We have reached the end of this series. When I learned to knit I decided to knit a series of dishcloths. This would allow me to learn a few basic patterns and improve on the fundamentals and give me something useful at the end. I figured it was better to spend my time on a dishcloth that looked a little off then a sweater. So off to the store I went and bought the most neutral color I could kind… Ecru!

And then the knitting began. Well, 6 months later I have completed all 12. The final is a diagonal pattern that allowed me to practice increase and decrease.

The original pattern was found on the Discloth Boutique (here).

Here is a list of the other 11 dishcloths

#1 Diamond Pattern

#2 Button in a Square

#3 Basketweave

#4 Seed Stitch

#5 The Letter B

#6 Checkerboard

#7 Waffleknit

#8 Columns

#9 Sploshy

#10 Good Grief

#11 Reversible

How many dishcloths have you knitted where the front looks great, but the back is less than photo worthy. Knitpicks solved the problem with this dishcloth. The pattern is available to download free here.

Here is my take on this pattern. First I ignored the gauge, it is a dishcloth after all! I did use a size 6 needle, for I do like my stitches to be tighter and it gives the rag a little more stability when you use it.

While I have not posted any knitting project lately does not mean the needles have not been clicking. I have completed the 12 dishcloths that were promised back in January. I will be posting them on seperate day to give you something to look forward to (and to keep me from having to sit still long enough to type them up in one day).

Dishcloth #10 is a pattern from The Little House in the Suburbs called Good Grief. It reminds me of good ole’ Charlie Brown’s shirt. Check out the original pattern here.

Here is my version…

For once I did not alter the pattern, and used the needle size they recommended.

Two more dishcloths to post in this series and then we will change colors. 🙂

The set of 12 different dishcloths has taken me longer than anticipated. Who knew 6 months later I would still be staring at this plain ecru yarn. Well at least I am 3/4ths of the way done. Here is my latest installment.

The pattern came from another blog (Chocolate Mints in a Jar). The only variation I made is I used a #7 needle instead of the #6 she recommends.  I must say it is not my favorite pattern that I have made so far, but the dishcloth has a good amount of texture.

The pattern for this dishcloth was found on TLC as was described as a “designer dishtowel”. They called it the blue dishcloth since they used blue cotton thread, however since I did not use blue, I came up with a new name for it. I also made mine a little smaller since I did not want a rectangular cloth but prefer a square cloth for washing dishes.