A Word About Yarn

Posted on February 17, 2015 | Comments Off on A Word About Yarn

You will notice that I normally  use  the original Peaches & Creme yarn or Sugar and Cream yarn.  That is because it is primarily what is in my stash. There are a lot of other good  brands of cotton yarns available such as : I Love this Cotton by Hobby Lobby, Sugar and Cream, Knit Picks yarns, Brown Sheep yarns and  many others.

Yarn comes in  different weights such as Aran, DK, Sport and Fingering Weight. If you want more information about yarn weights take a look at the Craft Yarn Council‘s page about Yarn Standards .  I am sure most of you know that yarn weight; hook or needle size and other factors affect gauge. Gauge affects the size of an item you make. Please keep these factors in mind if you use a different yarn than the one recommended by a designer or if you are making something where size is important.

I hope you are having a wonderful day!

 

 

 

 

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New and Old Friends

Posted on February 16, 2015 | Comments Off on New and Old Friends

As I mentioned before, one of the goals of my Cotton Projects is that I use at least one “new to me” pattern a week. The few days  in January were busy. I made four dishcloths and three of the them were from patterns I have never used before.

Here are the cloths I made from patterns I have never tried before.

They were all fun to make and uniquely gorgeous.

The link to Joan Hamer’s e-book is here: Dozen Dishcloths to Knit I made it from a cone of original White Peaches and Creme yarn. I am delighted with this pattern and will be making the remaining eleven from this book.  If you are on Ravelry you might consider taking a look at the other patterns she has designed.

Variable Star is from  Leisure Arts  #5568 Knit Dishcloths by Julie Ray. I used Baby Green from the original Peaches and Creme. In person it is a delicate looking square.

Simple is from Dishcloth Diva by Deb Buckingham. I used  the original  Peaches and Creme Dark Purple Ombre for this cloth. The pattern is lost in the color of the yarn.

I like the amount of texture in each of these patterns and will be using them again.

The one dishcloth I made from a familiar pattern is below:Squishy1b

I used Hills and Valleys which can be found on this blog. It is a favorite of my husband because it is soft.  I like it because it holds its shape and  is squishy. It is also made on the diagonal which allows the size to be changed easily.  The yarn, OD Spice is also one of the softest feeling colorways made by the makers of the original Peaches and Creme.

Please come back as I share my journey of using my cotton yarn stash.

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Grandmother’s Favorite

Posted on February 15, 2015 | Comments Off on Grandmother’s Favorite

I have struggled off and on for years with making the Traditional Grandmother’s Favorite Dishcloth. I have tried several very well written versions of this with no success despite the patterns being well written.

My latest attempts have been with this very well designed pattern purchased from a wonderful designer on Etsy: Bordered Biased Dishcloth  The pictures she posted on Craftsy look good.

Here is one attempt at following her pattern:

PinkClassic1aIt is not her fault the lower right corner does not look right.

Here is my latest attempt:Y&W-1aIt looks a bit better. Any flaws in it are not the designer’s fault but are mine.  I think I will try it again in a couple of weeks. For now there are other patterns to use.

8-10-2019: I  have attempted to update the link to this pattern and have  not  been able to find it. If and when it is found, I will add the current link to the pattern to this page.

It is my prayer that you be safe today!

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Dishcloth Fun

Posted on February 14, 2015 | Comments Off on Dishcloth Fun

I realized a couple of days ago that it has almost been a month since I have posted about my Cotton Yarn Project.

One of my favorite parts of this project is searching for patterns I have never tried. I have been looking through some old pattern books and collections for patterns that catch my eye.

This dishcloth comes from Leisure Arts Splash of Color:

Sassy Stripes

Sassy Stripes

It is made from a cone of the original Peaches’n’Creme Mardi Gras. Knitting it was fun and relaxing. I am not sure if I enjoyed using the color or the pattern best. It is definitely a pattern that will be used again.

I started this dishcloth the same day I made the Sassy Stripes. It was finished the next day:

Amish Diamond

Amish Diamond

It is from Knit Dishcloths . The patterns in this book appear to be based on quilt patterns.  I will eventually be knitting all of them at least once just for the fun of doing so.

For now, Good night and Happy Knitting

 

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Cotton Yarn Project Beginning

Posted on January 18, 2015 | Comments Off on Cotton Yarn Project Beginning

In the past several years my stash of 100% cotton yarn has become huge. One of my goals for this year is to use as much of it as possible.  In order to accomplish this is I am going to try and make at least one project a week using this yarn.  I do more if time allows.  I will  not to buy any more cotton yarn unless it is absolutely necessary to finish a project.

