Saturday, March 26, 2011

The Perfect Dish Cloth has been Found

I have done it!  I have found the perfect combination and created the perfect pattern for the handknit dish cloth.  In my opinion (and the opinions of others who sell hand knit dish cloths), nothing beats a handknit dish cloth.  My new combination (somebody else has probably already found it, but failed to tell me) uses a strand of cotton yarn and a strand of acrylic yarn to maximize absorbancy and scrubbing power.  What more could you ask for in a dish cloth?  I like my dish cloths fairly small, but you could of course increase the size if you like a large towel size to do your dishes.  When it gets dirty you stick it in the wash and it comes out looking like new (until you have washed it so many times and used it so many times it shreds and falls apart…then knit a new one).  Enjoy my great revelation, and happy dish washing!  The pattern is available for free below or on Ravelry.  
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/the-perfect-dish-cloth




Friday, March 25, 2011

Getting Started

Welcome to my Blog.  I am a knitter diving into the world of knitting design.  I have posted three patterns to date.  They can be found on Ravelry.  http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/sources/be-happy-knits
Knitting has been my go-to project for creative expression and sanity salvation for a couple of years.  I look forward to sharing my love of knitting with others.