Dish Rag I Made this Afternoon

I whipped out the ole needles and whipped this up in a flash, but I had to take time out to work on the computers ....

So it goes out in the mail tomorrow morning.

The lovely solid color surprised me ... I usually get the flecked colors. For this pattern, it really shows off the stitches.

We are dead last ... poor tortoise knitters ...

Dish Rag Tag Box Arrived Today!

YAY! Deb of California sent me this great little box with my treat, that red knitted flower pin, two skeins of cotton yarn, and a knitted dish rag. She also included the lovely card saying I am IT.

I had better knit fast!

The Woman With One Red Sock

I have finally finished my very first sock! Now I have to do it all over again. Of course, it is imperfect. A SECOND! That is why it is less expensive than a store-bought sock ... until you put in my labor ha HAH!

Breakin' In the Dishcloth

The cute factor here is way more than I expected ... and the dishcloth is barely visible draped over the edge of the sink. This is our guest bathroom with a rubber thingie for dish draining, a dish towel and ... Tah Dah! One of the dishcloths I have been knitting. Bear tore a hole in the middle of this one even before I had a chance to weave the ends in :((

I successfully repaired it, but it will forever be scarred.

Washing dishes with this cloth is very interesting. I am accustomed to using a sponge and a scrubbie. The dishcloth is heavier and softly scrubbing. I think I like it!

Not Pink at ALL!

My two skeins of Panda Cotton in Lacquer Red arrived in the mail today, and I see that the color is indeed, a deep red-orange (as in "lacquer red"!). I guess the other photos were done with a flash or something, and washed the color out.

Now all I need is the pattern, which should arrive some time soon, and I will begin to knit my very first pair of socks!

Yarn Miracle Dish Rag Tag!

Emily Ivey has a blog called Yarn Miracle. She is fab, of course, and she has set up a knitting swap of dishrags! See details here. I am enjoying knitting and I look forward to this fun contest. YAY Emily!

This Dishcloth is for YOU, Laura!

Yes, Mistakes Were Made, but this is not too bad for a rusty old knitter. Again, a cotton dishcloth, an easy, fast project for me to regain my skills. And no snacking!

A Dishcloth for Esperanza

I was inspired by Ida Keen to start knitting again. It is part of my plan to keep my hands busy so that I cannot eat quite so much.

This is my third dishcloth, and the first with variegated yarn. The pattern was one of those in which each row is unique, so it took a lot of concentration.

Esperanza has a white kitchen but she is thinking of changing the paint color to pastel, maybe lavender. This dishcloth will fit in nicely, I think.