One Wash cloth down, two to go

May 20, 2008

    I signed up to be apart of a knitted wash cloth swap that starts in about a week.  We are given 6 weeks to knit 3 wash cloths which will then be shipped out to our assigned swap buddy.  Because I’m excited and don’t want to miss my deadline, as if 6 weeks isn’t enough time, I decided to start a week early.  I’ve just finished my first wash cloth.  It only took me 1 1/2 days!  I know it doesn’t sound all that impressive, but I don’t consider myself a fast knitter.  And, this time I was following a pattern.  My speed is picking up and I am happy about that.

This one is based on the free Lion Brand Dish Cloth pattern.  The pattern is really simple, but of course, I altered it by accident.  I repeated rows 3-4 twice which made the rows a bit wider, but it still looks good.

This is my first time using 100% cotton and I like the feel of it.  It’s also my first time following a pattern outside of practicing different stitches. 

The muscles in my right hand seems to be hurting now so I’m going to take a few days off from knitting/crocheting.  I’ve been going at it for quite awhile, so it’s time for another break.

One more project down, 5 to finish.

Posted in Knit1 Purl2