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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Let me just say Purl Soho is an awesome lys. I had fun just looking around and being in such a lovely place. The personnel were great. They were friendly and professionally able to answer my questions regarding the yarn I was purchasing. I will definitely be going back to Purl Soho for my yarn purchases.
Oh my word! That store is heaven!!
YARN!! Oh it is so beautiful!! And I love the sponge! What great use for scraps!
Oooh, that shop looks amazing… sigh….
Wow – Purl Soho looks AWESOME! Great idea for the sponge.
What a great idea, so useful! And I loooove all that yarn, what a great store. We need one here! 🙂
I think that is a great idea, I'm going to add that sponge to my list of things to try. I love using homemade dish cloths in the kitchen, they are awesome! And your yarn pictures…………..so much envy!
Oh what delicious bundles of yarn!!!And that dish sponge is such a clever idea!
What a cool store! And what a great idea for a sponge! I might need to try making one after I finish up my dishcloths. Thanks for your comment on my blog– I'm now getting to enjoy your blog.
Great idea to knit a sisal sponge~love it. You know you can also throw your 100% wool scraps into the compost bin.
Peggy, I just checked the fiber content and it is 100% Peruvian Highland Wool and it is Cascade Magnum bulky, color Ecru. I think with the green I am going to try my first cardi for Livie but not sure what I will do with the rest.
Sorry,what is the fiber?
I love the look of that bulky cream one. what will you do with that? That is the fiber? hat and scarf?
I think you died and went to heaven being in that store. Next time I am in NYC I am going there! Thanks for sharing the photos 🙂
Love the sponge!! And I think I might die of happiness in Purl. Heavens! No wonder you couldn't think. Pure deliciousness!
Great idea, that dish sponge! Thanks for sharing!
Love your dish sponge idea! And wow! What a yarn store! I love how they roll the skeins in to balls for you – I get into such a terrible fankle.xx
I am so glad you got to go to Purl! I hope I can get there some day!
Thank you for sharing the dish sponge idea and all the gorgeous photos at Purl Soho. What fun!
Thats a lovely little dishscrub pattern. Although you do realise it is completely overshadowed by all those glorious shots of wonderful, bright and lovely yarns. Wow, how did you manage to leave that store?xx
oh my goodnesss…the colours!! How did you ever leave that place? They would have had to drag me out at closing time, kicking and screaming!
Oh you lucky duck! That is so awesome you went to Purl Soho. You look so pretty and happy in your photos too. Thanks for sharing. I am excited to hear all about it!I really liked your knitted washcloth tutorial. Now that is something I am putting in my cue.Thanks for visiting my space.Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
I've always wanted to visit Purl – it looks like you had an amazing visit there, and came home with some truly beautiful finds!
What a fantastic pattern for a dish sponge and a great way to use up threads too……….I think I may have begun hyperventilating in such a gorgeous wool shop, all those coloured yarns are almost mesmerising.
Ooooh, beautiful yarn store, and it looks like you chose some wonderful yarns 🙂 Looking forward to seeing what you makeI had never thought of knitting a dish sponge, I'd only ever heard of making cloths. Sounds like a good idea though!
Cute sponge! I love, love, love Purl Soho and have only been there once since they moved into their new space. But what an amazing experience! <3 Your selections are so lovely!
I've been saving yarn ends for 'something or other'?; now I think i'll give the kitchen sponge a go!
The sponge is amazing and as for the yarn shop, too beautiful!
oh my goodness, how exciting. i do know just what you mean about loving it best, it's just about my favorite part of being in the city too. my daughter always gives me a gift card to purl, that way she knows i'll come back to see her. hee he. love your choices!i love your little dish sponge too, it's a great idea. i save all my ends and scraps, i can't throw wool away. i love how it looks in a bowl, and every spring i put it outside for the birds to use in their nests.so glad you had a great trip!
They must be the only yarn store on earth where people constantly whip out their cameras to take photos of themselves with the yarn! And it's obvious why!
I would have been in complete overload in Purl Soho! I used to keep my wool scraps too and was using them to stuff toys for a while. I like your idea of putting them in the sponge.
Ooo, what a great idea for those little ends…I save them for stuffing, too!Your Purl Soho photos are dreamy beyond words. What lovely choices you made!
I get that way in yarn stores too… totally overwhelmed!Nice sponge- I get rid of my ends nowdays after training myself to do it 😉