Saturday, February 27, 2010

Crochet Dishcloths & The Olympics

I really got 'into' the Olympics late last night and again this afternoon.  Boy, that Biathalon was really something, wasn't it??  I was cheering both Norway and Austria on and crocheting like crazy!  They were neck & neck and it was great!!  1 1/2 dishcloths later, it was time to go to bed.  Norway won and the finish was superb.  Then this afternoon, after the little in-home 'show', I flipped over to the Olympics yet again and went right back to crocheting more; completed the half-done one and another, too!

I'd completely forgotten about this pattern until I saw the pics of what one of my favorite bloggers had made.  Her blog is called BusyHSMom.  She homeschools seven!  Wow, that's what I call busy!  And I just love the motto in her banner --- "Would someone else be the responsible adult now???"  

So I was tired of making scrubbies (yes, they were all completed well in advance of the in-home show today) and have decided to delve into making a couple dozen dishcloths.  The 'in-home' was sort of a brunch thing.  I took scones.  All my scrubbies are now gone so will have to make more soon. 

Here's a closeup of one of my dishcloths.

BusyHSMom's stitches are sooo nice and neat, perfect tension and alignment --- not mine!  But I've got an excuse ... my enthusiasm for the Olympians overtook my usual attention to stitch size and such.  Well, I didn't want to miss something important, now did I?  So ignore the rather uneven stitches in there.  They're for home use, anyway.  I had several oldies that really needed to head to the garage for oil rags and such.  I like the way the Lily Sugar & Cream variegated cotton yarn seems to make a diamond type of pattern.

That's it for this visit ~ time to go watch more about those fabulous Olympians!!

Marge in NV

7 comments:

Barbara Blundell said...

Hi Marge,
The dishcloths are most attractive. I think anyone wouldn't mind washing up using one of these ! What is the fibre ?
I usually knit wool as I'm a spinner but I have done some work with cotton alpaca and silk occasionally

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~Marge~ said...

Hi Barbara, the fibre is Lily's Sugar & Cream 100% cotton. It lasts quite a long time, several years. Although the colors do fade after umpteen washings.

~Marge~ said...

Beverooni, I now have squash & peppers on hand ... guess what's for dinner?? :)

MicheleStitches said...

Awww, shucks! Thank you for the kind words. I'm blushing!

And I think your cloths look great! I see no inconsistencies in your stitches.

Lisa Howe said...

Love these crocheted cloths. That yarn is so much fun to work with. I have knitted some, but never crocheted them. Very nice!

knittingdragonflies said...

This is pretty, and I love your little scrubbies!! I can't make enough of them!
The olympics are almost over, then what will we watch!
Take care
Vicki