Face Scrubbie #4 Free Pattern

I've been whipping up these face scrubbies getting ready for Christmas and, hopefully, a boutique I am planning to open for pre-Christmas sales.  The scrubbies are going to be packaged in bundles of like color schemes, added to baskets with soaps and lotions and matching wash cloths and bath mitts.


Here's the instructions for yet another face scrubbie, this one is easy enough for any beginner and makes up super fast using remnants of cotton yarn from dish cloth projects.

For ease in printing this pattern or others I've posted,  or elsewhere on the web, here's a comment Viola left on one of my patterns that may help you:

"...As for the printing, if you do a "print preview" first, you can select only the pattern pages. I just tried it and the print is small, but nothing in the pattern was cut off...."
(signed),
Viola's Hook
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Thank you Viola!----


Face Scrubbie #4 Pattern


With a size I crochet hook and a small amount of cotton yarn (size 4 such as Peaches N Creme or Lily's Sugar And Cream)


chain 2 loosley
Round 1:  In second ch from hook work (sc, ch1) six times.  Join to first sc with slip stitch (sl st)  if using contrast, fasten off.
Round 2:  Join contrast with sc in any ch 1 space, ch 2
   (sc in next ch 1 space, ch 2) five times , join to first sc with sl st (6 sc, 12 ch total)
Round 3: ch 1, (3 sc in ch 2 space, ch 1) around (total six times), join with sl st to first sc, fasten off if using contrast color.
Round 4: Attach main color wtih sc in any ch 1 space, sc in same ch 1 space, ch 1, skip next sc, sl st in next sc, ch 1, (2 sc in next ch 1 space, ch 1, skip 1 sc, sl st in next sc, ch 1)  around (five times) join with sl st to first sc, fasten off, weave in ends.

If you have any questions please feel free to email me or comment below

Monet Fat Bottom Bag Modified For Walker

NOTE: Please use the scroll bar down to view entire post. I can't get rid of the spaces between the second and third photos, sorry. I tried and tried. Stinking stubborn little things. It's going to be one of those daze.

After making so many Fat Bottom Bags and giving them away, I kept thinking "I should be making something for Mom.  She sits with me all day and sees me making all these things for other people."  I couldn't think of what she would be able to use these days and what she would really appreciate.


One day Mom says, "Aren't you going to make a purse for me???"  My heart sank.  I was so excited to show her all the bags I'd finished, each with a personality of its own, and here she was - bagless and feeling left out of my generosity. 

I made this bag for Mom's walker since she wouldn't be able to carry it and use the walker at the same time. 
It was easy enough to modify the pattern a bit but I think I could have done better, I just haven't thought of the better way to do it yet.

I used a vintage broach of my Nana's (Mom's Mom) to embellish this bag with, making it extra special for Mom.

The bag hangs on Mom's walker by two straps I added to the handle flaps.

The straps button to the handle flap and another button and a loop were added to keep the bag closed when she's not getting something out of it.

I lined the bag with pretty matching fabric I had in my stash.







And that's about it.  She seems happy with it, the only problem we discovered is that she can't see the ground where the bag hangs because Mom has a tendency to be hunched over while using her walker.  If she stood more upright as she's supposed to, she'd be able to see over the walker and the bag.  I think.  At any rate, she is feeling less neglected and seems to be happy with her new bag.  I think if I slide the bag to one side or the other she'll be able to use her walker safely with the bag attached.

I love this yarn, BTW, it's Red Heart Super Saver in Monet.  I purchased the yarn at Walmart for about $2.87.  The broach was in Nana's collection, didn't cost me a dime, as were the buttons - free - from our button stash we've had for many years.  The lining, as I said, I found in our fabric stash.  This was a fun, easy, and very inexpensive way to make Mom smile and feel loved.

Free Pattern - Face Scrubbie #2; Post DC Stitch Tutorial

Here's the second pattern for face scrubbies that I am making and giving away to anyone that is willing  take them from me, ha ha....
A photo tutorial for the post stitch follows the pattern instructions.

Added 7/27/10 at 9:45 PM:
If you would like photos of your own scrubbies added to this post with your handle name, email them to me HERE, it would be fun to see everyone's different scrubbie ideas!

I take my cotton crochet yarn and size G hook everywhere I go so I can work on these whenever I find a minute or two of idle time.


