Happenings from the Bush homestead

The latest dish cloth

Here is the first dish cloth of this kind.  I saw it originally on another website, so I searched and searched for a free pattern online.  I found one here!  While I enjoyed doing the seed stitch dish cloths, I think this will be my standard gift cloth.  Actually, I think I'll be making some for myself after I've got the wedding gift basket done.  I have a crocheted pot holder started.  About 1/3 done with that.  But that's for a later date. 

A close up of the slipped stitching.

And then the whole thing. 

I was getting frustrated with all of the changing colors.  I don't like to cut and tuck in the ends that much.  So Marcia suggested that I just let it hang and pick it back up again instead of cutting it all the time.  It worked!  No more ends to tuck in.  Then I crocheted a single crochet around the edge since it looked so rough to me. 

This dish cloth is very easy to knit up.  I didn't use the pattern sheet after the first two sections.  Take a look at this lady's pattern, leave her a comment on her guest book and try it out :) 

Yay!

9:52 AM, Thursday 29 June 2006 .. Posted by Marcia

I'm glad the dropping and picking up worked. I really like the way this knit up for you. I will definately be making this dish cloth! Thanks for finding it. :)

by the way

10:00 AM, Thursday 29 June 2006 .. Posted by Marcia

she has some neat looking cloths! I think I'll try a few others as well. Hmm... should I go get some more 1 lb cotton cones? LOL!