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Waffle knit dishcloth – 7 of 12

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Earlier this year I began a series of dish clothes. I decided to make 12 different patterns as I learned to knit.  Other projects have caused me to put them on hold, but I am back to making dishclothes. Here is a list of the others that I have made.

#1 – Diamond pattern

#2 – Button in a Square

#3 – Basketweave

#4 – Seed stitch

#5 – The letter B

#6 – Checkerboard

Dishcloth #7 is a Waffle Weave pattern I found on HomespunLiving.com  This pattern was originally published in November of 2007 and included a stripe in the center. I opted to make mine with only one color, so to keep with the set.

Waffle weave

Fingerless Mitts

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For those who have been with me over the past 2 months, you will know that I decided to make a gift set for my niece whose birthday is in March. It began with a simple scarf in her favorite color. Next, I tackled doubled points and made a basic hat. I figured that no set is complete without a pair of gloves.

Gloves, I may be crazy, but I am not insane. With my limited knitting experience I knew better that to tackle a pair of gloves. I have not even looked to see how you would make those little fingers. But I had seen a better option on Pinterest – Finglerless Mitts. After looking several patterns I found that are 2 basic styles – A square that is sewn together, and those knitted in a tube. I opted for the tube style.

It all began with a pattern I found at My Jewel Thief Knits.  Missy Angus created a cute set with button flap embellishments. I opted to not include the button flaps, but used the pattern. The set is now complete.

Fingerless Mitts

Update: This weekend Madison came to visit. She told me how much she loved them, and wanted me to teach her how to knit. I guess I did okay.

Basic Hat

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Since I am taking a break from dishclothes and working on some different projects, I have tried my hand at a hat.  Remember that I only began knitting a few months ago (see First knitting project) and this is my first time to use double pins.  It took me a little while to figure it out. but after watching many YouTube videos, I set out to tackle a seemingly simple hat pattern I found at RedHeart.com.

I began with the same turquoise acrylic yarn I used in the scarf. While the pattern used multiple colors, I only used one.  The first problem I discovered was the count was off.  The instructions say to cast on 90 stitches, then for rounds 1-8 -P1, [K2, P2]. If you do this you will not get the pattern pictured.  If you use some basic math skills you will discover that one round is not evenly divided into 90 stitches, round 2 will create a staggered look and the ribs will not line up.  So I was forced to modify the pattern and ended with extra knits where the round ended.

I choose this pattern because of its cute beret style.  As you can see, mine does not look like that.  I had Lily model it and this is what I got.  For the record, Lily is 9 so I guess in order for the hat to flop, you would have to make the bigger size for her.

Basic Hat

Not quite the look I was going for, but it is finished.  I learned a lot from this project.  I also made a set of wristlets to match so stay tuned.

A break from dishclothes

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The week has come to an end, and that means it’s time to post another craft project. As you know I am in the middle of making 12 dishclothes, but I needed a break from the dull beige yarn that I have been working on. My sweet niece, Madison, is turning 10 so I decided to make her a scarf and hat set. She lives in Maryland so she still has a little more cold weather.

Martha Stewart Scarf

The pattern came from Martha Stewart website. I choose a turquoise acrylic yarn. Turquoise because it is Madison’s current favorite color and acrylic because it was the only type available in the color I wanted. I adjusted the pattern a little to make it fit a 10 year old girl versus an adult. I only cast on 28 stitches so it was a little narrower and shortened the length a bit.

This is officially the first thing I have knitted besides dishclothes. This learning to knit has been an adventure. As you can imagine Lily B. is wanting something of her own and the matching hat is not ready yet. I am going to be busy over the next week. But you will have to wait till next week to see the next project.

Checkerboard dishcloth – 6 of 12

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Well I am halfway complete with my dozen dishclothes as I learn to knit.  If you are just joining me, here are the previous five dishclothes I made.
#1 – Diamond pattern
#2 – Button in a Square
#3 – Basketweave
#4 – Seed stitch
#5 – The letter B

As I said when I learned the seed stitch, I love the texture that it created so I wanted to incorpate it into another one of my dishclothes.  I found a potholder over at allfreeknitting.com that looked interesting. Using this concept I created a dishcloth.

checkerboard dishcloth

The difference between the pattern and what I did was I only knitted with one strand since I didn’t want it extra thick. I also used size 8 needles, since those are the ones I was given and it keeps the stitches same size as the others.