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Mama's Swedish Pinwheel Potholder

Mama's Swedish Pinwheel Potholder

by Renata Brenner

Craft

Crochet

Difficulty

Beginner

Yarn Weight

Worsted

Type

Home Decor

Designer

Renata Brenner

Hook Size

4.0 mm (G)

Published

June 2011

Languages

EN

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About This Pattern

My mother learned to make these in Sweden in 1939, when she was 11 and had fled Finland before the Russian invasion. She and my grandmother were taught how to make them by their landlady. I remember...

Techniques & Features

Colorwork

stripes / colorwork

Shapes

circle

Construction

worked flatone-piece worked in the round

Crochet Techniques

tapestry crochet

Pattern Instructions

written pattern

Fabric Characteristics

reversible
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