DishCloth Advise Please! and a Doily

Making dishcloths is something I have never really thought about, there always seemed to be something more urgent that needed doing, but have you ever found yourself in a situation where you needed a mindless project, one  that could be done while you are company. Something that would allow you to engage in conversation but at the same time enable your hands to do their thing with the hook and yarn without having to think about it too much ? well that's where I was last week. I have lots of things on the go but all my current projects require quiet and no distractions.

I then remembered Merediths lovely dishcloths, you know we don't seem to make them here,  but I remembered a face cloth which I had made a while back but had never actually used and was languishing in the drawer so out it came and I put it to the dishcloth test and washed my dishes with it.


It worked a treat and so out came a ball of Lily Sugar n cream solids in a lovely shade of green and I spent a pleasant evening with my family chatting and mindlessly crocheting away at my dishcloth and at the end of the evening it was complete, everyone was suitably impressed and gave the appropriate comments but I think they think poor mother is losing it bit because dishcloths are usually bought here or we use a bit of old towel or something.

Pattern here

I was so pleased with the result I thought it would be a good idea to introduce my family and friends to the world of crocheted dishcloths this Christmas but first I wanted to give my new green dishcloth a trial run.

The Verdict

I found it too bulky, but maybe that's because it's new to me, maybe it would be better made in a finer yarn say Dk. 

The colour ran...does that mean if I make one in multiple colours the colours will run into each other and even worse into other things if I put it into the washing machine?

So please all you dishcloth experts please tell me

What is your favourite dishcloth yarn?

Does the colour just run when the dishcloth is new?

How do you wash them do you just throw them into the washing machine, I was thinking maybe wash just dish cloths together on their own but if the colours all run into each other I would hate to think what colour they will be when they came out.

Do you think I'm crazy ?
 ( you can ignore the last one because I know the answer anyway)

Moving on ... 
As you all know I have projects all over the place and I really didn't need this but that Pammy Sue can be so persuasive, she is making the most beautiful HUGE! doily and has invited us to make one along with her, well at first I declined but then I remembered my daughter moving into her new home and her large round coffee table and I thought this doily would look lovely on there.  She likes bright coloured accessories because her decor is bland, she was talking about buying a fuchsia rug and I thought a fuchsia doily would complement it, even better I had some fuchsia thread.

This is where I am so far, I'm onto round 13, then an awful thought struck me she hasn't even bought the rug yet! what if she buy's a different colour one that will clash with fuchsia? and so it's on hold.... I may just finish it anyway it would look good on my bedroom drawers but that means I would need to make two one for each set of drawers and then another for my daughter so that would mean making three,,,,still thinking..?? 


Still talking about fuschia...
Remember that rose bud last week?

well look at it now

It's so huge and beautiful with the most heavenly scent ever. Hope you all have a great week.! 

Block a Week Friday

Block 201

V Stripes

The Knitting techniques for this block are Slip Stitches and Drop Stitches, an easy pattern to follow the only real difficulty lies in keeping your tension correct when carrying your yarn across the slip stitches.

Rating - easy

Curl - 2

size - 6"x 6"
ends - 4

Another Example of this Block

Made by AppleDumpling

Progress -  number of different blocks made = 41

Numbers - 1, 8, 14, 17, 19,24,26,30,31,34,36 40, 41, 42,43,44, 45,48, 52, 56,58,62,64

67,69,70,78, 90,92,96,97, 98,100, 113,133,153,165,177, 200,201 209

(Click on the number to see the block.)

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All the blocks in the Block a Week Friday feature are blocks made from the book 200 Knitted Blocks by Jan Eaton. You can read all about the challenge here and here, the challenge is on going and it's never too late to join in!

Hope you all have a great weekend. :)

Pretty lace Scarf

Mary one of my friends from my craft group has made several of these scarves to be popped into our charity box.  I have to say it quite caught my eye because I thought that the lovely lace pattern was different and very pretty.

You know me, if I see something I like then I have got to make it, the problem being although she knew how to make the pattern she had quite forgotten where she had gotten it from.

She showed me how it was done and I'm pleased to say I got it right away and started making one there and then.

I think it's lovely and it's ever so simple and quick too.  I used 112 grams of Aran weight yarn which I'd bought from my local poundstretcher many years ago and I used a 6.50mm hook.

This one was sent to the seven mile scarf project but I will be making more of these in different yarns just to see how they turn out.  What a quick and easy gift idea! I finished this in an evening.

Later my friend found the chart for this pattern but because it's from an unknown source I feel uncomfortable about printing it here, if you would like a copy of the chart please send me an email. :)  

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