2011 Crochet Potholder Swap...Received!

Amongst the pile of boxes by the front door today, these lovelies arrived! (don't get excited over the boxes..only 1 had a skein or two of yarn and Malabrigo Book 3 :) (Lots I want to knit in there!)  The others were stuff for moving...
It's always exciting to see what ones you'll end up with after seeing everyone's FO's in the thread.



How intricate or a lot of crocheting in this one!

What's kinda funny is I copied her little tag idea...funny I got one of hers!

I really love this pattern, simple but the different colors make it :)


Good thing Cristi doesn't live too close...um..er..she might want this one ;)


This one is a neat construction, you add the edging after.


Neat design here too :)


No one has received mine that I know of yet. I love mine and will pack them away with last years to decorate my new home..um..er..now where is the box I put them in?????

Finished :)

A few are eye-searing, but I had a lot of compliments on them!




Previously, I had 3 done. Now see 3 more and why I finished 6 instead of the required 5.



This would look good in my kitchen...but can't keep it ;) and the back :) This one...it was the 5th one...then that white section you see...



It doesn't like the darker blue next to it. It let it bleed all over it...so badly I had to rip it back to the blue section and redo. Glad I had enough yarn...


Love me some gray! This eye searing one...yeah...the 6th one...it replaced the green/white/gold one...all the white on that one got bled on :(


yikes! This orange!




Off they go in the mail to be redistributed who knows where :) African Flower Mandala Pot Holder 3.5 & 4mm crochet hook Various colors of Tahki Cotton Classic and Aslan Trends Pimo Classico cotton A few flower centers are a bit "different", by the 3rd to 6th one, no problem following the directions ;)

What's going on Wednesday??

Well, I've been hookin' lately as it's that time of year again! 2011 Crochet Potholder Swap! I really wanted to try a new pattern this year and then worried I'd be too stressed about other stuff to pay attention to detail.. Been eyeing the African Flower pattern for a while, I could almost imagine a blanket of them...but until then African Flower Mandala Potholder will have to do ;) Here's the first one! I didn't quite do the flower according to the instructions..but it's pretty and useful! I like the backs, you just go on and on and match them to the fronts... Onward to the 2nd one...um..so colorful..yeah.. that'll make up for the WTH were you doing during the flower part?? Different, but hey, it's still pretty and still a useful potholder ;) Just love this blue...sigh..I had less than a yard left after this. 3rd time is the charm! Oh yes! This is how the flower should be! I didn't fully soak this one yet...thinking I will as it should fluff the back up more...you know fill it in. Various colors of Aslan Trends & Takhi Cotton yarns 3.5mm and 4.0mm hooks 2 more to go!