Knitted Honeycomb Dishcloth #1

I think this is a sweet little cloth, perfect for a themed basket of honey-related items.  Tucked into a basket with a beeswax-rich lotion bar or some Clementine Honey Marmalade (recipe in our book, p. 137), or hand-dipped beeswax candles (in the book, too!), it makes...

A Very Seedy Dishcloth

Another breeze of a knit.  Easy and fast.  This was done while the children were couch-jumping and trying their best to make off with my pattern book. This is a reversible seeded rib. I love the scrunchiness of the ribbing and how easy it is to memorize the pattern so...

Andalutheean Knitted Dishcloth

The latest in my so-easy-you-can-knit-with-swarming-kids dish/washcloth series.  If you can knit and purl, you can knit this hanging upside down from the monkey bars. The name . . . I have friends who speak Castilian Spanish and I love the way they pronounce some of...

Good Grief! Knitted Dishcloth

Having grown up on a steady diet of Peanuts, I can’t help but see Charlie Brown’s shirt in this pattern. It’s a simple, knit and purl, good-for-beginners cloth. Good Grief! Knitted Dishcloth Yarn:  Lily Sugar ‘n Cream (or any worsted weight...

LHITS Knitted Dishcloth Patterns: Ramen Noodle

As knitted dishcloth patterns go, this is one of my favorite! This pattern is kid-tested. However, I don’t mean a child knitted it, or a child washed dishes with it.  I mean I’ve knitted it while kids were tugging on the tail of it, trying to make off with...

Make Fleece Yarn from Fabric

Fleece yarn is great for fluffy, chunky knitting and crochet projects. The following technique turns any big squares of cloth into fabric yarn balls, but this yarn tutorial is specifically geared for fleece. I don’t know why I didn’t do this sooner.  I...