Sorry to be the only "whiney-face", but to me, they look very awkward.

That's my thought too...too cumbersome. I have made, and love to use, the little hand mitts you slip over your thumb and other side over four fingers...like a hand puppet..more control of whatever I'm grabbing with those on...but to each his own.

I'm no help. I have many "pretty", "decorative" potholders but the ones I use are stained, burnt in one corner, butt ugly but always, actually, protect my hands.

From my perspective as someone who has worked in a commercial bakery and 2 decades with a catering company...

I cannot see any functional reason to connect two pot holders. The extra fabric would just get in the way. I can see it catching on handles (either cupboards or pots on the stove).

I prefer pot holders with heavy 100% cotton terry on the inside and on one of the outsides. The terry has great insulating properties and gives better grip. I have used old bath towels for the inside of pot holders and hot pads.

Use the extra yard of fabric to make a hot pad and trim a couple tea towels with it

Insulbright by itself is not enough insulation. You need to add some batting as well. I made some potholders this summr and was convinced by the quilt shop owner that all I needed was insulbright . She was wrong! I was really disappointed. After getting hot fingers since I made the damn things I threw them out last week.

I'm in this camp as well. Although I have never tried these, the connected fabric looks like it would get in the way.

There is a cute ruffled oven mitt on the same site.

http://www.sew4home.com/projects/kit...led-oven-mitts

Sad to say, that although I think they are cute, I can't use them - just too much fabric in the way. My favorite are quite small, easy to grip -

I made some similar to these for my son who is a Chef. He and I both have a habit of picking up hot pans with a kitchen towel (which is not really safe). He likes them a lot and wants a couple more. I did notice that they are sitting on the counter in his kitchen, so I tend to believe he is using them. The ones you show the link to are really nice.

Well, to contrast with those who haven't used them - I bought some made this way from QVC (did not know about this pattern ). Once I used them, I discarded my old kind. These not only protect the hands but also keep me from burning my wrists and arms on the racks when I take out my pans because of the cloth inbetween. I won't be without them! I have given the QVC ones as gifts and people love them! Now if I could only figure out how to put that wonderful silicone on the bottoms of some I can make from this pattern.

And thank you for the site!