of the next 7 sts, then work 2 Sc*. * […]