Washcloths a-go-go

Yup, gone and done another one. This time a 'M' cloth for my youngest daughter Mary.

I'm quite impressed, from one 50g ball of yarn I've managed to get three cloths. Considering the yarn wasn't expensive but is perfect for cloths, it's more economical to make them then buy them.

knitting Gratification

I've made another washcloth, they are so quick and easy very pleasing for the knitting soul.

This one's a 'H' for my eldest daughter Hayley. I'm going to make everybody one then there (hopefully) will be no arguing between the girls about using the others 'stuff'!

I used the same yarn as last time, Kool Kotton in the colour 'Putty' (KK9). the pattern is by Rhonda K. White and can be found here.

Washcloth

I've never seen the attraction of knitting washcloths, until now LOL. Yesterday I knitted my first washcloth, it's for my friend who I also made the shawl for. We're both into Stargate SG1, so I used a Stargate dishcloth pattern that I found on Ravelry.

I used James C Brett Kool Kotton, it's a yarn I've never used before but will definitely be using again as it was a pleasure to knit with. Feels soft but strong to the touch and is a good yarn for washcloths, I think.

The cloth knitted up real fast, just a couple of hours.

Hmm, not great.

I've been working on another filler block 'Victorian Baubles Afghan Square' by Priscilla Hewitt. It's only a 7" square in the pattern so I figured I'd just add rows until it was the 12" I need. This didn't work out to well as now the edges are wavy. I'm assuming this means I added to many stitches to quickly. So I'm just going to frog back the last row or two and try them again.

Leaf Armbands and another filler block.

Did another filler block today for the 2008 12" crochet block a month CAL on Ravelry. It's called Fisherman's Ring and is designed by Priscilla Hewitt. It didn't takle that long to make, as it's only a 6" square I just added a few rounds to get it up to the 12" I need.










I've made these armbands to go with the Kiri shawl, they've turned out okay but if I was to make them again I'd alter the leaf pattern as it's a bit messy.

I'd use the ten pattern repeat from the Kiri shawl for them as the leaf in that has more definition and looks much more pleasing to the eye. Think I'd make them slightly bigger as well as my hands are by no means large and they're snug on me.

May's Crochet Block

Well, May's block was posted this morning. It's called Flower Burst by Chris Simon.

I've again done it in a solid colour, as that's what I want the finished afghan to look like. It was a simple pattern to follow and worked up nice and quickly.