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Sarah D

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 2584

Posted: Thu Jan 10, 08 6:42 pm Post subject:
Nice pattern - like the green too.

sneeuwklokje

Joined: 08 Mar 2006
Posts: 277

Posted: Thu Jan 10, 08 11:20 pm Post subject:
I finished mine, but alas have no way of showing it 'cos I don't have a camera. It was fun to do though. HomeonTheHill, what sort of yarn is that? They only had two colours in the store here - ecru or white. Can you use any cotton? Yours looks so pretty! I think it would make a lovely gift with some soap or bubbley bath. Well done everyone, it's been fun to try something new.

mochyn

Joined: 21 Dec 2004
Posts: 24585
Location: mid-Wales

Posted: Fri Jan 11, 08 7:24 am Post subject:
Finally found the lead, so here are my offerings, along with the yarn label. As I say, both from the one ball which was 50p in a sale. 100% cotton.

dottyspots

Joined: 28 Jun 2007
Posts: 286
Location: South Yorks

Posted: Fri Jan 11, 08 7:27 am Post subject:
All the dishcloths look great! I haven't got around to starting one yet as I've been feeling a bit bleurgh, although I did manage a couple of lines on a hat I'm knitting for ds2. I think I might dig out the cotton I have and cast one on today (once I've cleaned the bathroom, got the ironing out of the way, etc. - I've let things mount up a bit over the past couple of days).

sally_in_wales
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Joined: 06 Mar 2005
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Location: sunny wales

Posted: Fri Jan 11, 08 7:41 am Post subject:
They are really ovely Mochyn. I'm off work today with whatever the latest plague doing the rounds is, so I might start another cloth as suitable poorly knitting.

mochyn

Joined: 21 Dec 2004
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Location: mid-Wales

Posted: Fri Jan 11, 08 7:50 am Post subject:
The rectablge was a kind of sampler of stitches to use up the rest of the ball. Unlike Home on the Hill I started in the centre and worked outwards for the round one, increasing the number of stitches in each plain row.

cinders

Joined: 04 Jun 2007
Posts: 2437
Location: norfolk The daft old bat club

Posted: Fri Jan 11, 08 8:07 am Post subject:

mochyn wrote:

Finally found the lead, so here are my offerings, along with the yarn label. As I say, both from the one ball which was 50p in a sale. 100% cotton.

Those are lovely wish i'd got my wool as cheap as that.Had a little rest from mine last night but will do some more today

mochyn

Joined: 21 Dec 2004
Posts: 24585
Location: mid-Wales

Posted: Fri Jan 11, 08 12:14 pm Post subject:
The key with getting cheap yarn is to keep your eyes open. Also, if people know you knnit they sometimes offer odds and ends for free. Charity shops sometimes have a basket of yarn knocking about and that can be a good source of cheap yarn.

cinders

Joined: 04 Jun 2007
Posts: 2437
Location: norfolk The daft old bat club

Posted: Fri Jan 11, 08 12:30 pm Post subject:

mochyn wrote:

The key with getting cheap yarn is to keep your eyes open. Also, if people know you knnit they sometimes offer odds and ends for free.

Charity shops sometimes have a basket of yarn knocking about and that can be a good source of cheap yarn.

next time i'm in town i'll give the charity shops a look Ta

Home on the Hill

Joined: 06 Feb 2005
Posts: 313
Location: Warwickshire

Posted: Sat Jan 12, 08 7:20 pm Post subject:

sneeuwklokje wrote:

I finished mine, but alas have no way of showing it 'cos I don't have a camera. It was fun to do though.

HomeonTheHill,

what sort of yarn is that? They only had two colours in the store here - ecru or white. Can you use any cotton? Yours looks so pretty! I think it would make a lovely gift with some soap or bubbley bath.

Well done everyone, it's been fun to try something new.

Aaah - you seem to believe I know what I'm doing!

For the first one, which was white/cream, and the second (green) one I just used some 100% cotton yarn that I had left over from another project. The white/cream has been boil washed and tumble dried and has survived. I don't know how the green will stand up to this treatment cos I can't finish it 'til I get some more yarn. I think the colour might run.
I assumed that any cotton yarn was suitable - but I may well be wrong! I decided to go ahead anyway 'cos I'm a novice knitter and wanted to learn the yarn over thingy and try the strange circle style. It was only waste yarn so if it all goes wrong, I'll compost it!

Beth

mochyn

Joined: 21 Dec 2004
Posts: 24585
Location: mid-Wales

Posted: Sun Jan 13, 08 2:25 pm Post subject:

Home on the Hill wrote:

I assumed that any cotton yarn was suitable - but I may well be wrong! I decided to go ahead anyway 'cos I'm a novice knitter and wanted to learn the yarn over thingy and try the strange circle style. It was only waste yarn so if it all goes wrong, I'll compost it!

I wouldnd't buy 'new' (full price) yarn for dishcloths. Recycled from an old garment or bought in a charity shop/sale seems the thing for me. I also wouldn't worry about using more than one colour in one cloth: they're only for wahing up with! As long as they're the same thickness , of course. I'd also say that 100% cotton seems preferable too: any man-made fibre in their could give problems with a hot wash, and wouldn't compost. Of course, if it was a cotton/silk or cotton/linen mix that wouldn't be a problem...

BahamaMama

Joined: 21 Sep 2006
Posts: 2315
Location: Away with the fairies

Posted: Sun Jan 13, 08 3:12 pm Post subject:
Here is mine... Click to see full size image

dottyspots

Joined: 28 Jun 2007
Posts: 286
Location: South Yorks

Posted: Sun Jan 13, 08 3:15 pm Post subject:
Looks good I've almost finished Mrs Moo's face cloth - made from some cotton I've had lying about for ages (on 2.75mm - it's been a while since I've used such small needles, I've started and frogged a few projects with the stuff) - pink with hearts on but she's really pleased with it so far.

hamster

Joined: 24 Apr 2007
Posts: 448
Location: Wokingham (Berks.), UK

Posted: Sun Jan 13, 08 10:06 pm Post subject:
I've finished mine. Will post picture tomorrow. Even taught my bf's sister to knit. Soon she will become one of us.....

kevin.vinke

Joined: 19 Dec 2006
Posts: 1304
Location: Niedersachsen, Germany

Posted: Thu Jan 17, 08 12:27 pm Post subject:
Major set back the dog got hold of the ball of yarn and has given the whole project a good chewing I´m tempted just to cut it and chuck it and buy another ball. Btw is it normal to find a knot in a new ball of yarn?

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