Monday, June 28, 2010

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.

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