Wow! 2024 was quite a year! Let’s take a look at some of the highlights together…
In 2024…
- 1,500 new topics and 43,700 posts were created and 176,000 likes were given out
- Our top likers of 2024 were @gozer and @Immaculata, both with over 11,000 likes each!
In the swapping world, @Abbeeroad joined the Swap Monsters Club by successfully completing 50 swaps!
Other members to achieve swap milestones in 2024 included:
@Cindy completed 25 swaps
@Edel completed 15 swaps
@Manders, @jellybean, @fishstix43, and @susieoregon each completed 10 swaps
and @Wildblue, @TruGritty, and @Reese52 each completed their first swap on LC!
Two stand out swaps from the year included the innovative and boundary-pushing Light It Up Swap:
Space Lantern by @LovelyMiss, The Sun & Moon Tarot Shadowcaster @Tapestry, and Shadowbox @jeanneleigh
And the super ambitious Shop The Swap hosted by the unflappable @irid3sc3nt!
@Mountains_and_Clouds in a Fish Hat by @jellybean, Pilot in bowtie by @susieoregon, suncatcher by @saintcady.
In other crafty happenings around the site,
@AudiobookLover became a Crafty Chameleon!
And @Catwithseventoes, @jillybeans, and @jemimah were Chair Cat approved!
@MistressJennie hosted Round 2 of the insanely popular and wildly successful Craft Stars Garage Sale and 50 of us joined the Sunshine Squad!!
Sunshine & Rainbow Solids Sampler Quilt & Pillow by @MistressJennie
Lettuce Dishes by @thanate, Rainbow Polaroid Quilt by @sloth003, and Ceramic Fortune Cookies by @sweets4ever
In the world of Craftalongs, the steady Harry Potter Craftalong got a complete reimagining by the magical @MistressJennie
And we saw the return of the Thing a Day February Craftalong
Images from @megwell, @photojenn, and @Magpie
The Great Lettuce Craft Holiday Bake Off was the most popular challenge of the year with 9 awesome entries!
Entries from @Abbeeroad, @Whistlefish, @HeroicHatchling, @megwell, @Immaculata, @geekgirl, @bethntim, @Lothruin, and @MistressJennie, respectively.
Sadly, Lettuce Craft also had to say good-bye to long time member @steiconi in 2024. May her creative spirit live on in all of us. 
Miss Havisham’s Chinoiserie Parlor, I stitched some scraps and I liked it and Steampunk Dome by @steiconi.
The top eight topics that gave us itchy “like button” fingers in 2024 were:
Mac & Cheese BFF by @Kwality570 (44 hearts)
Pennacular Kittens by @Lothruin (43 hearts)
Raku Burst Pot by @FiredGinkgo (41 hearts)
Heirloom Quilt Cardigan by @sheepBlue (40 hearts)
Teapots are the Worst by @Mountains_and_Clouds (39 hearts)
The Monster Crochet Cardigan by @Edel (38 hearts)
Nessie Amigurumi by @geekgirl (38 hearts)
Afternoon Nap by @Tapestry (38 hearts)
And lastly, the members that posted the most topics in 2024 were…
@TheMistressT holds on to her title at 98 topics!!! She even beat her record from last year. 
@Tapestry comes in second with a none-too-shabby 89 topics
And @Bunny1kenobi is in third with a still super impressive 85 topics!!
A HUGE THANK YOU to each and every member of Lettuce Craft for a wonderful 2024 and cheers to a crafty 2025! 
