Hot Pad Love!

I got my hot pads last night - how wonderful and beautiful they all are. I love, love, love them.

Clockwise, from top left, these wonderful beauties were crocheted by: Leila R, Emilee, Denise R, Angi, and the center one by Debbie C. Thank you all for your delightful work - these will bring much joy to my home.

This was my first swap, of any kind, and I learned a lot, and really enjoyed doing it. I hope all of the other swappers enjoy what they made and received.

And, again thank you so much to Adrian and Maritza for organizing this, and to Adrian, Maritza and Maryse for the swapping and packing of all these delights to over 100 of us participating in this swap!

So, what's next? :-)

Got 'em

I got my potholders yesterday, and they're great! This was such a fun swap, and I'm so happy to have been a part of it. :)

My potholders came from Stacie, Susan, Amy, and two others that didn't have names on them. :(
I'd love to know if I have one of yours, though!

Ready to go!

I was so excited when I heard about this swap that I signed up right away. Number 2 on my to do list? Learn to crochet. Yeep!

It's been going well and I've been practicing with scrap yarn while I wait for a yarn order to come in.
I made a traditional granny square:


And then a nosegay (Ravelry pattern link):


I'm feeling confident enough in my crochet abilities now and am ready to go! Good thing too, look what showed up on my doorstep today.