White and Blue Handtowel

(Topic: Knitting)

Hi Friends!

This is a project I finished a while ago, but am finally getting around to sharing. This is the partner to the Blue and White Handtowel I told you about last May.

It's the exact same pattern, with my exact same yarns and color choices: just reversed! This is so I have a matching but alternating pair of towels for the kitchen.

This was a really soft, silky cotton to work with, and ends up drying hands really well.

Most of the blue portion. The edges are garter and the center is seed stitch.

Here the decreases in the blue section are done, and I've started the white. The decreases continue until you get to the hanging bit.

And here they are, done! The matching pair, including reversed color buttons!

This is the pair in my new kitchen! I didn't sew the button until a few months ago - this picture is actually before the previous picture but I liked it better so I wanted to end with it!

 This was a lovely quick pattern to knit, and the cotton I used works really well. I'm sure it would work with any cotton yarn but the cheaper yarns that are easy to find would be a bit harsher and not as silky. I had fun with this project!

Yours,

Sarah

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Pot Scrubber

(Topic: Crocheting)

Hi Friends!

Here's a little thing I threw together recently. One of my sisters bought a pot-scrubbie at a store for a dollar or two, but I realized that it would probably be easy to make and wanted to try my hand at it.

I took a plastic net from a bag of oranges, and cut it into one long (zig-zaggy) strip about an inch wide. Using that as my "yarn", I started crocheting in a circle. I stopped when I ran out of "yarn" and ended up with about a 2.5" or 3" scrubbie!

Yours,

Sarah

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Blue and White Handtowel

(Topic: Knitting)

Hi Friends!

I have been knitting a bunch this week. This particular pattern was nice and easy - I actually specifically picked it out to be one where I mostly don't have to look at the pattern (unlike the green lacy cowl I am still plugging away at...), so it's easier to do in the car on road trips.

This pattern is called the "At Your Service Knit Cloth" by Yarnspirations, and the yarn I used was from Plymouth Yarn, called "Fantasy Naturale" and is 100% cotton.

Isn't the yarn pretty? I think the pattern really only would have needed one skein of this particular yarn, but I got 2 so I can do the color change. Since I'll have extra, though, I'm going to make another one with the colors reversed!

The bottom portion of the dishcloth, up till the color change.

Here's a close up of the decreases that taper the top of the towel. The edges of the towel are garter stitch, the center is seed stitch.

Done with the body of the towel, working on the hanging loop! The stitch marker is where the button will go.

Done with the top! The buttonhole only accommodates about a 3/4" button.

Folded over, like it will when hung up.

Ta Da! We've been using it this week, and I really like it so far!

Yours,

Sarah

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