Friday, February 12, 2010

The Purple Poncho

 Here it is finished. It's a little big but she loves it.

Yesterday I cut out the purple poncho. I had been putting it off because I knew I would have fuzz all over the place. I was right!
















  Not only was it all over the floor but on the furniture too. It flew all over the room. I stuffed the cut pieces in a bag and vacuumed like crazy before Deborah got home from school. It is to be a birthday present next month, so I didn't want to leave any evidence.

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Dishtowel


I finally finished this cotton dishcloth. It took me forever because every row is different.You MUST pay attention to were you are, even within a row. I had never noticed before how often people in my family start talking to me when I sit down to knit.

I got the pattern online HERE some time ago. It is called King Charles Brocade Dishcloth. I like the pattern and the way it turned out. The yarn used is something I bought long ago at JoAnn's. I think it is Bernat Holiday Print pound of cotton. It has red and green flecks in it.

I also should have looked at the size before starting. It does say right on the pattern that it is a 10 inch square. But I didn't visualize in my head how big that really is. I prefer to have smaller dishcloths so you can ring it out easily with one hand.