Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Get the Written Pattern PDF here → payhip.com/b/IGiFx
Free pattern included below in the description 👇🏻
In this video, I share a no sew version of the classic "Magic Potholder" that crochet's itself into a double sided square just like magic.
Once you make one of these, you’ll want to make more. They’re fast, useful, and super giftable.”
Yarn and Hook:
100% Cotton Yarn weight 4
(the potholders in the video took 45 grams each)
4 mm hook
amzn.to/3AplMoo
(you don't have to buy the set, they are also sold separately)
Susan Bates Finishing Needle
Susan Bates Finishing Needles
amzn.to/3SOv6dQ
Affiliate Links 👆🏻
🧵 Pattern
Starting Chain:
Chain 41 (or desired odd number for your size).
🔄 Round 1:
Begin in second chain from hook.
Work single crochet into the back bump of each chain across.
Rotate and continue working into the other side of the chain using back loop only (BLO) single crochets across.
📏 Note: If you're starting with a chain of 41, you'll have 40 stitches on each long side, for a total of 80 stitches per round. This stays the same throughout.
🔄 Rounds 2 and onward:
Continue working in the round, placing 1 single crochet into the back loop only of each stitch.
DO NOT JOIN ROUNDS.
The fabric will naturally begin to curl inward—this is what forms the magic fold.
📌 Tip: You can use the yarn tail as a marker. When it returns to the opposite side, you've completed a full round.
🧩 Forming the Square:
Continue repeating rounds until the folded piece forms a square.
For a 6" potholder, this took approximately 20 rounds.
At the final round, make a few additional stitches as needed so your seam lands at the halfway point of the edge.
📌 Optional Hanger: Before seaming, ch 10 and slip stitch into base of first chain. Add 10 sc's around the ch if you want a thicker hanger.
🔁 To Resize
Chain = 2x the width of the potholder you want.
Example: For a 6" potholder, chain until it measures 12" stretched (approx. 41 chains).
For 8", chain to 16" (approx. 55 chains).
Use an odd number of chains.
🔗 Seam Options
No-Sew Flat Top Slip Stitch Join:
Fold work into a square, aligning the two edges.
Insert hook through inner loops only of both edges.
Yarn over and pull through all 3 loops (slip stitch).
Continue this method across to complete the join.
📌 Tip: Keep the working yarn underneath for a flat seam.
Simple Whip Stitch Join (Alternative):
Create a strand of yarn 2.5 times the diagonal length .
Thread a yarn needle with your tail.
Seam through the inner loops of both sides using a loose whip stitch.
This also creates a flat join and is easier for beginners.
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(not included in pdf version)
🎨 Planning Color Changes? Do This First!
Crochet a small 2" x 2" single crochet swatch using your yarn and hook .
Count how many rows it took to reach 2".
Divide rows by 2 to get rows per inch.
Multiply that number by your potholder size to estimate total rounds.
✂️ Then divide total rounds by how many color sections you want!
🧮 Example for a 6" x 6" inch potholder:
You make a 2" x 2" swatch and count 7 rows.
➤ 7 ÷ 2 = 3.5 rows per inch
➤ 3.5 × 6" = 21 rounds total for a 6" potholder
➤ Want 3 stripes? → 21 ÷ 3 = 7 rounds per color
Note: You can do this with cm's as well.
For stripe placement, here's a great video I came across.
youtu.be/teDGUYL5l08?si=Iw1vs5Nt-fO8kyOH
Time Stamps ⏰
00:00 Intro
00:41 Hook & Yarn
01:08 How to Resize
01:46 Starting Chain and R1
04:55 R2 and Onward
07:32 Forming the Square
08:20 Stripes
09:10 New Sew Join
14:43 Whip Stitch Join
17:20 Optional Stitches
Get the Written Pattern PDF here → payhip.com/b/IGiFx
Free pattern included below in the description 👇🏻
In this video, I share a no sew version of the classic "Magic Potholder" that crochet's itself into a double sided square just like magic.
Once you make one of these, you’ll want to make more. They’re fast, useful, and super giftable.”
Yarn and Hook:
100% Cotton Yarn weight 4
(the potholders in the video took 45 grams each)
4 mm hook
amzn.to/3AplMoo
(you don't have to buy the set, they are also sold separately)
Susan Bates Finishing Needle
Susan Bates Finishing Needles
amzn.to/3SOv6dQ
Affiliate Links 👆🏻
🧵 Pattern
Starting Chain:
Chain 41 (or desired odd number for your size).
🔄 Round 1:
Begin in second chain from hook.
Work single crochet into the back bump of each chain across.
Rotate and continue working into the other side of the chain using back loop only (BLO) single crochets across.
📏 Note: If you're starting with a chain of 41, you'll have 40 stitches on each long side, for a total of 80 stitches per round. This stays the same throughout.
🔄 Rounds 2 and onward:
Continue working in the round, placing 1 single crochet into the back loop only of each stitch.
DO NOT JOIN ROUNDS.
The fabric will naturally begin to curl inward—this is what forms the magic fold.
📌 Tip: You can use the yarn tail as a marker. When it returns to the opposite side, you've completed a full round.
🧩 Forming the Square:
Continue repeating rounds until the folded piece forms a square.
For a 6" potholder, this took approximately 20 rounds.
At the final round, make a few additional stitches as needed so your seam lands at the halfway point of the edge.
📌 Optional Hanger: Before seaming, ch 10 and slip stitch into base of first chain. Add 10 sc's around the ch if you want a thicker hanger.
🔁 To Resize
Chain = 2x the width of the potholder you want.
Example: For a 6" potholder, chain until it measures 12" stretched (approx. 41 chains).
For 8", chain to 16" (approx. 55 chains).
Use an odd number of chains.
🔗 Seam Options
No-Sew Flat Top Slip Stitch Join:
Fold work into a square, aligning the two edges.
Insert hook through inner loops only of both edges.
Yarn over and pull through all 3 loops (slip stitch).
Continue this method across to complete the join.
📌 Tip: Keep the working yarn underneath for a flat seam.
Simple Whip Stitch Join (Alternative):
Create a strand of yarn 2.5 times the diagonal length .
Thread a yarn needle with your tail.
Seam through the inner loops of both sides using a loose whip stitch.
This also creates a flat join and is easier for beginners.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
(not included in pdf version)
🎨 Planning Color Changes? Do This First!
Crochet a small 2" x 2" single crochet swatch using your yarn and hook .
Count how many rows it took to reach 2".
Divide rows by 2 to get rows per inch.
Multiply that number by your potholder size to estimate total rounds.
✂️ Then divide total rounds by how many color sections you want!
🧮 Example for a 6" x 6" inch potholder:
You make a 2" x 2" swatch and count 7 rows.
➤ 7 ÷ 2 = 3.5 rows per inch
➤ 3.5 × 6" = 21 rounds total for a 6" potholder
➤ Want 3 stripes? → 21 ÷ 3 = 7 rounds per color
Note: You can do this with cm's as well.
For stripe placement, here's a great video I came across.
youtu.be/teDGUYL5l08?si=Iw1vs5Nt-fO8kyOH
Time Stamps ⏰
00:00 Intro
00:41 Hook & Yarn
01:08 How to Resize
01:46 Starting Chain and R1
04:55 R2 and Onward
07:32 Forming the Square
08:20 Stripes
09:10 New Sew Join
14:43 Whip Stitch Join
17:20 Optional Stitches
