If you know my husband, you know he's estate sale shopper. He loves a good deal and tops on his collection list are old cast iron skillets. He loves to bring them home, lovingly work off any rust spots and clean them to perfection. He also loves to cook with them. 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. And so I designed a cast iron skillet handle cover and I'm sharing the pattern here with you. Just in case you want to keep your husband from burning himself.

Use whatever colors you have lying around to make yourself a Colorful Kitchen Trivet. This crochet pattern is an excellent stashbuster project. The instructions include a few different variations for crocheting the center.

Next time you don't know what to give as a gift, make your friends and family a couple useful, Old Fashioned Potholders! An easy introduction to crochet patterns, potholders are beautiful, functional and they only improve with age!

Dress up your kitchen with this pretty flower dishcloth. The dishcloth features petals worked in gentle cotton for nonabrasive cleaning and a scrubby yarn center for tougher jobs. The pattern is quick and easy and written in American English according to Yarn Council standards and guidelines. Fresh new crochet pattern written and posted by Kara at Petals to Picots. Visit her website for the full free pattern and view all the patterns she has to offer.

The Al Fresco Dining Set is the perfect accessory to decorate your table for your outdoor dining during summer months and beyond. The vibrant colours are reminiscent of turquoise blue seashores with golden sand; they bring back cherished memories of joyous, carefree holidays, that were once lived but remembered forever. The set is worked using Tunisian crochet technique and consists of four coasters and four placemats.

These Multi-Use Kitchen Cloths can be used for just about anything. Use them as dishcloths, trivets or even coasters. Each of the crochet patterns provide a different stitch for edging options. The color combinations are gorgeous, but of course you can choose any colors you wish.

Use this free crochet pattern to make cute little dishcloths in the shape of flowers. Not only can you wash your dishes with these, but you can have them out as home decor too.

This free crochet coaster pattern is a great project to make adorable heart-shaped decorations for Valentine's Day or just to have around the house!

From the blogger: "These cute heart-shaped coasters are super quick and easy to make, they are made in only 6 rounds! The pattern gives a step-by-step guide with photos, so it's perfect for beginners. This is a great project for using up your scrap cotton aran/worsted weight yarns. They only use around 10g each (that's less than 20 yds). These would make great table fillers for craft stalls, or perfect last minute gifts!

The bright and cheerful effect really shines through this Cheerfully Simple Dishcloth as it uses three fun crochet colors. You can also work this up using just one color, but using multiple gives it that fun textured look. Crocheted dishcloths like this can be made in sets or kept as single dishcloths. If you're talented enough, you might even be able to transform this pattern into an area rug. Single crochet is used throughout the design allowing you to work it up quickly.