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Knitted Wash Cloth

Size 8US (5mm) knitting needles
Lily Cotton yarn

Cast on 4 stitches
row 1: Knit across
row 2: K2 YO K to end (increasing)
Continue row 2 until you have 45 stitches (to make bigger increase by multiples of 5, I like 55).

Next row after you've reached 45 st: K1 K2tog K to end (decreasing)
Continue decreasing until you have 4 st, K2tog, K2tog

Weave in your ends.
And ... you have a completed wash cloth.

This wash cloth makes an excellent Christmas gift, especially when you do them in colors to match the giftee's kitchen. (This one was made from scrap yarn from another gift). Enjoy!

Handmade Christmas

I love to make homemade gifts for Christmas presents. I really feel like I'm giving a piece of myself. My MIL had the idea to do these for neighbors and friends last year and I got to help her. We used fresh garland and other assorted evergreen type foliage. I think they turned out pretty good.

This is the one I made for myself. There it sits adorning the table.


This year we have invited some friends over to help them make one for a friend. So instead of a cookie making party, we will have a center-piece making party. I think we will have needles from wall to wall when we are done. I'm looking forward to the fun!

I have some other homemade gift items that I will be featuring later. Maybe this year I will take pictures of the process and do a sweet little tutorial for you guys.

I will leave you with a picture I took today. I hope everyone has a fantastic Thanksgiving!!

WEEKLY MONSTER You've just gotta go see this! I love it!

Happy Friday :)