• Blog - Kitchen

    Pattern challenged

    May 2, 2013 - By 

    Ok…it took me three rounds to to notice my mistake.  Do you see it?

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    Here’s a clue…

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    We all learned in school that hex means 6, correct?!

    And now lets count together…

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     Like I’ve said many times…I’m pattern challenged.

    I think watching TV while crocheting isn’t the best idea to begin with but I can’t blame it all on that. Maybe next time I’ll try and easier pattern…and learn to count more accurately.

    I’m not giving up and starting over. I’ll just have a pentagonal dishcloth. There’s nothing wrong with that. If a Pentagon is good enough for the U.S. Military…it’s good enough for me and my dishes.

  • Blog - Kitchen

    Cabbage dyed yarn

    May 1, 2013 - By 

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    What’s a girl to do when she has a bunch of boring white cotton yarn?

    Dye it of course.

    I used a batch of red cabbage dye that I saved in the freezer from dyeing eggs.

    I decided  to use some crochet skill to try out a dishcloth.

    I love that the yarn isn’t a solid color. Some people would look at that as a flaw but I think of it as a bonus.

    I made up my own pattern. Frankly, it looks like a thick doily to me.

    I’m not sure how the color will stand up to repeated washings but who cares! It’s a dishcloth after all.

    Next I’m going to attempt to follow an actual pattern. We’ll see how that goes…since I seem to be pattern challenged.

    PS…it’s snowing here again.

    **SAD FACE**