I have always wondered what the round dishcloth pattern would look like knit in crochet thread. So, since I have been swimming through this avalanche of ideas, I of course decided to cast on and see finally. It’s rather spider-web like, and unruly looking, but I actually like how it looks. 
(Here it is uncovered.) Pattern Link (it’s free) here: Knitting Knonsense.
Cosy? I can never remember. 
I have a feeling this kind - the kind that goes on a teapot is spelled with an “s” and the snuggling kind with a “z” - or not.
This free pattern comes from the Sugar’n Cream yarn (Lily) website - only I used Peaches’n Cream in “Peppercorn” color. I have one of those big cones of it, and wanted something easy to knit while I watched old Cary Grant movies this past weekend. So, I decided to try the cosy pattern I’d downloaded a while back. It’s probably not the warmest cosy you’ll find, but it’s an easy knit. The twisted ridge of stitches break up the garter stitch nicely and give it a little interest. It takes apparently two balls of dishcloth yarn for the large size which will fit a 6-cup pot. I think this might be be a nice one to knit from wool some day.
I can see these becoming a “staple” amongst the knit-ahead baby shower stuff. [Read more →]
The pattern for this cloth can be found at Knitting Memories blogspot. I’ve been meaning to try this one for a while. What self-respecting coffee swilling household shouldn’t have one of these??? It comes out to about a 9 by 9 inch square for me when I knit it on size 6 needles (4.0 mm). I believe this is likely the next to the last dischcloth for me for a while. I’m down to the last of the cotton worsted yarn, and using it to knit this KAL with this week. So, that should wrap things up for the dishcloth flu.
Meanwhile…speaking of catching fiber bugs, I think I’m one of maybe 10 online knitters in the world who have not made Kate Gilbert’s Clapotis. I have always thought it was an intriguing pattern, but just never got caught up in the whole “oh I HAVE to knit that!” thing where it was concerned. That is until I saw this one. And she really hated using lace weight yarn to make it. So I’m not sure if maybe I’m just nuts (possible) or just like to blunder in to doing projects that defeat me (likely!) - but now I think I’ve gone from catching the dishcloth flu to catching the Clapotis…because I cast on my merino lace yarn and started this baby soon after I stumbled across her project on Ravelry.
This entrelac bib took one regular size skein of Sugar and Cream worsted weight yarn. I used the entrelac pattern from Scarf Style
Then I added one more triangle on the right side for a place to stitch a button (be sure it’s one that a toddler isnt going to be able to pull off and choke on - or else just go with a snap if you decided to “wing” one of these yourself). No buttonhole needed if you’re setting snaps instead. I think it came out fairly “unisex” but it’s going to a boy. I think it’s got to be a great idea because not only is it a nice generous bib, but it can be used for clean up too since it’s made of dishcloth yarn. Just run it under some tap water, clean up kid and surroundings, then rinse the whole thing off again and hang it up to dry!
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