by Daisy | Apr 21, 2010 | Crafts, Knitting
Another 36 stitch cloth, suitable for continuous knitting in strips and combining with other strips for a blanket. This pattern is subtly suggestive of cabling without any actual cabling. Yarn: Dishcloth cotton such as Lily Sugar ‘n Cream Needles: Size 6 or...
by Daisy | Apr 7, 2010 | Crafts, Knitting
This little cloth is an easy cable project, good to get your feet wet cabling-wise. If you don’t have a cable needle, a bent paperclip, a spare knitting needle, or the like will do. Knitted Trellis Cloth Yarn: Your favorite dishcloth cotton, such as Lily Sugar...
by Daisy | Mar 29, 2010 | Crafts, Knitting
I am loving this as a spa washcloth for the massaging quality of the “pebbles.” Mmm. On a less indulgent note, the pebbles are also good for scrubbing dishes. *sigh* Pebble Cloth Yarn: Dishcloth cotton, e.g., Sugar ‘n Cream from Lily Needles: Size 6...
by Daisy | Sep 29, 2009 | Crafts, Knitting
Needles: US size 6 Yarn: Lily Sugar ‘n Cream Cast on 36 sts. Rows 1-2: K Row 3:K 3, *P2, K2, rep from * to last 5 sts, P2, K3. Row 4: K3, *K2, P2, rep from * to last 5 sts, K5. Row 5: K3, [K2, P2] twice, *K4, P2, K2, P2, rep from * to last 5 sts, K5. Row 6: K3,...
by Daisy | Sep 18, 2009 | Crafts, Knitting
This is a basic cloth in one of my favorite patterns. This is also the start of a dishcloths-to-blankets project I am working on–a series of dishcloths of the same dimensions (same number of cast on stitches) which can be knitted as individual dishcloths or knit...
by Daisy | Jun 9, 2009 | Crafts, Knitting
These are sort of fingertip wash mitts. Compared to the big, luxury mitts they dry more quickly and don’t drip as much while washing at the sink–you know that drip down to the elbows? The textured stitch makes for good scrubbiness. They measure about 4...
