…and some of the gifts are finally starting to look finished. I present Twelve Dishcloths Blocking:
Since I know this colorway (P&C Peppercorn Ombre) fades like the dickens, I’m trying the vinegar bath method. They soaked in a half vinegar/half water mix for a half hour, were rinsed, then blocked. The vinegar smell is still very much in evidence, though, and I don’t know I’m going to fix that short of plunking down $2.75 at the laundromat.
The patterns used: Garterlac (of course), Chinese Waves, Bee Stitch, DW, Basic Modular, Eyelets on the Diagonal, and Ballband.
The plan had been to do six patterns, two dishcloths of each, but I started panicking when it looked like the cone wouldn’t last and switched to ballband (with ecru as MC) for the last two. Naturally, I still ended up with quite a bit left. My big discovery was the Eyelets pattern. It’s wonderful, especially – dare I say it – for the uglier ombres. The diagonals break up pooling nicely. When I started this quest I hated this Peppercorn colorway, but I grew fonder of it toward the end – due in no little way to the Eyelets cloth.
But it’s not all dishcloths! My Absorba bathmat now has a little brother:
Knitted with size 13 needles instead of size 15 but otherwise identical to the first Absorba.
Hi: I just came across your website and saw the absorbia and absorbia jr. bath mats. Help., What yarn did you use and what pattern did you knit the larger one in? Can you share that information with me. I would really appreciate it.