Dishcloth bug has bitten

Dishcloth with matching hot pad

While I enjoyed watching a few episodes of Merlin on Netflix the past couple nights, I worked up some more dishcloth sets. Trying to use up stash yarns to prepare for my week trip to visit family in Iowa. While Iowa doesn't sound very exciting to some people, it will always be home to me. The Quad Cities area readily has big name craft stores to visit!! Getting to feel the softness and see the true colors of yarn before I purchase sounds like heaven! I have exactly 3 weeks and 4days to use up what I can in my totes so hubby will agree to my planned yarn shopping spree! Here is a peek at my progress so far.

 

You can find the pattern for the diamond shaped dishcloths here. Thank you to Apple Blossom Dreams for sharing this neat pattern. It works up so quickly andis adaptable for making pot holders as well with 2 or more strands of worst weight or cotton yarns held together.

 

 

Besides dishcloths I also made  "manly " pot holders for my brothers bachelor pad. He does cook, but making "womanly" purchases of necessary items for the home is not top of his list. He saw I was testing three strands of worst weight held together for pot holders and asked for a few of these blue ones like this.

 

 

 

I also made a cute owl coffee cup cozy, Hootie! I love it with those big bright eyes. Keeps my hot cocoa and teas warm while I get preoccupied counting stitches.

 

 



I found this owl pattern here, via Ravelry.com. there are many different patterns available in different styles too if you type owl cozy in the search button there. I love getting to see posted pictures of others creations from patterns for inspiration as well.