from bottom to top: Drift, Clay, and BeanI just completed these organic cotton washcloths. Each is a different stitch pattern and color, my own designs. They are incredibly soft. I love the use of the word whilst in the yarn tag care instructions:
Machine washable.
Dry flat. Wash dark
colours separately.
Reshape whilst wet.
Oh, those look scrumptiously soft and wonderful! And I just love the names, they sound like they could be the names of a rag tag group of wandering kids. :)
ReplyDeletelovely.
ReplyDeleteA+ names :)
ReplyDeleteThese are so pretty! I especially love the blue. Just a gorgeous shade!
ReplyDeleteI wish I could knit! I tried to once and I turned out a huge yarn clump...
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so great -- and lovely colors. dishcloths make the perfect handmade gift. could you share the patterns?
ReplyDeleteThe names are great, suggesting nicknames given to the outbuildings of an old family farm. And a good 'whilst' makes a label. Lovely work.
ReplyDeleteDenise, I am loving your blog! Thank you for visiting woolnest and commenting; I like knowing who's been to visit. :) I'll be back...
ReplyDeleteThese are so so so wonderful :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!
ReplyDeleteand whilst is one of my favorite words - I insert it into conversation whenever I can. :)
Gorgeous and soft...whilst so useful.
ReplyDelete(I tired, I'm not sure I got it)
Beautiful and practical. Perfect. Nothing feels better that a handknitted washcloth in the bath...(wait, maybe padding about the house in handknitted socks...) its a tie.
ReplyDeleteoh these are really gorgeous. i love the look of homemade washcloths. anything to get me inspired 'whilst' i clean the house. :)
ReplyDeleteI, too, love the word whilst. And these are beautiful, Denise. I love them, love them.
ReplyDeletexoxo,
-maria
Love those pale colours...springy like in a modest way.
ReplyDeleteYay! You finaly picked up the knitting needles. :-)
Tumbleweed Woman, I love your perspective--a rag tag group of wandering kids. Excellent! I wish I could take more credit, but those nifty names are simply the color names of the yarns I used...
ReplyDeleteRW, Thank you. I like them too.
Elizabeth, See my "Tumbleweed Woman" response above. Sigh...
Erin, I love the blue too, but can't decide which is my favorite color. I think I like them best as a set.
Diya, You should try again. Just do something simple like a scarf that is 100% knit stitch. It's easy peasy once you get going.
Lucy, I knit them like I knit most things, sort of winging it. Let me see what I can recall... I used Sublime Organic Cotton dk yarn (50g) and used maybe 2/3 of each ball. I used US size 7 (4.5mm) bamboo needles. I believe I cast on 44 stitches for Drift (blue) and knit in seed stitch until I reached my desired size of 7x8". For Bean (green) and Clay (taupe) I cast on 40 stitches. Bean is a checkered pattern where I simply p4 k4 one row and then k4 p4 the next, and repeated both rows until I reached my desired size. Clay is double seed stitch. I finished by spritzing them with water via spray bottle and then shaping all four into neat rectangles and placing them on a clean dry towel to dry. I was imagining them as face or body cloths vs. dish cloths. I might knit tighter with a smaller needle for a dish cloth.
Mise, Outbuildings of an old family farm! Love it! I wish I had made up the names, but I just swiped the names of the yarn colors I used...
The Nest, Thank you and welcome!
Rebekah, Thank you.
Pen and Paperie, Thank you and yes, whilst is good fun.
Camilla, You got it : )
Elena, I still haven't tried socks, but a sweater is about to happen. I'm nervous!
Anna, I see you are whilst loving too : )
Maria, Who knew whilst had such a following? As I was knitting these I was thinking that they felt a bit Maria-like, the soft cotton yarn and comforting muted tones.
Anne Marie, I do love these muted tones. Oh, I've been picking up the needles... I just finished a black scarf, have a blue bamboo scarf in the works, and have been working on a small orange pouf (coffee table sized foot rest) I'd like to fill with dried lima beans, it's the sweater that I can't seem to begin. I think I'll take the plunge this afternoon.
those look really great! and whilst. i wonder how i can incorporate that into my vernacular ! :D
ReplyDeleteYou create beauty. The colours are perfect and that was terribly cute about the word whilst!
ReplyDeleteDon't sell them! I want to keep them at home so all your friends are jealous of us.
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Knowledge Man
ohh- i love these! the colours are divine.
ReplyDeletei also love chris' comment up there. x
ooh how clever - these are lovely. And whilst is such a lovely word that conjures up feelings of gentleness and grace...
ReplyDeletethese are so pretty. and this photo showcases them awfully well!
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these are beautiful!! love the colors and the patterns. i want some ;) i like the word whilst too.
ReplyDeleteso pretty....loooove the colors. i'll be thinking of them all day, especially when i look at my not-so-pretty ones
ReplyDeleteI love your blog! In fact, I'm adding you to my blogroll now.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful and serene, and I love the names!
ReplyDeleteI particularly enjoy the little color marinade that is going on with that pretty stack of washcloths.
ReplyDeleteThank you! You are a thoughtful bunch.
ReplyDeleteThey look divine. Those colors remind me of the seashore.
ReplyDeleteThese are wonderful and just what I was looking for to give as gifts. thanks for the inspiration.
ReplyDeleteThe Brits say "whilst" a lot. I learned that when I lived over there!
ReplyDeleteThose are beautiful colors. Really. I want all of them.
Jessica and Joanna, Thanks!
ReplyDeleteJane, Great idea! I'm seriously considering taking them down from Etsy and giving them as a gift. I know someone who has a home where the set of 3 will fit perfectly.
Nice blog- Love that you love the word whilst- I agree.
ReplyDeleteThat definitely counts for crafty! Beautiful...
ReplyDeletevery nice colours and texture. I can imagine it feels great
ReplyDeleteSuch a great photo. Well done!
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