knitting

I love to knit things I can use around the house. Currently I’m knitting a pillow for my couch, but I do quite a bit of kitchen knitting, too. I just finished up two dishcloths that I seem to use all the time in my kitchen. I like projects like these, because they are easy to do, are quick to knit, and I get the benefit of using them just about right away.

You can find patterns for dishcloths all over the Internet, or you can just make up your own. All they are is a square, so you can knit your favorite pattern stitch, add a garter stitch or seed stitch border, and you have your own custom dishcloth!

I remember my husband was skeptical about these the first time I made one, and then he used one, and realized how the texture of the stitches really works to scrub dishes and/or countertops! I use a cotton yarn so I can throw them in the washer without any worries, and I usually make them a little bigger than I want them to be, just in case they shrink in the washer.

These are two cloths I recently made that match my black and white “cow” kitchen, and I managed to get two out of a single skein of Sugar and Cream yarn. That’s pretty economical, I think! If you’re a beginning knitter, these are a great first project, and they make fantastic gifts, too, so knit up some kitchen knitting today!

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