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Mar 11

Welcome to Loop and Loom!

I discovered potholder weaving a few years ago during the Covid lockdown when I was looking for a new hobby. Weaving potholders is both...

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Mar 10

How to weave a potholder

To get started weaving a potholder, you need only minimal equipment--a potholder loom, a bag of loops, a weaving hook, and a crochet hook...

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Mar 6

Pumpkin spice potholder

I made this potholder for a friend who looks forward every year to the pumpkin spice season. The colors reminded me of a pumpkin spice...

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Feb 20

Autumn hike potholder

Here's how to make this potholder, using earth-tone loops: Vertical loops from left to right: autumn burgundy spice willow autumn...

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Feb 13

Sugar and spice potholder

Some of my favorite potholders are made with the Friendly Loom spice loops. Here's one: The pattern is: Vertical loops from left to right...

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Feb 13

Fancy potholder weaving pattern (no. 1)

I was inspired to make this potholder by an image I found online. I'm grateful to the clever weaver who came up with this alternative...

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Feb 13

Candy cane and holly potholder

The pattern for this holiday potholder is a bit more complicated than most, so I unraveled it and placed it back on the loom. First,...

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Feb 13

Fancy potholder weaving pattern (no. 2)

This potholder was inspired by an image I found on Pinterest. It took me a while to figure it out, but weaving is forgiving. I just...

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Feb 12

Southwestern potholder

This potholder is made with turquoise, spice, and flax loops. I kept fiddling around with patterns and decided to make it with the...

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Feb 10

Earthy moss and lichen potholder

The colors in this one are winter white, willow (olive green), and spice. Here's how to make: Vertical : Attach loops as follows, from...

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Feb 6

Sunny side up potholder

Here are the instructions for a sunny potholder: Vertical: yellow white yellow yellow white yellow white white yellow yellow white yellow...

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Jan 9

Log cabin pattern potholder

The log cabin pattern is one of my favorite potholder patterns. The only trick is that on pegs 9 and 10 one color is repeated (both...

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Jan 8

Fancy potholder weaving pattern (no. 3)

Here's another fun pattern to try. Instead of weaving over or under one loop at a time, you will weave under or over one loop, then under...

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Jan 7

Daffodils and bluebells potholder

After several months of making earth-tone potholders, I wanted to make some potholders with brighter colors. As I browsed the Friendly...

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Jan 7

Fancy potholder weaving pattern (no. 4)

I've almost reached the end of my pile of loops, so I definitely need to order more. But I still have a bunch of willow and autumn loops...

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Jan 7

A basket of jelly beans potholder

After weaving a bunch of earth-tone potholders, I had fun making a potholder with bright primary colors: This is an easy pattern: Warp...

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Jan 6

A "sad beige" potholder

This past year I read a number of (somewhat satirical) articles about the "sad beige" aesthetic, where parents are furnishing their...

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Jan 4

Pretty in red and pink potholder

I found this design on Pinterest but had to reverse the pink and red loops because I ran out of pink loops after making a pink potholder...

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Jan 4

Fancy potholder weaving pattern (no. 5)

I saw an image of this pattern on Pinterest, but I couldn't figure out how to make it on my own, even though the loops were on the loom....

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Jan 4

Fancy potholder weaving pattern (no. 6)

I'm getting low on my loop supply and don't really have enough loops to make another potholder. I still do have a lot of burgundy and...