Swap Potholders Are Done

Thursday, May 21

I am so glad I signed up for this. My first crochet swap. A potholder swap. The rules were simple enough. Make five potholders of same design, same color or different colors, all to measure between 6-12 inches length or diameter.

For over a month I have been experimenting with patterns. Trying to stay within my limited comfort zone but also itching to go beyond. I have only been crocheting for less than six months.

If you remember, I made sunbonnet ones.

Then granny square ones.

The first seemed too fancy for kitchen duty and the next seemed too large, more like a huge trivet. I liked them both BUT…

I kept searching for something more practical. And found it. In my 101 Crochet Squares book. Surprisingly, it is Square 8. The one I had trouble with. After making so many of them, I bet I could crochet it now in my sleep.

I choose to go bold but also safe with my color selections.

• Sage green with fuchsia
• Purple with lavender
• Hot pink with rose pink
• Hot blue with cream
• Dark brown with peach

100% cotton used. Lily’s Sugar ‘n Cream and Lion Brand cotton. Each measures approximately 7″.

The back is a solid color, the main color. They feel soft, thick and should be fine when lifting hot dishes from the oven.

I have a bit of work still to do. They need a hanging loop. I couldn’t decide whether to use the main color or contrasting color. Once I do that, in the next day or two, then they will be packaged and on their way to the organizers of the swap. They need to receive them by May 31.

I hope the five people who get mine will like them. Can’t wait to see what I get in exchange. I will post pictures.

I have learned a LOT during my potholder journey and feel I am leaps and bounds ahead of where I was crochet-wise a month ago.

(Click on the swap! gif up top and it will take you to the Swap Blog. You can see other potholders and read stories about them.)