Face Scrubbie #2  Free Pattern


With size 4 cotton crochet yarn (Lily's or Peaches N Creme, Lion Brand or Royale) and a size G hook,


ch 2,

Round 1:  work 6 sc inside second ch from hook, join with sl st to first sc made


Round 2:  ch 3 (counts as first dc) dc in same st as joining st, 2 dc in each sc around.
Fasten off, weave in ends.


Round 3:  join contrast color (white) with a sc into any dc from round 2.  Make Post DC stitch (tutorial follows pattern), ch 1, sc in very next dc being careful to leave no dc from round 2 un-worked.  There'll be one Post DC and one SC for each dc from round 2.

Post DC stitch:

 YO,  insert hook behind the entire post made by the very next dc,

 yo, draw hook back to front of work,

 YO, draw through 2 loops on hook,
YO, draw through the 2 rem loops on hook.
--- end of tutorial Post DC stitch ------



Make sure to work each dc with a sc, the Post DC stitch goes into each dc from row 2 as well.    Be sure to leave no dc un-worked or your stitch pattern won't be uniform.

Working a sc in the next dc:  (The dc you  are going to work the sc in looks as if it is almost behind the Post DC you just made as shown:)

And showing how the Post DC looks when it's completed:

Banana Berry Fat Bottom Bag

My Banana Berry Fat Bottom Bag, My Favorite One

This is my favorite of the Fat Bottom Bags I've made so far.  (Clicking on the link previous takes you to the Amazon site and the page where this book can be previewed and ordered, if you want it and you know you do.)
  This one didn't take me too long, I had lots of practice as you can see from several older posts.  I almost regret giving it away but I did buy two skeins of this yarn (Red Heart Super Saver in Banana Berry)  and there's enough material left over to line another bag, yea.

For the handles, as I mentioned in the post Chunky Fat Bottom Bag, I used hot glue to anchor the handles in place so they wouldn't slide around.  If using circular handles that the pattern calls for, this step is not necessary.

For lining this bag I used the same procedure as I outlined  HERE

Obsessed With Fat Bottom .... Bags

Just for the record, I am obsessed with Fat Bottom Bags - as well as how fat my bottom has been getting while sitting here crocheting the things.  ha.  Really though, it's true.  I can't put down my hook.  Here's a couple more bags I finished off recently....

I think this one is my favorite so far... The lining is darker than these photos show, looks beautiful with the yarn (Wool-ease) that I used.

And I added a pocket with a button closure for an iPod or cell phone. 


Next please......

I made this one  for my boyfriend's ex girlfriend.. yea, that's right.  She's staying with us for a while....  YES that is what I said.   Some cheesy lawyer swindled her out of her house and she had no where to go, no family, nothing.  Poor thing.  Anyway I thought this would cheer her up - it did...
Here's the inside:

Pattern can be found in the book called Stitch N Bitch Crochet; The Happy Hooker

Bath Mitts R Us

I guess I've been slacking on blogging about anything, I was overwhelmed with too much stress and had to take a break.  During that break, however, I did a lot of crocheting.  Bath mitts are fun, fast, and allow me to get creative and relax, take my mind off things (like the dogs, cats, Mom, my kids, my b.f., the house, my car, grocery shopping, paying bills, working, not working, blogging, not blogging....  you get the idea)


Here's some of them, they are all available in my etsy store. 

(Mom saw this one and said, Since when do owls have whiskers?  - Thanks Mom.  It's supposed to be a kitty.  - Mom rolls her eyes and says "Ooooohhhhh."  That was it.  lol.  What a character she is.  )

Assuming you can tell this is a duck, I'll tell you I wanted it to have certain texture to look like feathers.  I used a simple star-type stitch that worked perfectly for what I wanted.  (see closeup below)

And what's a duck without a tail?  lol  Mom giggled pretty nicely when I showed her the duck tail and feet.   lol









I should post the stitch pattern for this on a new post, it is a good one for any type of dish cloth or wash cloth or bath mitt.  It is dense, textured for scrubbing, and the cloth is still nice and soft when wet so there's no uncomfortableness when bathing.  The stitch also moves along real easy making the mitts or what have you very quick to stitch up. 






More bath mitts to follow!  Wheeee!!!   (can you tell I'm having an exceptional day?  There is someone here to sit with Mom and free me up to do whatever I please.  Yea!    )

Hooking My First Fat Bottom Bag; The Beginning!

 First part done; deciding on lining, before handle flaps added...

Decision on lining done - took all of half a minute.  Thank God my daughter likes zebra everything.  It would have taken much longer to figure out otherwise.

Adding the lining to this bag is going to be a bit more difficult than I first anticipated but it's not going to be impossible.
What do you think???

