Dishcloth Knit Swap

So I have been quietly a part of a Knit swap Group of Facebook but enjoying seeing everyone share around their compilations for scarves. Lately there was a suggestion to participate in a Dishcloth Knit Swap, For how ever many dishcloths you send out you will receive make. Pattern and color is your choice with the only exception for it to be a minimum of 7in square. So away I went. I have many colors of  Bernat Handicrafter Cotton blend yarn to picks for but wanted to use up my multi colored stuff first.

The patterns I chose to do were simply based on casting on roughly 36 stitches so that I had a 7 inch square but not much larger. My preferences is to not have a huge cloth at the end.























I started out with http://handmaidensheart.blogspot.ca/2010/03/scrubby-nubby-dishcloth.html as my first one. I decreased the cast on stitches to 36, using a US size 6 needle and I used a bright green Bernat Handicrafter Cotton. ( I lost the label so the exact name I don't know)

 

 

Second pattern is http://homespunliving.blogspot.ca/2010/06/aunt-may-dishcloth.html

The third dish cloth pattern I used is http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/fabric-stitch-dishcloth

 

And the last one I did (which is my favorite)

http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/stockinette-triangle-dishcloth-012

 

 

 

 

 

Some Beer Drinking Mittens Eh!

So I find that the things that I may think are a little corny are the things sometimes that people love! LOL Maybe I need to re think my sense of humor ;)

Someone share a link to these cute mittens and thought, why not. It was for the most part easy enough. I needed to use up some of my Knit Picks Worsted Stash in these cute Turquoises and didn't have any better ideas to use it up on. So away I went.

The pattern I used is  from Ravelry : http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/cupholder-mitten
It is super easy and I had never "Grafted" stitches before so good old You tube helped me out on that one. 

In the end my Facebook news feed filled up with great feedback and requests for more mitts.

Happy drinking, may it be a palm bay, cold beer, or Tim Horton's coffee!