tranum, thank you for the larger needle suggestion. I put in a size 16 jeans needle and it went much smoother. I was able to finish all 8 sets of potholders. Tomorrow I will hopefully get the matching kitchen scarf and hot fingers pads done as well. Tonight I will get them prepped. I thought I had everything ready but realized I cut the pocket fabric for the hot fingers too small. So I get to recut! I hope all of you have had successful days.