So, let's get right to it!
There have been such an increase in projects this month, I am so excited! As promised, I will show you the housewarming presents I knitted up for my friends Myles & Jamie who are just moving into their new place in Kitsilano.
When I started, I had no idea what type of pattern I wanted to do the cloth in. I looked up a bunch of patterns & here are some that you might want to try! They're pretty easy & seem pretty durable.
I prefer to make these cloths out of cotton material though.. I would recommend a medium colour (either mixed or solid) - white is just too easy to dirty & too dark.. well you can't exactly tell how dirty it is..
The best part about these patterns is that they're all free!
Ravelry - Pigeon Pair Wash Cloth (still want to try this one)
Ravelry - Corrugated Cloth (love the simplicity)
Ravelry - Spa Day Face Cloth (pretty traditional)
Ravelry - Double Bump Dish Cloth (seems the bumps would help!)
Ravelry - 3 Easy Dish Cloths (very basic, perfect for beginners)
If you crochet, this one looks great too - Ravelry - Crochet Dish Cloth
Lastly, I found this pretty funny - Ravelry - "Knit Now.. Dishes Later" Dish Cloth ($2 pattern)
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| Blue Sky Alpacas - Multi Cotton in Gherkin |
I ended knitting up a dishcloth with a custom heart pattern with 4 matching coaster set in the Blue Sky Alpacas Multi Cotton in Gherkin (100% organic cotton). I'm also a big fan of this yarn in the Marmalade, Gunflint and Punch colours for dish cloths.
I'm so happy I scrapped the first cloth I made... I'll show you.
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| It was just so plain..... time to unravel!! |
Hence, I just decided to CO an unknown amount - I think it was about 30 or so.. and I started knitting my own pattern!
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| In the midst of Heart Dish Clothing.. |
The edges are more structured so that it won't be too floppy - there is a sort of rib effect it in. At first, I had decided to just do some plain flat knitting in the centre square. But as you can see, I spontaneously patterned out a heart in garter stitch. It's kind of hard to see with the blend of colours, but it's there!
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| Customized Heart Patterned Dish Cloth |
The coasters follow the same pattern and I believe I CO 23 stitches. It is just the basic RS: knit all, WS: purl all, in addition to the border pattern. I knitted for about 20 rows before I BO. I should really write down these patterns as I'm going.....
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| Set of 4 Customized Matching Coasters |
I wish that photo wasn't so yellow...
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| Completed Customized Heart Pattern Dish Cloth |
I hope you enjoyed this post & best of luck with the dish clothing - I must say, they're rather fun! Definitely going to buy more cotton later for more!
Happy Humpday! xx.
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