 Now I have to make the purse handles - see below for my choice in those, and add the handle flaps, then I'm done!



This Fat Bottom Bag can be found in the wonderful book, The Happy Hooker.   The book, my friend, is about crocheting and has a lot of humorous paragraphs that have big sexy implications that make one smile a lot while reading how to make a special stitch or instructions for a pattern, such as the one in the book I used for this bag. 
I've not found a bag quite like this one and am very fond of it's style and ease in making.  Our craft store is twenty miles away so I went to a local 98 cent Plus store and got some co axil cable and couplers to hook the ends together to make handles for my bag.  I got the material for lining at Walmart - a half a yard was plenty with some left over to make a cell phone pouch and even a zippered pouch for money or whatnot.


I am giving this one to my daughter -- she's the lover of all that is zebra.  heh, heh.


Here's the beginning, starting with adding lining, before the handle flaps are added...


Okay, well, crap.  My son took his digital camera to work with him today so I guess I will have to post photos later on.   (sigh - how dare he.  heh. heh.)

Snapdragon Washcloth Free Pattern

Materials

4 ply worsted weight cotton crochet yarn,

1 ball solid

1/4 ball variegated or contrast color

size G crochet hook



Using 100 % cotton yarn (I chose Peaches N Creme because it's softer than the others that I know)
And a size G crochet hook,

ch 41 (stitches are in sets of 8 plus 5 ch for beg st and turn)

Row 1:  dc in fifth ch from hook *skip next 3 chs, 5 dc in next ch, skip next 3 chs, (dc, ch 1, dc) in next ch; repeat from * across

Row 2: ch 3 (counts as first dc) turn; 2 dc in next ch-1 sp.  skip next 3 dc, (dc, ch 1, dc) in next dc, * 5 dc in next ch-1 sp, skip next 3 dc, (dc, ch 1, dc) in next dc; repeat from * across to last sp, 3 dc in last sp.

Row 3: ch 4, turn; dc in first dc, * 5 dc in next ch-1 sp, skip next 3 dc, (dc, ch-1, dc) in next dc; repeat from * across.

Repeat rows 2 and 3 for pattern, until cloth is same length on all sides.  You can check this by folding the cloth on the diagonal to see if all sides meet evenly.  (Of course, you can also measure it to check that the sides are all the same but I'm too lazy to look for my ruler and folding my work is SO much easier.  ha.)

When cloth is square, fasten off main color and weave in ends.


Round 1 Edging:  Attach contrast/variegated color with sc.  Sc in each st across, evenly down left side into ends of rows and stitches, across bottom into unused loop of beg ch, and evenly up right side into ends of rows and stitches as you did for left side.  sl st to beg sc to join, ch 1.

Round 2 Edging:  Sc in same sc as joining, dc in next sc, tr in next sc, dc in next sc, sc in next sc, following the same sc, dc, tr, dc, sc, across (one st per each sc) and around corners

Fasten off, weave in ends.

If you have any questions or comments, please contact me, I'd love to hear from you!

Free Pattern - One Inch Flower Motif or Applique

I think these would be pretty sewn together for a summer scarf or cami.  It would take a lot of them though, they're only one inch in size but they're so easy and quick to make it wouldn't be too much trouble at all.




I used Royale crochet thread size 10 in Mexicana and a size 7 steel crochet hook to make these little cuties.










(Free pattern - which is no big deal believe me - is below)

I left long tails on some of the flowers so I can sew them onto a purse or jeans as an applique.  I splashed bleach on my new black jeans and think I might use these to cover the bleached areas. 











Pattern For
One Inch Flower Motif Or Applique

With size 10 crochet thread and a size 7 steel crochet hook,
(leave a long tail - 6" or more - if you want to use these for applique)

chain 2

Round 1: 10 sc inside second chain from hook; sl st to first sc to join and start first petal group

Round 2: *(ch 3, 4 dc) all inside sc you just made a sl st into; ch 1, sc in next sc, sl st in next
Repeat from * around - five petal groups made
sl st to base of first ch 3 to join

Fasten off, weave in ends, if using as applique leave one of the ends alone so you can sew it onto the piece you want to add it to.

I will post my progress with the summer scarf or cami as I go along and let you know exactly how I put them together.  I've got another project going on at the same time and I'll probably end up switching back and forth between the two because I get bored with things really fast.  heh, heh.

Have fun and let me know what you're doing with your flowers, I'd love to link to your project that is made with these.

