Cowl Crazy & Other Nonsense

The Charcoal Cowl (for me) is well under way.

Maybe I'll finish it in time to wear it (quick) while the weather is sooo cold in Arizona. High of 51 F today.

Natural cottons knitted in seed stitch

make hefty dishcloth gifts

Lanyards I made on those little spool-things

with cotton string and added various beads 

are gifts for my co-workers

More natural cottons & seed stitch

Some completed knit gifts

It's a disease, another dishcloth!

Teal Birthday Cowl for sister's b-day in January.

4 strands of about 6 various shades of different teal yarns 

and using seed stitch (it's a disease) on 13 needles.

A nice use of leftover stash yarn.  

ok. I bought a couple new balls of yarn.

I hope the girls like their beaded lanyards.

One of those Ballband Dishcloths

Well, I made one of these & a matching scrubby; will gift it to someone. I found the pattern tedious & way too fancy for a dishcloth. Might make a nice pillow. I single-crocheted the sides, they looked awful. Maybe a choice of different colors would have helped? I doubt it. All in all it didn't blow my skirt up.

Mickey Does the Dishes

Mickey Mouse dishcloth, scrubby & kitchen towel-- gift for co-worker, obviously a Disney maniac!

Mouse Ears Dishcloth Pattern at this site:
http://knittedkitty.com/

Mouse Ears pattern listed under "Bugs & Animals"

Windmill Dishcloth

Lovely blue & natural cotton, in windmill dishcloth pattern - another from Sew-Funky. See pattern link below.

Pattern link here:

http://sew-funky.blogspot.com/2008/05/windmill-dishcloth.html

Knit dishcloth with keyhole crochet edge

Basic Garter Dishcloth
(aka Grandmother's Favorite Dishcloth)
1 ball kitchen cotton
Size 7 needles

Increase Half
Cast on 4 sts.
Row 1: Knit.
Row 2: K2, yo, knit to end.
Row 3: Rep Row 2 until there are 45-50 sts on needle.
Decrease Half
Next Row: K1, k2tog, yo, k2tog, knit to end.
Rep last row until 4 sts remain.
K one row.
Bind off.
Do not cut yarn.

Keyhole Crochet Edge (I used an "h" crochet hook)
Round 1: sc all the way around finished dishcloth (with 3sc in ea corner).
Round 2: after 4th corner: ch4, sk1, 1dc in the next, ch4, sk1, 2dc in the next--repeat. In the corners, I made 2 dc, twice, to get it balanced.
Round 3: sc all the way around (with 3sc in ea corner).
Weave in loose ends.

It really was a sickness....

...seriously. Eight of them. Time to do something else.

Here is the link to the Free Pattern from Sew-Funky:
http://sew-funky.blogspot.com/2008/06/starfish-cloth.html

Knit Dishcloth with Crochet Scallop Edge

I like the simple scalloped crochet edge, ‘specially when I give as a gift.

Crochet Scallop Edge:

1 row of sc around finished dishcloth, (3sc in ea corner st), ch 1.

Scallop row: *1 dc, ch1 + 1 sc in next st, sk 1 st, repeat from *

till you’re back to the original corner & it looks nice!

Here is the link to the Eloomanator Diagonal Dishcloth: http://eloomanator.eloomanation.com/docs/Eloomanator_Diagonal_Knit_Dishcloth.pdf

And the link to the basic favorite dishcloth:

http://www.groupepp.com/dishbout/kpatterns/grfavorite.html

Cotton Crochet Basketweave Washcloths

Here is the Free Pattern: http://www.groupepp.com/dishbout/cpatterns/basketweave.html

I love the bright colors. Maybe use as Christmas gifts.
Or combine for one large throw or blanket.

I've actually started these in August instead of November.

Great fir using up yarn, mindless crochet pattern, nice for late evening.

I'm nutty about basketweave patterns.