Potholder Frenzy

Hmmm, okay, maybe not frenzy but I will be spending a nice chunk of this weekend knitting up as many potholders as I can.  Why you ask? No, it's not for holiday gifts (although that's a thought....).  I'm going to be knitting potholders as part of a charity effort that's being led by Larissa Brown over on her blog, an effort that I couldn't resist getting involved in.  Larissa will be participating in a local vendor fair that will be part art installation/part fundraiser and she's planning to sell donated potholders with proceeds going to one of her favorite charities called Raising A Reader, an early literacy program for at-risk children in her community.  Literacy is close to my heart, too, and the combination of knitting and helping to raise money for such an important program was irresistable.

I spent the last few days scouring different potholder patterns and settled on these three.  Don't you think they're terrific?  I hope to post the FOs next week (you'll all hold me to this deadline, won't you?).

First up is Chra's simple and cheerful potholder pattern.  I think I'll knit one up in an equally bright color.

From Chra's Rav page

Next is VerenaF's felted potholder pattern.  I'll try to make a few so that I can felt them all at once.

From VF's Rav page

And finally, I'm excited to knit up DROPS' felted Christmas hotpad pattern because I love the texture of this design.  Seriously, aren't these bumps the best?!

I'll be going through my stash tonight and hope I have what I need. And since these need to be knitted in 100% wool (definitely for the felted ones), I'll also be keeping to my Wovember challenge. If I don't have the wool in my stash (hard to believe), I'll have to make a little trip to my LYS tomorrow.  I know, what a hardship!