UPDATE:
Link to an idea for the flowers, thank you for sending this to me to post here...

http://www.ravelry.com/projects/supertinks/one-inch-flower-motif-or-applique
The project is on Ravelry so you may have to sign in to see her work. 


copyright 2010 antialite ;-)_  cynthia J luciene

Five Point Motif - Free Pattern by Cynthia

I used Caron's Simply Soft in Black and a size F hook to make this motif.  It measures 3 1/4" wide from point to point. 



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If  you put the point together so they're almost touching, a square filler is necessary which I am working on next. 
Free pattern is below.  If you have any questions please feel free to comment or tell me how you like this too.

Thank you!

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Free Pattern For Five Point Motif by Cynthia

With hook size F and Caron's Simply Soft black (or any other color)
Ch 2 loosely

R 1:  10 sc inside second chain from hook.  If you push the sc around the ch you are working in every three stitches, it helps make room for all the sc.   Join with sl st to first sc   (10 sc around)

R 2:     ch 3, 2 dc in same st as sl st from last round, ch 3, *skip next sc, 3 dc in next sc, ch 3 ,  Repeat from * around, join with sl st to top of beg ch 3 of this round  (Five dc groups, five ch 3 groups made)

R 3: (do not ch 1) sl st into next dc (middle dc of group here and throughout) *ch 3, sc inside 2nd (middle) ch of ch 3 group, ch 3, skip 1 dc, sc in next dc; Repeat from * around  (10 ch 3 groups made, 10 sc around)
sl st into beg sl st of this round to join

R 4:  * (3 sc, hdc, dc) all inside next ch 3 loop, ch 2, (dc, hdc, 3 sc) all in next ch 3 loop; Repeat from * around
Join with sl st to first sc of this round

Fasten off, weave in ends.

Motif can be used for just about anything.  I'm going to make a top of some sort (I hope) with mine, maybe using a contrast color for the filler squares, maybe not, I haven't decided yet. 

If you have any questions or comments please use the comment boxes below, thank you.

copyright 2010 anitalite ;-)_  cynthia J rupp luciene

Please do not distribute this pattern by any means other than the link to this page, thank you!


This pattern is meant for personal use only.

Fun Zebra Cloths and Star Cloths

I had a good time making these for my etsy store.  If anyone wants a free pattern for any of these, please contact me here and I'll do my best to write them out for you or post them here.

Lacy Choker For Easter or Bridesmaid

 

Here's a pattern for anyone who has a bit of experience with crochet thread to make someone special for Easter or to make and give to her bridesmaids as a nice gift.  Of course it can be made in any color, with or without beads.  The pattern includes bead placement.   If desired, a larger glass tear drop bead would be pretty in place of the crocheted flower that the photo shows.

See where I screwed up on the right?  I didn't follow my own pattern!  And I'm too lazy to fix it so (derrr) I started another choker for two reasons - to test pattern, and to have one to sell (hopefully).  I'll post photos of the new on here asap.

Lacy Beaded Choker 
(For Easter or bridesmaids, etc)

Pattern is free and can be distributed at will by using the link to this page only, and of course you may do anything you like with the project you create using this pattern.

Materials:

•  size 10 crochet thread, in color of your choice
• steel crochet hook, size 7
• 30 small pearl beads or small glass beads that thread fits inside, (you'll be using less than thirty beads but stringing a few extra is always a good idea just in case)
• Jewelry clasp ,
• or hook & eye from your sewing notions,
• or  1/4" or 1/8" ribbon long enough to tie in a bow with a little left over

Abbreviations:
ch = chain stitch
sl st = slip stitch
sc = single crochet
dc = double crochet
sk = skip
rem = remaining
beg = beginning

Special stitches:  (Updated 3/31/14 to better explain beaded stitches)

bead ch = For a beaded chain stitch: begin to make your chain stitch. Before you pull the thread through the loop to complete the chain, slide a bead up to the hook and then complete your stitch.






If your beads appear on the wrong side of your work, no worries, just pop them through the stitch to the other side.

 (For future reference:)
For a beaded single crochet it's pretty much the same except you slide the bead up during the process of the yarn over and then you complete the stitch as normal.
For a beaded double crochet, you would slide the bead up in the last movement of the stitch (unless otherwise indicated) which places the bead at the top of the dc. (Same goes for a triple crochet and so on)
 (End of update, thank  you Barb for asking a great question)

picot = ch 3, sl st in third ch from hook


Beaded Lace Choker / Necklace For Easter

(If you need this to be longer for a larger neck, you may add ch to beg in sets of five - for instance, if you need the choker to be one inch longer, add five ch to the starting chains)



Before starting work, string 30 small pearl beads onto size 10 crochet thread, color of your choice.  I used Aunt Lydia's orchid pink (photo doesn't do the colors justice, sorry) and for the blues and greens variegated I used Aunt Lydia's color Ocean.
Work loosely as to give the choker some elasticity for snug fit.

