Fessing Up
I must confess....
I knit dishcloths. There, I said it. Whatever your ideas are on dishcloth knitting - I have to tell you about why I like it.
First off, I use them. Every day in my kitchen. To wipe up spills, wipe down the sink, sometimes even to do dishes. Then I just throw them in the washer and dryer.
They're an easy, mindless knit. I've been using them for years, and some of them are wearing out so I need more!
I also bought Mason-Dixon Knitting and had to try the Ballband Dishcloth that is keeping Peaches & Cream and Sugar & Cream flying off the shelves. I can't resist an easy and attractive dishcloth pattern.
So here are some pics:
The first MD washcloth I made, given to our friend who was up visiting while I was knitting it. He seemed to think he'd find a use for it in his kitchen.
A closeup. Made with Sugar & Cream cotton. All the yarn I've been using to make these is the S&C that I found on sale at Michael's for $1 per skein. Using the two colors you can get just about 3 washcloths from 2 skeins. They're cheap too!!! And it comes in tons of colors.
The next two that I've been working on. No, I'm not obsessed, just getting ready for Christmas. My mother, sister, sister-in-law, etc, etc all love them as gifts. And they work great to use as giftwrap to wrap a small gift. Since I hate using paper to wrap gifts, this fits the bill.
Ok, I have to show you:
One of the first dishcloths I made. Probably at least 8 years old. It used to be a nice pink color, but all those washes have faded it. Not to mention all the holes and tatters. It's clean though! Do you think I should throw it out or continue to use it? Doesn't actually look too pretty in the kitchen, but it still gets the job done. Maybe it should go out to the garage as a rag. It's just so hard to throw away....
Here's a little mouth-watering view of something else:
Blueberry Crumble made from some of the blueberries I picked. I kept forgetting to take pictures of the quarts and quarts of blueberries before I cleaned, washed and froze or ate them. I think I have about 12 quarts of berries in my freezer AND we've been eating them fresh almost every day. Hopefully the frozen ones will last us the winter. We love pulling them out and putting them in pancakes, muffins or smoothies.
They're the low-bush wild type that grows up here in Maine. Much more flavorful than the larger cultivated ones in my book. And free too if you pick them yourself. I use a blueberry rake to save my back from all that squatting down, picking one berry at a time off the bush.
