Sunday, November 6, 2011

Cleaning Up

Way back in July the Balden County Extension office had their Christmas in July craft sale. This highlights local crafters. One of the wonderful people in my group of crafting heifers (really we have called ourselves this for years...might as well go public), took some of my items, or all of my knitted items over to sell for me. When she came back she said she sold a few of my dishcloths. I think I had about 15 or 16 that went over. I figured at a dollar a piece they are an easy buy and awfully easy make. With that in mind and knowing that we did not sell a great amount of products I figured she sold one or two. When she however handed me a check for $12 I realized I have some work to do In that trend I have been working on special projects and have made about five dishcloths.
All five are made from Lily Sugar'n Cream cotton yarn and are machine washable and dryable making them very green. Three are daisy hombre and now I have two made from summer prints. The daisy hombre is a variegated yellow and white yarn and may look familiar. It is the same yarn I used for the place mats and coasters you read about in August.

The summer prints is a white yarn with small splashes of blue, green and yellow through it making it a light and fun pattern. Dishcloths sell for $1 each and can be reused. They make great housewarming and thank you gifts, not to mention great stocking stuffers.