After stringing beads, ch 98 plus 4 (total 102 ch)  The last four ch count as the first dc plus one ch

Row 1:  dc in fifth ch from hook,  *1 bead ch, sk 1 ch, dc in next ch, ch 1, sk 1 ch, dc in next ch; repeat from * across
until 2 ch rem then ch 1, dc in last ch.  ch 1, turn.

Row 2:  sc in first dc, ch 3, sc in next dc, sc in ch 1 space, sc in next dc, ch 3, *sc in next dc, sc in next ch 1 space, sc in next dc, ch 3, sc in next dc; repeat from * across to end then fasten off, weave in ends.

Flower:
make bead ch, ch 1  (2 ch total including beaded ch)
sc around bead in first ch 6 times, join with sl st to beg sc   (6 sc around)
ch 1, (sc, dc, sc, sl st) all in first sc
(sl st, sc, dc, sc, sl st) all in next sc and in rem sc around  (6 petals made)
do not fasten off

Atach Flower, Make "Stem"
ch 2, bead ch, ch 2, bead ch
attach to middle of choker between two ch 3 spaces from row 2 (use sl st to attach)
sl st once more to one side of the last bead ch you made
ch 3, sl st in bead ch nearest flower (on "stem")
ch 3, sl st in first ch made following last stitch of flower
on back of work, sl st to opposite side of flower to finish 'stem' side
ch 3, sl st in bead ch, ch 3, sl st in last bead ch st; fasten off, weave in ends

Finishing touches
Attach with sl st to one side of "stem" to main choker  between the two ch 3 loops of row 2
ch 3, sl st into the first bead ch of "stem", ch 3 sl st into next bead ch of "stem"
sl st in back of work to other side, sl st into bead ch (closet to flower) ch 3, sl st into next bead ch (closest to choker)
ch 3, sl st into base of "stem"

sl st one side or the other into the middle st between two ch 3 loops to the side of the stem piece (see photo)
ch 6, sl st into base of stem at row 2,
sl st behind work to other side of stem piece, ch 6, sl st into st between next ch 3 loops on other side of stem piece.

ch 3, sl st into middle of ch 6 just made, ch 3, sl st into end of ch 6 just made (closest to stem) ch 3, sl st into second  bead ch of stem (closest to flower)
sl st behind work to other side, ch 3, sl st into base of ch 6 on same side, ch 3, sl st into middle of ch 6, ch 3, sl st into base of ch 6 (farthest from stem)

Fasten off, weave in ends.  If you want you can use the ends from row 1 (beginning) and row 2 (end fasten off) as a tie to close at nape of neck.  Or you can attach a hook and eye (sewing notions) or a jewelry clasp and ring on either end of choker.


If you have comments or questions, please write them in Comments below.  Thank you, have fun!  This took about an hour for me to make, with interruptions.  I am the only tester for this pattern so please let me know if you find errors.  Thank you!  Happy Easter!

copyright 2010 anitalite ;-)_

Mini Thread Crocheted Easter Bonnets; Pattern

I almost broke my toe and was basically bed-ridden for a couple days until I could walk on it again so, out of sheer boredom, I started making these.  They're cute and I suppose they would fit a doll (Barbie for the ones made with size 10 thread) of some sort.  They fit eggs too, and since my daughter is too old to play with dolls, I dressed up a few Easter eggs with them.

The purple and blue bonnets are made with size 7 hook and size 10 crochet thread, pattern is below.  They can be used for regular sized eggs or Barbie-sized dolls.

The orange and green bonnets are made with size 7 hook and size 3 crochet thread; they can be used for larger eggs (if you're into dressing your eggs when your toe is busted) I wrote the changes I made using size 3 thread under pattern for size 10 thread.

C

Pattern for Mini Bonnets using size 7 hook and crochet thread size 10:



Round 1:
ch 7.  In first ch, (tr, ch 2) 9 times (beg chs count as 1 tr and 2 ch)  Join w/ sl st to beg 5th ch. Total 10 tr counting beg ch 5


Round 2:
 (ch 4, sc in tr) 9 times.  ch 4, sl st in base of first ch 4 to join.

