I made a tube of this pot holder, knitting both front and back from the pattern. I started with Judy’s Magic Cast-on (for toe-up socks) and ended with a 3-needle bind off. I am very pleased with the potholder! I used Dishie cotton from Knit Picks with a size 5 needle, so the potholder is a bit smaller than the 8” given in the pattern. This is the first FO for this pattern. ;)