I am continuing to make progress on the dishcloths. It’s been a busy week so I’m still working on the second feather and fan cloth. But, I couldn’t resist a project for myself. There’s a terrific cotton shrug at my local store that many people are making. It’s perfect for the summer. Since I have… Continue reading Maybe just one new project!!!

Every other Thursday evening, I meet with a group at my local yarn store to work on a charity knitting program that we started last fall. It’s always a fun evening and we’re making hats, mittens, and scarves for children in our area. Being in the shop surrounded by all that yarn is always tempting.… Continue reading Instead of buying Yarn-Got a New Knitting Bag

I finished another double strand cloth yesterday. That’s it for awhile. I put down the Size 11 needles and picked up a second set of size 8 needles. It’s amazing, how many of those I own. Reducing the number of knitting needles that I have is also on my list of things to do. I’m… Continue reading New Pattern

It was a very busy week so I only finished 3 dishcloths. Two of them I finished yesterday. One is another double stranded diagonal knit cloth. This one is small because I finished two balls of yarn. Still it’s large enough to be functional. The other is a pattern I made up as I was… Continue reading Happy Mother’s Day-This week’s dishcloths

I finished another rectagular, double strand cloth tonight. It’s smaller than the others because I used the rest of two balls of yarn that I had used for other dishcloths. I’m trying to start another as soon as I finish one. The size 11 needles were empty so I picked two partial balls of yellow… Continue reading Finish another & Changing Patterns

I made 3 of these four by four block patterned squares. I think these may turn into a blanket if I make enough of them. They are 10 inch squares and I’ll need at least 24 to make a blanket. I’m thinking I could also add some plain garter stitch squares in between the 4… Continue reading This Week’s Total Dishcloths

I finished knitting the fourth dishcloth this afternoon. Here’s a photo. The color combination is interesting. This is one strand of a dark brown with one strand of a turquoise and blue variegated. I’m using the yarns I like the least first. I think I’ll make a few more of this style as it uses… Continue reading Finished four Dishcloths

I am continuing to work my way towards the 100 dishcloths from the yarn in my studio. Most of it is Lily Sugar N Cream , the rest the Lion Brand Kitchen Cotton. Remember, I’m only using what I already have so I’ve come up with several interesting color combinations. Today’s, rectangular cloth is knit… Continue reading Double Strand Knitting with Variegated & A Solid

I’ve started by knitting the traditional diagonal dishcloth. Cast on 3 stitches, then increase at the beginning of each row until it’s as wide as you’d like it to be. Then start the decreases until your back to 3 stitches. I am making these rectangular right now. I’ve started with the variegated yarns that I… Continue reading Dishcloths Knitted So Far

I thought I’d take a few minutes to explain why I’ve decided to make all these dishcloths. I moved into a new home about 3 years ago and finally have a real studio for all my knitting and sewing supplies and equipment. It’s a wonderful, big room. When I set it up, I was determined… Continue reading How this Yarn Adventure Began