On a washcloth trip

Busy procastinating again.

While there's a summer throw waiting to be completed, and a green cardi to tackle, I have been making  washcloths.

Yes, absolutely logical   What else to do with the little half balls of Vinnis lying around?

First one was to try out daisy stitch, and it went into the Santa Shoebox as the washcloth requirement.

I loved the stitch, the duck egg colour (looks a bit darker here), the hot pink edge.
(Have to really work on the edging technique...)

Daisy stitch will stay in my future

Then I went for linen stitch.  I worked with a larger hook as I wanted it very soft (gift for a baby)...and then I wasn't so sure if it would work.  Three rows of singles around in a light green perfectly matched the washed denim colour.

I kept it for myself.

Even added a loop!

Then I tried the stitch-without-a-proper-Afrikaans-name, which is now called "cellulite stitch" on my FB group... 1 sc 1 dc alternating. This provides a beautiful background and would work lovely as a gift, I think.  I love the denim tones.  Also tried out a crocheted blanket stitch edging, but think it would work better on the linen stitch example.

My boy claimed this one.

Two more has been made since!  

Another in a tight linen stitch in bamboo, which proved to be a bit stiff (the younger boy claimed that), then back to the cellulite (my sister requested one)...and still the baby has no washcloth.  Luckily, there's still a months or so before he arrives!

I never could understand the washcloth craze, until I started hooking these.  It's perfect to used up the last bits of yarn, to try out new stitches, combinations, edges, gauges, and you're left with something useful, not just a square that's going to hide in the corner.

So the washcloth project has now been relegated to my car and the school gate, and I' just took out lovely yarn for the baby boy.  But then there's my friend who wants one, and I thought my gran would like one, and maybe MIL, and SIL...mmm, I  think I'll use the supersoft Serina for them...