I love when crochet and function intersect and this Cast Iron Skillet Handle Cover is perfect for your next cooking adventure!If you know my husband, you know he’s estate sale shopper. ย He loves a good deal and tops on his collection list are old cast iron skillets. ย He loves to bring them home, lovingly work off any rust spots and clean them to perfection.
He also loves to cook with them and I think I have him convinced he is the only one in the household who can clean them to his standards. ย So often he’s on clean up duty too and I totally can live with that! ย When the cast iron gets hot, the whole thing gets hot, including the handle. Rather than grabbing the skillet with a potholder, I thought I could probably make something better. ย And so I designed a cast iron skillet handle cover and I’m sharing the pattern here with you. ย Just in case you want to keep your husband from burning himself.
Cast Iron Skillet Handle Cover Pattern
Here is what you will need:
- Worsted weight cotton yarn in 2 colors. ย I used tan and cream I had in my stash.
- US G6/4 mm crochet hook
- tapestry needle and scissors
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Use a double thickness of yarn throughout project. I used 2 contrasting colors. ย You can also use a double thickness of the same color yarn. ย You want this cast iron skillet handle cover to be dense, without large holes and thick so it protects your hand.
R1: ย Make a magic ring and sc 6. ย Work in the round.
R2: ย 2 sc in ea st (12 st)
R3-15: ย sc around (12 st)
Easy peasy and in a flash your cast iron skillet handle protector is done! ย I’m making a few for some “extras” to stuff in his Christmas stocking. ย Shh.. don’t tell.
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I make these for my cast iron skillets, too. Mine are very similar to yours, except I crochet a loop at the closed end so I can hang them with my potholders (much easier to find those little guys that way) ๐
Awesome!! Thanks so much!! ๐
We love to use cast iron!
Iโve tried using 2 strands of cotton yarn (peaches and Creme) and it is stiff to me. Is there a secret to this? I moved up to an I hook and itโs tough getting each stitch complete.
I admire you for making these bc I sure canโt. I can if I use one strand but then itโs not thick enough. Thanks for a great pattern, going to try to figure something out. Thanks!
It is a bit stiff to crochet (but that nice thickness is what makes it good for protecting your hand from the heat). You could try a bigger hook and crocheting looser.
I use 1 strand of cotton twine (Dollar Tree) and one strand of cotton yarn. Makes it not so thick but your still getting 2 layers of protection.
What a cool idea!
Thank you so much for having this pattern I don’t have any way to download things