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A knitted dish sponge and my trip to Purl Soho

By on November 23, 2011 in crochet, knitting, Yarn Along
Yarning along with Ginny again this week.  I have not time to read anything lately except Little House to the kids (does that count?)  I suppose I could have read while I was on the plane but honestly I was so nervous I probably would have gotten sick.  I worked on another shawl just like this one for my two other little girls. I got half way through so I need to hurry up since I was hoping to have the girls wear them in our Christmas pictures.

This week I wanted to share a little project for the kitchen.  I love everything handmade and since I was in need of a new dish sponge I whipped this one up and you can make it really fast too.

You need size 7 needles
Cast on 18 sts, stockinette stitch for 22 rows then bind off

 It is made of sisal and stuffed with bits of wool string that I collect.  (am I the only one who keeps left over bits of wool yarn from projects and frogging sweaters?) Next time I will stuff it with a cheapie dish sponge.  I miss the spongy action but other than that it scrubs really well.

With a size G crochet hook, fold the square in half and single crochet around stitching both layers together around two sides, stuff the sponge with wool or a sponge, finish crocheting around to the end, fasten off, weave in your ends.  Voila!

Thank you to everyone who left a comment or sent me an email while I was visiting NYC.  It was so much fun but very exhausting.  I will be posting more pictures of my trip Friday but for now here is my trip to the Purl Soho in New York. OK so this is probably the only place I could say that visiting the Purl was my favorite part of the trip and not get the “are you crazy” look.

I loved, like really loved being at this store

I was in a sea of yarn and all of a sudden all my plans and ideas went out the window!  I could not remember what projects I had thought of, not one!  I just walked around touching every yarn, hugging and squeezing skein after skein.  

I mean look at these yarns, aren’t they irresistable?

amazingly enough I was able to think clearly (for 3 seconds) and these were my choices.  No clue what I will make at the moment but make I will.

and so I sat and waited for the skeins to be swifted into balls for me : )
What would you make?  Don’t forget to join me tomorrow for the Handmade Christmas Craft Along!



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A cowl for whom it may fit and finished longies

By on November 9, 2011 in crochet, Yarn Along

Thank you all for your emails on my Keepin it Real, I hope more of you can link up your Keepin it Real post next Tuesday.

Yarning Along with Ginny again this week.  Thank you Ginny for having a weekly yarn along, it keeps me on my toes. So I have been working on a cowl for my upcoming trip to New York next week.  I knitted it in the round out of some butter soft wool cotton blend yarn I had in my stash.  I really loved the way it came out, but then I saw it on Ronnie and it looked like it was made for her so now I need to make a new scarf for myself  : )  This is my first completed knit project and I am falling in love with knitting.  I will always love crochet and I understand it so it is easy to create patterns but knitting, the rhythm, the needles, oh how I love it.  Now I need to learn some other stitches other than knit and purl ; )

 I have written the pattern for the cowl I made as I was working it up so that I can make a few more for my other girls but I have never written a knitting pattern and so it is written like a crochet pattern would be.  Is it just me or are knitting patterns written totally different than crochet? Anyhoo… I worked it in the round and then finished the top and bottom edge off with single crochet.  Very easy!

On the longies from last weeks yarn along post, I finished them just in time for Pioneer Day and it was wonderful.  It was a chilly day but my baby was toasty warm.  I have started a new pair in a super light blue but it will have to wait until I get through making myself a scarf and hobo bag for my NYC trip.

The next pair will definitely have more room in the bum area.  I had to rip out the legs the day before Pioneer Day because her thighs had gotten a bit chubbier and it took every free second to get them worked up again in time for her to wear them.


I hope to see you here tomorrow for my Handmade Christmas Craft Along Week 4!  Please come back and share whatever you are working on for gifts this Christmas.

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