As much as I like the Magic Potholder, I decided I wanted something with a bit more texture.  It occurred to me one evening – why not use the moss stitch?  And so I did….

As always, you may use the pattern below to make your own, or you can hop over to Hamlin Craftworks and buy a few!

I used a J hook and one ball of Lily Sugar ‘n Cream yarn.

Chain 40 (or however many you like – this just happens to be my preference when using this particular stitch)

Round 1:  SC in second ch from hook.  SC across each chain and along the backside of the chain.
Round 2:  Back at the start, sc in the first stitch.  *Ch 1, skip 1, sc in the next stitch; repeat from * along both sides.
Round 3-20:  SC in the first ch-1 space. *Ch 1, sc in the next ch-1 sp; repeat from * around and around.  Generally speaking, you want to do half as many rounds as you do chains.

Fold the potholder in on itself to form a square.  At the top of the square, ch 10 to form a loop, and slip stitch to join it at the start of the chain.  Cut the yarn, leaving a tail roughly twice as long as the potholder.

Line it up stitch for stitch and whip stitch a seam, going through both loops.

Happy hooking!