Potholder Swap 2010

When last you saw some crochet here, it was when I said good-bye to my babies. My first potholders ever crocheted.

Lucky me got my 5 back already!!

They are awesome!



Now for the backsides ;)


Oh and now their close up's













This was a lot of fun...well once I sent mine off LOL! It actually has me looking at purchasing a crochet book so I can learn some of these cool stitches/patterns for next year...

psst! If you want to check out more of the awesome potholders made, look here!

About those colors....

Well they became these....

A row of crochet potholders for the 2010 Potholder Swap

I decided to join about 3 weeks before they were due. Of course I didn't plan for the dental drama to take away some time from finishing...but oh well.. I finished and they are on their way.

Not much crochet here before huh? Other than an afghan, some washcloths, and edging on knitted items, I really haven't done this much double crochet since I was about 15.....

I call this one New Orleans....reminded me of some Mardi Gras fabric I found down there.


This one...sigh..reds...multiple pics taken in/out of the house...etc. This is the best one.

I pulled the colors from the varigated yarns in both of these.


You have to join 2 of them for the potholder, so I decided to reverse the color order on the 2nd ones I made.

I made the hangers by chaining 10 at the end and securing the other end down. I think single crochet around the chain until it was covered. Not half bad..

My favorite one :) Glad I have some leftovers to make my own...

some day! 10 11 of these in a few weeks is enough...

See the flip side...

The pattern is easy, all you need to know how to do is single, half, and double crochet's. The rest is all explained. Ahhh who knew frogging of crochet was so soothing too ;) and quick!

Here they are all together for the last time...sniff... When they reach their destination, they'll be separated forever! 5 Lucky swappees will then own them. Sure hope they like them.

Sadly the middle one in the bottom row...pictures just stunk so that's all you'll see of that one. If one was smart one would have taken pictures after each one was done, not trying to get them done before one was about to mail them! Gauge wise, not too bad, 3 were the same size, and the other 2 were. All were done with the same size hook even...I'm thinking the Aslan Trends yarn is a little bit heavier weight. It's ok, they are some thick potholders.

Size E 3.5mm crochet hook
Stir Me Up Potholders (pdf in middle of post) by Pepperknit
Ravelry pattern here
Yarns: Aslan Trends Pima Clasico in Vibrant Orange, Volcano, Fire Red, Dahlia, Blue Atoll, Garden Green & Artisan Gold.
Tahki Cotton Classic in Dark Chocolate, Beige, and Cream.
Tweedy Cotton Classic in Green Variegated (most of these colors are now discontinued. I've had some of them for a while.)

I barely used 1/4 skein on some colors, some I used barely 3/4ths. I have a lot leftover. Guess they'll come in handy next year ;)

Remember I said 11. Yeah, this was #1 out of Peaches/Sugar & cream. I used a size 4.0 hook

Um..I have some great colors and wanted to use them...but after just 1 with that yarn there was no way I could do 9 more...so off to the LYS and my stash for a replacement.

It does make a wonderful dishcloth though! Go on make some, either dishcloths or potholders, you know you wanna!

Off to knit and torture my left hand, so it matches my right :P

Can't talk...

A wee bit busy....



More later.....

"I Love this Yarn"

I have to tell you! I've knit with it and it was ok, now that I can say I've crocheted with it, definately good.

If you are searching for a great acrylic yarn for those projects you know need a washable yarn. This is your yarn. All you need is your local Hobby Lobby.

Presenting my first crocheted project since like...well I was about 14 and I'm not going to tell you how long ago that was ;)

It's a 29 x 29 granny square lapghan for one lucky Veteran at our local VA Hospital. You see this weekend is the National Salute to the Hospitalized Veteran. Last year the Volunteer Director asked all the local knitting/quilting groups to donate red, white, and blue afghan/lapghan's so they could be distributed to the Vets.

Close up, not too bad a job.

I do admit I was pretty particular and frogged a bit when my stitches got a bit too big. Some still are, but hey, not too shabby for someone who hasn't done this in a while (you know other than edging on something)

Our knitting guild (psst..I am the President now...yikes or what!!) and a few other local knitting groups all submitted lap/afghans over the past year. She had asked for about 200 of them. When I visited her Monday...the stack of tubs full of these were taller than me, so yeah, I think they got what they needed.
She was also thrilled as there were enough of the non-r/w/b color afghans donated throughout the past year, so Vets will get one of each.


Oh back to the yarn. It's a soft yarn to knit/crochet with, much better than other acrylics I've used before. After washing and drying it's even more fabulous. So squishy soft!

I Love This Yarn
Old Glory Ombre 2 skeins & a little bit of Red
Size L hook
Just one big granny square, 29" x 29"