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Cotton Dish Cloths

3/3/2014

5 Comments

 
I don't think I have the skill to knit my way into a sweater but that doesn't stop me from fooling around with the craft. I've made the odd scarf, odd being the key word.  I have a problem with tension so it looked like an hour glass, too tight, too loose, too tight and so on.  I do like the feel of knitting, the clicking of the needles reminds me of the "chirping of the sparrows', the sound made by shuffling Mahjong tiles. 

I do like knitting cotton dishcloths.  Long ago, I discovered them at a craft sale and started making my own ever since.  They seem more forgiving, probably due to their small size.  I can almost manage to finish one without dropping a stitch and making a hole.  I've tried a few patterns, mostly simple squares.  I can knit as long as nothing happens, if I drop a stitch, I'm not able to figure out how to make it right and that means either unraveling it all or accepting the hole.  Every dishcloth I knit seems to have one hole.  I just can't seem to knit any kind of perfection.  I guess like me they're flawed and therefore special!  If anyone asks, I say I do it purposely, the hole represents a place to put my finger to hang on to the cloth.  

I held a rug hooking workshop at the studio a few years back and Bette Young gave me this round dishcloth instruction.  I screwed it up six million times and she fixed it for me....the patience of Job that woman!  It was definitely challenging for me with all the counting and being distracted.  I like the roundness of this design.  I've posted the knitting instructions as a picture file if you wish to copy and paste it to print off. 
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I have a fabulous Martha Washington side table that holds all of my hooking tools and knitting supplies.  The sides each have flip up tops that expose deep pockets that take the  length of the knitting needles nicely.  The front drawers are perfect for hooks and whipping needles, thread and all the notions needed for crafts. 
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5 Comments
Susan Doyle
3/3/2014 02:39:18 am

As an knitter & teacher of knitting your dish cloth looks marvellous. I tell everyone it doesn't matter what you knit & how perfect it is, if you like it & are pleased that is all that matters. If you would like I have a pattern for a lighthouse dish cloth that is fun to do & can share. We can sit have a coffee & go over the pattern. I will bring it next time I am down.
I appreciate all the help you have given me in hooking. Tks

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Christine
3/3/2014 07:33:10 am

Hi Susan,

A lighthouse dishcloth sounds fun! Sure bring it along anytime!

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Jan your twin.....xo
3/3/2014 03:56:32 am

Going to try this delightful pattern.....guess what colors I will be using? LOL xo

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Christine
3/3/2014 07:35:49 am

Does it begin with B and rhyme with flew? LOL One thing predictable about the both of us....we're predictable!

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Mia Evans link
8/2/2021 06:27:30 pm

It's interesting to know that your dishcloths have holes in them to have a place to put a finger on. Personally, I don't know how to knit, so I would probably buy dishcloths for myself. Hopefully, I buy reusable ones so that I can invest in a couple of pieces that I can use for a long time.

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