Round 3:
sl st into first ch 4 loop.
ch 3, (counts as 1 dc), 2 dc all in same loop, ch 2
(dc in next loop, ch 2, 3 dc in next loop, ch 2) around,
sl st to top of beg ch 3 to join.


Round 4:
ch 3, (dc in next two dc, ch 2, (dc in next dc, ch 2, dc in next 3 dc, ch 2) around and dc in last dc, ch 2, sl st to top of beg ch 3.

Round 5:
 working in back loop only: sc in each st around inc 6 sc evenly (about every six or seven st), sl st to beg sc to join

Round 6:
ch 1,  *(sc, dc, sc) all in next sc, sl st in next sc ; repeat from * around. (total 22 each clusters and sl st)

Round 7:
working in back loop only: sl st to first dc, ch 1, sc in same dc, *ch 3, 2 sc in next dc - repeat from * around and sl st into starting sl st

Round 8:
sl st to inside first loop; (sc, ch 3, sc) all in same loop, ch 3, *sc, ch 3, sc all in next loop; repeat from * around. 

Fasten off, weave in ends.
Decorate bonnets with satin roses, tiny flowers, ribbons or beads. 
(For the blue bonnet I strung beads on before I started it and added the beads to the single dc in round 4.)

If you want to use size 3 crochet thread, make the bonnet the same with the following changes:

Mini Bonnet Pattern Changes for size 3 crochet thread:

(Uses size 7 hook)

Round 1
Omit 2 sets of stitches (total 8 tr instead of 10)

Round 2
Repeat stitch set 7 times, (instead of 9)


Round 3
stitch set will total 4 instead of 5


Round 4
work as in pattern for size 10 (there'll be 1 less set of stitches)

Round 5
inc 4 sc evenly around (instead of inc 6 sc)

Round 6
 work the same way, there'll be less stitch groups than in pattern for size 10 thread

Round 7
work same as in pattern for size 10 thread

Round 8 optional
omit round 8 if you want, it may make the brim too wide unless you want it to be wider.

Washcloth Crazy; An Entire Slew Of The Dang Things by Anitalite

I don't know what's come over me or when it all started.  I never gave a thought to crocheting anything but doilies until I joined Ravelry and Crochet me.  Well, doilies and collars.  Okay, and scarves.  I forgot about the scarf phase I went through.

Thanks to the internet I've discovered a whole world of crocheting.  Pattern browsing, bookmarking, and downloading inspired me and motivated me to branch out from my cocoon of doilies (and collars and scarves, don't forget).  I found it fun and actually kind of creative to make jewelry and dishcloths or washcloths from cotton thread and yarn.

There are so many new and wonderful colors to choose from, the possibilities of making dish washing more pleasurable and washing one's face feel feminine with a lacy cloth instead of the stained, grimy things my boyfriend used for rags while working on his lawnmower.   I just purchased five kitchen towels - all look alikes - all very feminine looking, hoping my boyfriend would not want to use them for his macho, hard core work in the garage and yard.  Yea, R-I-G-H-T! 

So... I made these and will make kitchen towels I think, as soon as I restock my Lily's Sugar (or Peaches) and Cream cotton crochet yarn....  Take a looksie at the fun I had:

This is the latest washcloth.  I like to put a flower in the middle of these so we can use that part for a bit more scrubbing action if we want.

Side view,







Top view

Okay, Next please!

(This is one of my favorites)

I can't decide if this is pink or purple or some other pinky-purple color I don't know the name of yet.  The flowers and pattern of this reminded me of sweet peas.

Here's that pinky-purplish color again.  I like how I made the center of this one, it makes a great scrubber and the lacy part is soft and gentle washing and still gets the job done.

This one reminds me of that cute as a button flower that grows everywhere, impatients.  Again, a nice little scrubber flower in the middle, lace for gentle washing.  The outside ruffle is just for looks, lol.







And now for something  completely different...

Zebra guts??  The Lily's color is "licorice" but I think it looks more like zebra guts.  My daughter loves zebra stripe and this washcloth was an experiment to see how Lily's Ombre would turn out with this stitch.  Yep.  Zebra guts. ha.

And finally, for now, yet another experiment in zebra,

Looks like this zebra got drunk and then threw up.  I tried a tiny chevron stitch and well, you can see how that turned out.  (where did I go wrong???)  ha.  Both the zebra cloths still function as well as the others, they're just a bit much to face in the morning for an A.M. face wash.


That's all for now!