Sunday, September 22, 2013

Autumnal Equinox Dishcloths

A gift for a friend who said she just can't get enough of these:
 To coordinate with her kitchen colors.
We love the way way these can hang from the faucet to dry.
 Pattern found here and here.
100% Cotton Yarn by Sugar 'n Cream.
The bottom two striped ones are in a dc. It was an experiment that did not turn out so well. :-)

Happy Fall Equinox!!!

Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Baby Blanket Ta Dah!

Finished just in the nick of time
and ready for a baby shower this weekend,
and an arrival in early November.
And a pillow to match...
...the nursery bedding.
Yarn is 100% washable wool from Knit Picks and Bernat Country Garden.
"H" crochet hook.
Nursery fabric is a sheet from Land of Nod,
"Bright-Eyed and Bushy Tailed".
Sewn into a pillow with a little stitched yarn detail.
Crochet pattern is from Jan Eaton's 
"Ripple Stitch Patterns".
It's called Bobble Zigzags.
And the border is:
1 row of 1 sc, 1 ch, repeat.
Then two rows of dc.

Wishing you a happy day!

Saturday, September 14, 2013

Crochet Lesson

It's a glorious day when one of your own would like to learn to crochet.
A day I had hoped for, for years, finally happened.
During a business trip to Dallas last month we were fortunate enough to visit #2, Jole Blon, 
who lives in Keller, Texas with her lovely family.
She expressed an interest in the dishcloths I was working on.
She had dabbled with a few stitches many years before so I handed over some yarn and a hook, a little instruction and before you know it she was single, half-double and double crocheting her hands away.
So a package is in the mail for her.
Yarn and a hook.
A gift for her to continue practicing.
(Gotta' strike while the iron is hot.)

And dishcloth sampler with the three stitches she learned:
Cream is sc.
Brown is hdc.
And varigated is dc.
A little picot edge.
And she'll be ready to make some dishcloths to coordinate with her kitchen. 
(Coordination is of utmost importance.)

Have you ever had a willing participant?
How did it go?



Saturday, September 7, 2013

When the Two Most Popular Posts Meet III

A birthday gift for #1!
The oldest of our six. :-)
Dishcloths
in the rosemaled box from this post:


Happy Birthday Sugar Bee!

The basic pattern for the mitered dishcloth can be found in my Etsy shop here.
Pattern for rose found here.
Pattern for picot edge included here.