And I am blessed to be able to stay at home today and get a few things accomplished - especially a couple of nice long walks outside! It's funny - since I made a habit of going outside every day.... I almost NEED to do it! Spending a little time outdoors regardless of the weather seems to have become something I really WANT to do.
And that is the point of the new habits - to make it so easy that I do it automatically - and I miss it when I DON'T do it.... like brushing my teeth. I would no more skip brushing my teeth than I would fly to the moon without a vehicle. I want exercise and eating healthy foods to be just like that!
That said - I will share some of the dishcloths with you (yes, I know I've been remedial about posting them lately - but I am still crocheting away!) I will try to catch up a little on my blogging this week - assuming I can spend the time at home!
8 new dishcloths from Maggie Weldon's 2011 challenge are below:
Patterns are in the archive at www.bestfreecrochet.com
#215 Diagonal Stripes Crochet Dishcloth - pictured below on the upper left. It was fun to do this pattern, though we have seen it before..... I do like the patterns that use up my little bits and pieces of leftover yarn! The actual pattern used a base color every couple of rows to coordinate it - and I did not... but I think it turned out nicely anyway. It's a generous size too - definitely a repeat!
#216 Flag Crochet Dishcloth - I'm assuming you can figure out which one is the flag? LOL!! I really liked this pattern because it was EASY to do. It worked up much quicker than I expected. It's a good choice for a flag pattern.
#217 The Rambler Crochet Dishcloth - pictured above on the upper right. An interesting pattern.... I'm glad I tried it to learn something new but not a fave to make nor as a favorite end product. One of the okay ones!
#218 Tricolor Crochet Dishcloth - above on the lower right. The cloth is thick and absorbent. I liked the pattern but feel that changing the colors so much was cumbersome. I may do this again with one color OR a variegated yarn.
The next 4 dishcloths are pictured in the photo below
#219 Blue Butterfly Crochet Dishcloth - pictured below on the bottom left. Not so much blue as purple because that is what I have on hand, this one is cute! Not particularly hard but a little cumbersome to figure out and not cute enough to do twice.
#220 Square on Point Crochet Dishcloth - below on the bottom right. This one was fun. The pattern says that it is easy - I would say that is true IF you pay close attention :-) That said - it is great fun to use the scraps and watch this one take shape while you are making it.... AND you have a nice useful cloth at the end of it :-)
#221 Mexican Eye Crochet Dishcloth - pictured above on the upper left. This one turned out absolutely beautiful! Instructions call it easy, but I'm not so sure.. I got a little confused in the middle. This is one that I would have to really want to HAVE in order to do it again but is pretty enough that it might happen.
#222 Blue Bobbles Crochet Dishcloth - it's a little difficult to see against my dark background. It's a pretty lacy pattern more suited to a scarf or vest, I think. It was easy and quick to make but a little lacy for a useful dishcloth in my opinion.
So there you have it... some crochet adventures for the week.
What are you working on?
Some very interesting dishcloths. Always fun to meet another blogger and stitcher.
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