Mario Madness

The last swap package that I volunteered to make finally arrived at its destination yesterday, so now I can talk about it!

The swap was the Old School Game Consoles Swap, and my recipient happened to be a Mario fan--like myself--so I had a lot of fun researching what I wanted to make. Unlike myself, my recipient (Lumenia on Ravelry) loves to bake, so I thought it would be appropriate to make baking related items. Plus, it's summer, and not many people will get much use out of a hat, scarf, or mittens (other popular knitted items) for a while.

There is one teensy problem now, though...I forgot to take pictures of most of the items in the package. I had everything ready to go except for one item I ordered on Etsy, so as soon as I got that, I just quickly packed everything up and sent it off. The one item I was waiting on was a shot glass with a frosted image of the Mario invincibility star on it. Other items included: Mario coin refrigerator magnets, a skein of Noro Kureyon yarn, some Pepperidge Farm Snickerdoodle cookies, and a set of crocheted Mario Mushroom Potholders/Hot pads and a crocheted Mario Invincibility Star Oven Mitt.

I first attempted to knit the potholders, but knitting intarsia with cotton yarn is impossible. Really, if someone can prove to me that it's not, I'd love to see your proof. I just can't believe it after my experience.

Crocheting was much, much easier, but of course, the way that crochet stitches are formed means that you can't get lines that are as clean as with something that's knitted. I do think all the designs are recognizable, though, so I'm happy with it.