Dishcloth Mania!

Thanks to AC Moore for putting their cotton yarn on sale for just 98 cents a skein. Whoo Hoo! I've stocked up and am ready to go. I already made a cloth for my friend Heather using the twist yarn. I really like the twist! It's much softer and bit finer than the regular cotton.

I also got 4 skeins of the same color in preparation for making an apron. I was already to go....until I realized I need size 8 needles, which I don't have yet. Oh well, just an excuse to go back to AC Moore!

I finished the mid-month pattern for April from the Yahoo Monthly Dishcloth challenge. The pattern is a bit wacky - the holes aren't evenly spaced. I suppose there is a really good chance I messed up the pattern, but after all -- "it's just a dishcloth!"

Easter Surprises

Lisa, Laurel, and My Mom, Joleen

Now that I have gifted my sisters and my mom with their dishcloths, I can show them to everyone

I gave them each a set of 2; one a pattern in varigated yarn and the other a picture cloth in a nice spring-y green.

This one here is a diamond pattern, that is kind of hard to see. It would probably look better in a solid color.

And a cute flower. These 2 were for Lisa.

I gave Laurel the puffalump limbo pattern and a watering can:

(pretend you don't notice the mistake in the top handle)

And I gave my mom a Mad Dash pattern and a martini glass:

My mom has been knitting some too, and her skein of yarn had a pattern for an apron! How cool would that be? I need to get out and get a bunch of skeins so I can make one. I use a full apron now that is made of cotton cloth, but I'm thinking a knitting waist one would be perfect. I always find I want to dry my hands on my apron, but the cotton cloth isn't very absorbent. Ah yes, so much too knit, so little time......

Tribble Trouble

I finished the dishcloth sets for my sisters and my mom (shh, don't tell them). With the leftover yarn I thought a tribble for each would be a cute addition to the set. Well, Maybe NOT! Yikes!!

I pulled the one side so hard I broke the yarn. And I didn't have enough from my cast on edge (the pattern called for 6 inches and I had at least 8) to sew up the other side, so I added a piece and well, needless to say this scrubbie is history.

Luckily the dishcloth sets are adorable and they will never know of the tribble that wasn't.