Swap-bot Friendship Afghan Swap

I recently became ADDICTED to swap-bot !! The first swap that I signed up for was a series of swaps for 6" squares, that was running in 10 rounds. A couple of "catch up" rounds have been run for late joiners or those of us that just can't resist a crochet swap LOL.

I have loved the squares that I have received from my many swaps partners so far! I can't wait to make my "swap-bot friendship afghan"!

Here are some squares that I have received from my swap partners:

And here are some of the squares I made for my partners:

Crocheted Christmas Ornaments

I have been swapping like crazy this year. One of my favorite swaps that I have been running is a Christmas Ornament Swap in my group each month.

Here are some of the ornaments I have received...... thanks swap partners :-)

Below are some of the ornament I have made for my partners.

Summer's Over!

Here are two Amis that I made last month for swaps, and DD modeling a shawl I made for a shawl swap. The shawl is from my own pattern. Both amigurumi patterns are from Gourmet Crochet pattern books, and were pretty easy to make.

Summer is over for the kids here, school starts tomorrow. DD is going into the 7th grade and very much into her "Look". I think she tried on 30-40 pairs of blue jeans on Saturday when we went school shopping and only wound up with 2 pair of Jeans and one pair of jean capris!

I permed her hair yesterday. She's been begging me for 2 years. I finally broke down and did it for her LOL. It's really cute.

Lots of swaps this month, and I am beginning to host swaps on swap-bot. It's really nice there so far and I love the people there!

Another Create A Christmas Aghan Swap

I am hosting my first swap at swap-bot.com

I decided to run another Create A Christmas Afghan Swap since it's working out so well on my Yahoo! Swapaholic_Crocheters Group!

If you join the swap, you have a choice between Victorian or Traditional Color Schemes.

These are some of the Traditional square that I have made to send out.












Here are some of the Victorian squares I have received so far.








Traditional colors are:
Red (e.g. Red Heart Worsted Weight in Cherry Red)
Green (e.g. Red Heart Worsted Weight in Paddy Green)
White (e.g. Red Heart Worsted Weight in White)

Victorian colors are:
Dark Red/Brick Red (e.g. Red Heart Worsted Weight in Burgundy)
Dark Green (e.g. Red Heart Worsted Weight in Dark Sage)
Cream/Ivory (e.g. Red Heart Worsted Weight in Aran)

You DO NOT have to use Red Heart Worsted Weight.... these are just color examples. But please make sure you match the colors as close as possible.

Create A Christmas Afghan - 12" Square Swap

Create A Christmas Afghan - 12" Square Swap At Yahoo!Swapaholic_Crocheters

Swapping 12" squares in Traditional or Victorian colors.

We will swap in July, August, September, and October. (November swap will be added if needed)

Four squares each month.

Then we will have a minimum of sixteen 12" squares to complete an afghan during the month of November, and then will have a GORGEOUS afghan to help decorate for the holidays!

I can't wait to get started!!!!!!!!

Secret Pals at the 'Ville

My Spring Secret Pal Kim aka happybunny was wonderful! She sent me all of these amazing things in these two pictures below. The shawl was stunning and made of Moonlight Mohair...AMAZING!!! The pattern books were fabulous!!! She even sent gifts for my daughter! She sent a pile of beautiful KnitPicks, that I think I am going to make myself a shawl out of. She also sent me two Gourmet Crochet pattern books for Amigurumi, which I used to make the Amis shown below, which my family quickly acquired LOL. I made the blue shawl for the Secret Pal that I was sending to JenC using the Easy Breezy Wraps book that Kim sent me! It's a great book! Kim was an amazing Secret Pal, and I was luck to have her! Thanks again Kim!!

More Swapping Squares

Here are some of the squares I have made for RAOKs and Swaps so far this year. The pink ones are both 12" squares and the Monet and Purple/Varigated Purple are 8" squares. I love square swapping :-) All squares are done in RH WW and a J-hook.

I am super excited 'cause I am going to Vegas this weekend! YAY! Hopefully I will have TONS to share when I get back!

Starting my own swap group!

I have finally made the decision to start my own "Yahoo! Group" It is going to be a FUN FUN FUN crochet swap group! I have added the link button in this post. Come check it out! I can't wait to start swapping!


Click to join swapaholic_crocheters

Catching up

I've been busy trying to get gifts completed for Christmas and working on swaps. I wanted to thank my C'ville Secret Pal for the lovely packages that she sent. She really did her research.

The little Webkinz black cat in the front has been adopted by DD.

I absolutely love the Tea Spot cup and loose leaf tea she sent me. I loved EVERYTHING she sent! Thanks Paula/OzRebel!!!!

This is the 12" square I made for my swap partner on Yahoo! Swappin_Squares. It's RHWW shaded purples. I used a Sunburst Square Pattern from Heartmade Blessings.

And this is one of my WIPs. It's for my best friends little boy for Christmas. I am using a pattern from Bella Dia - Vintage Vertical Stripe Crocheted Blanket Pattern. It's turning out great, and it's super easy to work.

More swappin'

I received my 12" square from Betty (Yahoo! Swappin_Squares)

Thank you Betty! I am hoping to eventually make my daughter an afghan using 12" squares in shades of pink and purple from my swaps. This is the first one I have received, isn't it great? :-)

These are the two scarves I made for my Crochetville Scarf Swap Partner :-)

and these are the scarves I received from my swap partner (thanks again afswife!)

This is the contents from the packages that my Crochetville Secret Pal has sent me so far. Isn't this stuff great! My nephew fell in love with the cat :-)