Well, in case you hadn’t noticed by now, 2012 was the year of dishcloths for everyone. That Christmas I gave each of the women in my life a gift set of a variety of them. Looking ahead, I see that a lot of the upcoming posts are going to be very similar. I realize that might get a little mundane for anyone following or reading, but I truly want to track my stitching history project by project as much as possible and have each item pictured in the order it was made. I want to be able to look back at this website and scroll through and see the chronological history of each and every thing I stitched. So…as repetitive as the next few days and weeks may be, the dishcloth entries continue. LOL
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The pattern that I used to base this project off of was:
Angel of Welcome by Susan Mrenna
What a GREAT beginner project for anyone really wanting to tackle perfecting their knit and purl stitches and possibly learning how to read a chart for the first time. This is a really basic pattern to try and learn and improve all of these techniques. There is no better project to try and learn on than something small, and something that in the end is only going to be used for cleaning anyway. LOL That takes a lot of pressure off trying to make every stitch perfect when you are just learning. The texture this pattern creates with the knit and purl combinations really makes it a great dishcloth! See below for a great chart keeper that you can find at We Crochet and/or Knit Picks to help follow along these patterns that use charts to keep your place more easily. I’ll also include a few links for knit graph paper notebooks that you can purchase if you choose to try and tackle designing and creating your own charts for projects. It’s a lot easier than you think. 😉
I also have two dishcloth patterns that are available for free on this website: Simple Seed Stitch Dishcloth Pattern and my Moss Stitch Dishcloth pattern. If you scroll to the end of either of those links you will see an option to download the PDF file.
Small projects are the best kind to tackle when wanting to learn a new stitch and/or new technique. And what better project to practice on than one that people will be using to clean things up and perfect stitches and gauge aren’t really essential to a wonderful finished project.
There are a number of different kinds of yarn you could use to stitch these up…all of them great choices. I am going to include a few links so that you can find my recommendations a little easier, and for some great prices. I am only sharing all of the cotton yarns that I would choose to use, as this is my preferred yarn type for dishcloths. Substitute to your own preferences, though. You need to love your finished work.
First off from Knit Picks….one of my all time favorite places to shop. My Wishlist is always full of all the things I’d like to purchase or have gifted to me at some point. LOL They have 4 variations of their Dishie yarn pictured below…click on the link in the picture to check each one out.
This would also be where I would purchase my favorite needles. I started knitting in 2012 and researched extensively at the time which were the best needles to buy. Knit Picks topped the chart in so many categories that I decided to give them a try. I haven’t regretted it yet and I would buy them again today if given the choice. If you are unsure of what you should purchase, I definitely recommend you do your own research and read the reviews. You will be making an investment in your craft so you want to be sure you’ll be happy with them for a long time to come. Check out the link below to see what the Knit Picks needles are all about. I highly recommend them being included in your research. I’m also including a few links on Amazon for some interchangeable sets that come with excellent reviews. Interchangeable is the one of the most economical ways to get started in knitting since they are versatile and can be used for just about any knitting project…even with knitting in the round if you learn the magic loop!!
Another kind of cotton yarn that would be good to try is the 24/7 Cotton yarn by the very reputable Lion Brand company. You know them for all the other wonderful yarns they sell, they are worth checking out for their cotton yarn as well.
And last, but certainly not least, if you want to stick to the age old Lily’s Sugar N’ Cream, which is what I used to originally design this pattern, then check out the link below for Create For Less. It’s not a direct link to the Sugar N’ Cream yarn, that site is GINORMOUS, but it’s very easy to find. Just type in Sugar N Cream or even just cotton yarn into the search bar and it will bring it right up. Check that link out below:
That should be about all you need if you want to try this one out. If you feel like you might need a little extra assistance and want online classes to help you, check out the links below for Annie’s and Craftsy. I take online classes often to improve and advance my skills. You can always learn something new!
If you have any questions about the information in this post please just leave me a comment.
Happy Stitching!
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~Mindy~
