Tuesday, September 21, 2010

My First Swap

I can't believe I almost forgot to share the pictures of my first swap! I decided to join in a swap over at the Ravelry group $10 Amigurumis for the month of August. The theme was dinosaurs and I thought it would be the perfect chance to create my own pattern. I shared my dino already here, but wanted to show the package I sent and received in all their glory.

The idea behind $10 Amigurumi is that each person should spend no more than $10 on the swap (minus shipping of course). You can include yarn, candy, craft items, of something to go with the theme of that month. Basically, anything goes (to a certain extent). Each person has filled out a questionnaire in the group thread, so once your partner has been chosen, you can look them up to see what their likes/dislikes are.

I loved participating in the swap and can't wait for my next one!

This is the package I sent to my partner. She mentioned she loves the color purple, blue and green, adores chocolate and is a teacher.



I was super excited to get my package. Who doesn't love to get a surprise box in the mail (even when you know that it is on its way)!? Here are a few pics of the items I received, including an adorable knit and crocheted dino! As you can see, his body is knit and his stomach, scales and bottom of his feet is crochet!

9 comments:

  1. What friendly dinos! What's the theme of the next swap you are participating in?

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  2. Alea, I'm actually not doing September's swap. It was an appliance theme and I just have too many projects going on right now. I'm thinking of doing October which is "pet" themed. You should join in!

    Lu, you should give it a try! It's super fun and easy if you know how to single stitch in the round w/ increases and decreases.

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  3. So cute! Thanks for sharing. =)

    Also, I started a new blog just for my crochet stuff. My other blog I was posting on is actually my book blog and I don't think people who visit my book blog care about my crocheting. lol..
    So it would be awesome if you could stop in and maybe become a follower to my new blog? My first post will be up tomorrow for Work In Progress Wednesday.. =)
    http://www.trishascrochetblog.blogspot.com

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  4. Sure thing, Trisha! Congrats on the new blog. :)

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  5. That looks like a very satisfying swap :-)

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  6. I actually posted my wips yesterday because I couldn't wait until today. ;-)

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  7. Marushka, it was very satisfying, especially for my first one!

    Thanks, Irish!

    BeadKnitter, a day early never hurts! Thanks for joining along. I write mine the afternoon before and then schedule it to post at 12:01 AM on Wednesday :)

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