A Lot of Dishcloths.

I knitted a LOT of cotton dishcloths in 2013. Here, have a look!

This one was huge:


... and there was just this much yarn left when it was done:


This was my second (and very successful) attempt at a centered lattice dishcloth, and I just love the colors:


This one was a sunburst... which ended up looking more like an old-fashioned corset about 5 seconds after this photo:


With any yarn left over after making a "fancy" dishcloth, I made little garter-stitch dishcloths. They have been SOOOOOO useful to have around!






They're relaxing to make, use up yarn (this is a plus!), and turn into something really useful. Hooray!

September Sunshine

So, the little Zauberwolle cowl/scarf is coming along nicely, and it picked up a name thanks to this photo: "September Sunshine."

I am now understanding that despite my use of size 6 needles, this is really shawl yarn, and knitting a scarf with it is slightly insane. But it sure is going to be pretty...

Here's the photo I grabbed Friday morning. I liked it enough that it's up on my DeviantArt account as a print - mostly so I can buy a glossy (if I don't get around to printing it out myself). It's not photoshopped or mucked with in any way (but for about 1/8 inch cropped off the bottom), and I really like the shadows and the almost-too-intense sunshine. It almost looks like the yarnball is floating... and it's the only time I've actually been able to SEE that there are two colors of yarn in this yarn. Anyway, I like the photo.


Yay, pretty September Sunshine!