As part of this project I am also going to make an effort to use at least one dishcloth or other pattern a week that I have never used before. There will be fun because there are so many to choose from.  I have also decided to  include links to the pattern sources when pictures are posted.

I will do my best to post here at least once a week.

Here are the dishcloths I have made so far this year.

The first four dishcloths are made from the   Hole-less ( Reverse Miter Cloth pattern available on Ravelry.

The All Washed Up Cloth pattern is also available from Ravelry.

The pattern for Classic and Pinks is available from Craftsy Bordered Biased Knitted Dishcloth I had a problem making the end corner look as neat as the designer did. The next time I make it I will try using a smaller needle.

Wonderfully Textured is made from the Wash Cloth Knitting Pattern

 

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WordCamp St. Louis 2014

Posted on March 2, 2014 | Comments Off on WordCamp St. Louis 2014

I attended  2014 WordCamp St. Louis 2014 yesterday. It was fun and very educational. I chose to stay for only two classes because most of them were aimed at those with much more knowledge than I have at this time.  Some of the information I learned  included :how to connect with local WordPress users ; about the resources available on WordPress,org and  about other online resources for learning some of the information I want to learn. I also  met some delightfully amazing  people. It was time well spent. :)

 

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Prolonged Absence

Posted on February 21, 2014 | Comments Off on Prolonged Absence

I realized today that I have not posted here in almost two years. I will be  working on changing that in the upcoming days and weeks.

For the past few weeks I have making slippers for the Pink Slipper Project using two of my favorite  crochet slipper patterns:

  1. Posy Toes Crocheted Slippers  is my favorite pattern to use for making crocheted ladies slippers. It is easy to adjust the length of the slipper by adding or subtracting rows, My favorite aspect of this pattern is the option to make a slipper to fit a wider foot. You can see some of the slippers I have made using this pattern here .
  2. Toddler Slippers is the pattern I prefer to use for making crocheted toddler slippers. Some of the slippers I have made using it can be seen here . Unfortunately these pictures do not do justice to the colors of the yarn or to the pattern.

I will be posting more current pictures in the couple of weeks.

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Pattern Correction

Posted on June 23, 2012 | Comments Off on Pattern Correction

It was brought to my attention in the past day or two that there was an error in the Melinda  Cloth pattern on Row 2.  The error has been corrected.

Please accept my apology for any inconvenience this may have caused.

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Obsessed With Reading

Posted on March 31, 2012 | Comments Off on Obsessed With Reading

A couple of weeks ago I signed up for the  2012 E-Book Challenge.  At that time I decided my goal was to read 100 E-Books by the end of the year.  Since then, I have been reading almost every possible moment of the day.  I cannot read enough. There are so many books to be read and so little to read them. Where shall I begin? There are books about baseball. There are history books. There are books about words and language. There are books about science and medicine. There are books about nursing and psychology. There are biographies.  There fiction books. Some are action and adventure. Some are mysteries. Some are romance novels. There are books about the fiber arts such as knitting and crocheting….The list is long and the time is limited.

I hope you have a good book to read today and all days!

 

 

 

 

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2012 E-Book Challenge

Posted on March 10, 2012 | Comments Off on 2012 E-Book Challenge

I have decided to sign up for the 2012 E-Book Challenge hosted by Workaday Reads

My goal is to read 100 Books-Server. I will list them by month in the tabs on the Menu above.

Challenge Guidelines:

  1. This challenge will run from Jan 1, 2012 – Dec 31, 2012.
  2. Anyone can join, you don’t need to be a blogger. If you don’t have a blog, feel free to sign-up in the comments. You can post reviews to any book site (i.e. Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Smashwords, Goodreads, etc).
  3. Any genre or length of book counts, as long as it is in ebook format.
  4. You can list your books in advance or just put them in a wrap-up post. If you list them, feel free to change them as the mood takes you.
  5. When you sign up in the linky, put the direct link to your post about joining the E-Book Reading Challenge.
  6. You can move up levels, but no moving down.
  7. Sign-ups will be open until Dec 15, 2012, so feel free to join at any time throughout the year.

Levels:

  1. Floppy disk – 5 ebooks
  2. CD – 10 ebooks
  3. DVD – 25 ebooks
  4. Memory stick – 50 ebooks
  5. Hard drive – 75 ebooks
  6. Server – 100 ebooks
  7. Human brain – 150 ebooks

 

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