June Update - Dishcloths Galore!

That's mostly what I'm working on now, though there are some other projects in the works. The reason behind the dishcloth .. well .. washcloth glut is that I'm knitting up all this Eco-spun I have into cloths to send to the Gulf oil spill cleanup effort.



There's the first three, on top of a pile of cloths made from repurposed t-shirts. Jason finally cleared out his closet and dresser of things he just can't wear anymore, and I claimed the t-shirts for this project. It's better than throwing them away!

I also have made some other dishcloths - I'm turning all my lovely Lily Sugar & Cream into garterlac and plain garter dishcloths, since I have an insane amount of the stuff. Of course, every store I've ever known to carry it is starting to get rid of it, so I'm a bit perturbed. Hobby Lobby seems to be switching to their own brand of cotton that's not as good for this purpose. I might have to stock up again - or just switch to Peaches & Cream, which I can get from the mill.

I finished my first ever Entrelac project too .. a scarf knitted of some stash Tahki I had, though I had to buy something to match it because I wouldn't have had enough to finish it otherwise. It's long, and thick, and warm, and I don't know what I'm doing with it yet. I need to find a Gamecock fan I like.

In addition, I'm still working on those socks. I've turned the heel, it's just a matter of working on them now. Then there's the Birches scarf I keep pulling out to work on a little along,

I'm also still working on Mykael's scarf and I swatched for Jeanette's shawl, and will get to starting it soon.

I've started the other shawl that's a gift, and the one that was gifted to me.

Stash Update

According to Ravelry, I have over 48 miles of yarn.

Farrow Rib Keyhole Scarf

Malabrigo is such a yummy yarn, I wanted to knit something that I could get some good wear out of, that I could wear close to my neck but not end up as bulky. Hubby recently used this stitch to make a cowl for his father-in-law and I loved it, so I took the pattern and worked up a quick and easy pattern for a keyhole scarf that fits snug around the neck and is warm without being bulky. And the best thing is it takes just one skein of Malabrigo Worsted!

Needles: I used US8 and it made a nice fabric.
Yarn: Malabrigo Worsted in color Emerald, though any worsted would work just as well.
Gauge: Not terribly important.

Cast on 30 stitches. You can use whatever cast on you prefer. I just used long-tail, though I think casting on in K2P1 rib would make for a cleaner edge in retrospect.

K2 P1 every row. (This is a very easy to remember stitch, because it's the same on both the right and wrong side!) Continue until you have about 4-5 inches of fabric.

To make keyhole, K2 P1 twice, then bind off the next 18 stitches, then K2 P1 the last 6 stitches. On the next row, K2 P1 twice, then cast on 18 stitches (I just used backwards loop, but I'm sure there are other methods), then K2 P1 to end.

Now just continue K2 P1 across every row until scarf is as long as you want or you run out of yarn. I used less than a full skein but you could use a full one and it'd just be a little longer.

Voila! A quick, easy, yummy-warm scarf to get you through the rest of the winter months!