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This is a round dishcloth/washcloth made my my Gramma Suzie. This one is her daughter's, but her other daughter has one, too (and probably her granddaughter, my SiL; can't remember if my cousin said she had one or not). It is a very pretty round washcloth, looks to be made from short rows, with a yarnover increase near the ends to make the petaly bits.
It's possible Gramma just made them off the top of her head. I did a Rav search to see if I could find the pattern, but didn't, not exactly. Marion Torgerson's is close - enough to give me an idea how to start it, anyway. And I do have a pretty good photo.
Once I've turned in my 50% HoM OWL (or failed spectacularly to do so - 18 rows left!), I'm going to do one of these just to relax on Friday. I'm sure there's a class for which I'll be able to make it work!
The Easy Pretty Dishcloth took about two hours, one ball of yarn, and was done for my mom at her request. This is the same mom that, when I made her a fairisle sweater with sailboats around the yoke UNRAVELED IT because it was too big. (She then knit it the size she thought she wanted. Which fit her then six-year-old godson perfectly and became his favorite sweater.) I don't tend to knit things often for mom, because either I'm worried she'll undo them, or she'll save them and not use them Because They Are So Much Work. This wasn't that much work - I think I'll even be able to convince her to use it, and wash it, and treat it like a normal dishcloth! It's in the next post, since I want that one to be Just The Pattern.
Easy Pretty Dishcloth
This dishcloth is made on the long edge, from alternating 5-row bands of stockinette and reverse stockinette, with a garter stitch border. It took exactly one ball of Lily Sugar'n Cream - 95 yards. (I knit loosely; your mileage may vary.
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Cast on 54 stitches using long-tail method. (Explained in Knitty's '05 Summer Issue, here.)
Knit four rows. The long-tail cast on creates a row as it's made, so you'll have a total of five rows to start.
Begin Pattern:
Row 1 - K5, place marker, k across to last five stitches, place marker, K5.
Row 2 - k5, p across to last 5 stitches, k5.
Row 3 - k across
Row 4 - k5, p across to last 5 stitches, k5
Row 5 - k across
Row 6 - K across
Row 7 - k5, p across to last 5 stitches, k5
Row 8 - K across
Row 9 - K5, p across to last 5 stitches, K5
Row 10 - K across
Repeat rows 1-10 three more times (a total of forty rows of pattern, plus the five from the cast on and k-across at the beginning); then repeat rows 1-5 one time.
K four rows, then bind off. (Various methods also at Knitty, here.) If desired, crochet a hanging loop from the yarn left in the tail, slip stitch firmly back where you started the loop, tie off, and weave in ends.
This was today's turn-in post. The assignment was to make something EXACTLY following the pattern, including using the yarn called for. I actually had a project that I was comfortable making, and had the actual yarn, so this month just sort of fell into place. Here's the turn-in post: Hello, Professors! This is CraftyGryphon, Fourth Year Slytherin, and I've actually managed to make the American Craft Yarn Council's American Flag Potholder EXACTLY according to the instructions. First, the yarn is to be Lily Sugar & Cream 4 Ply Cotton: Red #95, Wwhite #01 and Bright Navy #09. Here are my Yarn Labels as proof I used the proper yarn:
Then, I did the 37 chain stitches, and started the stripes. I kept following instructions. Exactly. (I should also add that at this point, I've made half a dozen of these, with no stars attached yet, for Quidditch/Horcruxes. Unlike my Quiddy ones, though, this one has Stars.
I also did the chain hanging loop as per the instructions. I usually prefer to just do it as I start the final row, so it's solidly attached no matter what (I don't trust slip stitches, always), but I slip stitched it here.
And then the French Knots. The pattern doesn't really specify how many stars, or where to put them, so I went with all fifty. French Knots in four-ply cotton yarn, which is NOT smooth as is, say, embroidery floss? NOT fun. I can usually make perfect French knots -and I think I got maybe three out of the fifty to look right. I will *not* be adding stars to my Quiddy potholders. They look just fine and pretty without 'em, and for the extra hour of effort, it just doesn't look that great!
This, however, must be done Exactly According To The Pattern. And, so, it is!!
So, that's all I *have* to do in June to keep playing. I've got one other class done, and I still need to get the 50% on my HoM OWL...
Okay, so, I'm not crocheting fast enough. Or enough. I'm getting home from work, drained from the commute (which does, thankfully, include crochet), and not getting any further crafting done. (I'm also blaming the heat.) I did manage to get some yarn in the mail, though - from Knitty-Noddy. I've been getting stuff from them for... quite a few years. (They tend to have Claudia Hand Paint Silk Lace in stock.) Anyway, this is Fleece Artist Peter Rabbit Yarn, which is angora with a wee bit of nylon. The colorways are Harvest, Blue Lagoon, and Fire Opal.
The Harvest and BLue Lagoon will be used to make little Peter Rabbits based off HandMadeAwards' amazing patterns. I have one of hers which is my FAVORITE PATTERN EVER, "Sweet Grandparents", which is two bunnies. I need to make a LOT of practice bunnies first, so when I do the real thing, my bunnies will be of Good Quality.
The skein of Fire Opal? I just liked the name. It'll be a pretty cowl for me, using a pattern as yet to be determined (but possibly in the latest issue of Knitty - which is up now).
