Crocheting up a storm

I sat down and learned the star hot pad pattern.  It is easy.  Then I just went to town crocheting hot pads.  So far there are 18 hot pads in this pile.

This pattern is quick and easy.  I can make a couple of them as we sit watching tv in the evening.  They make nice little gifts.

This is a fancier hot pad.  It took more time and wasnt quite as fun to make but its really pretty.  I made two of this pattern with different colors and one of another pattern before I found the star pattern and went to town with it.
Here is the pattern I used for the star hot pads.
http://www.freecraftunlimited.com/flower-hot-pad.html