Organic Cotton Face Cloths - Crocheted, Not Knitted!

Well I did start out to knit a whole bunch of these . . . and I did actually knit one.

But I just knit too slowly!

So I got out the crochet hook.

The first one I did was the green-y one. It's just plain, but I quite like it. It used the whole ball of cotton.

Then I came across this pattern and decided to give it a try using the mauve yarn. I liked the scallop-y edge that you end up with. And it worked up really quite quickly.  It also used almost the whole ball of cotton. I really enjoyed working with the cotton . . .  and it feels so lovely when it's done.

I could see this pattern in a much chunkier yarn as a throw rug. Or maybe cushions. A little project for Winter perhaps???


Pattern: Dish Cloth
Designer: Crochet 'N' More
Publication: http://www.crochetnmore.com/dishcloth.htm
Yarn: Heirloom 8 ply Organically Grown Cotton
Hook: G (4.0mm) 
Finished size: 24cm x 24cm

Done! 1 Crocheted Cushion Front

Finally . . . I've finished 1 cushion front! I know that doesn't technically count as "done", but it's "done" enough for me. This has taken me a fair bit longer than I thought it would. I wanted a fairly solid effect (not too open like granny squares).

 

I'm pretty happy with the result, but my plan for 4 cushions (front and back crocheted) may need to be slightly modified. Perhaps a different back . . . perhaps not all of them complete this year . . .

Teaching myself to crochet!

I got myself a book . . .



and I've been teaching myself to crochet.



I thought that I'd make some cushion covers, so I started . . .



but I wasn't really happy with the results, so . . .



And then I started again.



I'm much happier this time around. My plan is to make 4 triangles and join them to make a square.

1 triangle done.

1 partially complete.

Stay tuned!