This past weekend, I made another knitted dishcloth. I would have made the dishcloth longer, if I hadn’t ran out of yarn.
No… I have not made them in a while, and to be perfectly honest, there’s been no need to do so, since my loom gives me a much tighter woven dish cloth. I only use cotton, and I find the fabric to be super absorbent and a much better option than any other material.
And that’s what you want when your making an item to wipe up spills right? Something super absorbent that will eagerly sop up the mess.
Although I love my loom woven cloth, this past weekend that wasn’t an option since my daughter and me were over at the BFs and during some of our downtime, while he was watching COPS, I pulled out my Hiya Hiya knitting needles and started knitting. The stitch I used was a simple moss stitch. The moss stitch is quite simple… If you have an even number of stitches, the two row pattern is k1, p1 on row 1, then p1, k1 on row 2. If you have an odd number of stitches, it’s just k1, p1 for each row. See? Simple!
Pete J. says:
May 26, 2015 at May 26, 2015 4:23 pm (Edit)Jennifer, Thank you for the very kind words! I can’t express enough just how much that I absolutely adore Opal! Ask her. When most ladies knit or crochet, most guys tune out, pick up the remote, and off to LA LA land they go. I am absolutely mezmerized! I can’t take my eyes from her “flying fingers”! I find it amazing. Especially when it seems she’s doing it so effortlessly, or not even looking at what she’s doing. She made me a washcloth over the weekend. The most sentimental thing about it is that I was right there next to my love when she knitted it! Love you, Opal! Thanks for just being YOU!!
On the baked ziti post, my BF made the above comment. He really seems fascinated with the whole knitting process and spent some of the time watching my fingers fly with the yarn. Although this dishcloth isn’t the right size to dry dishes, it is the perfect size for wiping up the occasional spill and of course, I’ll eventually make him more. Most likely, I’ll use my loom.
Yes, I saw that comment earlier. Love how Pete puts it – “flying fingers”. My! My! That guy sure has a way with words. LOL!!!
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@suituapui, Yes he does, I did tell him once that if I needed an introduction at an event, I’d want him to be introduced by him. 😉
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Next we will have to get pete to start a blog too lol
The latest project looks awesome and i love the colors!
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@Jennifer, Lol.
I’m knitting a washcloth now, it’s in peach cotton. I’ll have to post a picture once I’ve completed several knitted and woven hand cloths.
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@Opal,
That sounds pretty, too!
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@Jennifer, It turned out really nice. I completed it yesterday. I went up one needle size; however, I don’t like that as much and so I am back to a needle size of 2.
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I thought of you the other day – I saw some bamboo hooks & needles I thought you would get a kick out of 🙂
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@Jennifer, I much prefer steel; however, I have been tempted to try out bamboo, to see how I like them. I’ve read that they are great for the slicker yarns like silk.
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[…] he raved about it so much, I decided to make him some more. And what’s not too love about a knitted washcloth or dishtowel? They’re awesome, super absorbent […]
[…] he raved about it so much, I decided to make him some more. And what’s not too love about a knitted washcloth or dishtowel? They’re awesome, super absorbent […]