Today I ran some errands and decided that I would take one of my crochet projects with me to work on in the car. Of course I wasn’t the one driving or else I probably wouldn’t be here type. I’ve never crocheted much in the car until now and realized it was sort of hard to get my hook into the loops when my seat is bumping up and down! I guess it takes a little getting used to.

Also I get sort of nauseous, like motion sick or something. Call me a wimp but it’s true! I remember when I used to read my school books on the bus the same thing would happen. It’s so weird. But at least the feeling went away and I know it’s another thing that I’ll just get used to.

Okay, back to talking about crocheting in the car…I find it a good use of my time, instead of just staring out the window.

Do you do it often?

Crochet dishcloths are really fun! They are great for brightening up any kitchen or bathroom and clean those dirty counter tops and dishes at the same time. This dishcloth has ridges for extra scrubbing power. The ridges are created by crocheting in the back loops only, although it may be difficult to see the ridges in the photo to the right. For super absorbency use 100% cotton yarn. This dishcloth is made with self striping yarn, if you use other types of yarn feel free to change colors as desired.

Skill Level:

Finished Size: 6 1/2″ (16.5 cm) square

Materials: Medium Weight Yarn (approximately 50 yards) Crochet Hook J (6.00 mm)

Crochet Pattern: Dishcloth
Note: all stitches are worked in the back loops only
Row 1: ch 25, sc in second ch from hook and in each ch across: 24 sc
Row 2: ch 1, turn, sc in each sc across: 24 sc

Repeat row 2, 24 times or until dishcloth is as long as you desire.

If you need help with crocheting this dishcloth, let me know and I’ll be glad to help!

Sometimes it is confusing as to where you are suppose to insert your crochet hook, especially if you are a beginner. Here are some photos of what “loops” I’m referring to and what it looks like when you crochet in the front, back or both loops. For these examples I will be using single crochets.

This picture labels the front and back loops of a stitch. The front loop is the one that is closest to you and the back loop is the one that is furthest from you when you hold your crochet work.

The Knit and Crochet show is the Crochet Guild of America’s Annual Chain Link Conference and The Knitting Guild Association’s Regional Conference. I was reading about the neat activities that they’ll be having there and I got so excited! The show is being held in Buffalo, NY from August 6-9. They are suppose to have a cool shop full of yarn, kits, hooks, needles, books and I guess everything any crocheter or knitter can ever dream of. There’s also fashion shows, dinners, interesting classes to learn something new and so much more.

I really want to go but never been before, have you? If so how was it?

This month I’ve been super busy making patterns, patterns, and did I mention patterns? So far I have a few that are almost ready to be tested. But they all need some finishing touches first. Here is a snippet of what’s to come in the store. Sorry there’s no photos, they aren’t as appealing when there’s just pieces of things laying around on my desk, hehe.

Amigurumi Alien
OOOh, this one is cute! My favorite part is his feet. Then don’t have toes, but they’re perfectly rounded with a nice foot shape and ankles. I enjoy making them walk around on my desk even though they aren’t connected to the body yet. That’s how much I like them (not that I have an alien foot fetish or anything)!

Wishing Well
A nice lady asked me to make a pattern for this a while ago and I just never got around to doing it until now. She wanted to use it for her daughter’s wedding reception so that people can drop cards into it. I thought that was a great idea!

Felted Purse
This one is fun if you like felting. I first designed it to be extra big so that when it felted it would shrink to be the perfect size. But after crocheting it, it was already a great size for a bag! I contemplated felting it or leaving it as is, but I felted it anyway. It made a very cute small purse that I really love! The moral of the story is that you can choose to felt or not to felt and it will still look great.

Tunisian Purse
I love Tunisian stitches, especially when it’s done in 3 colors! The colors just weave together very nicely. This purse is larger than the felted purse so it’s better for carrying around the essentials plus some.

Lace Shawl
I always wanted a shawl that I could wear every day and also dress up for special occasions. So I designed this shawl just for that. It’s made with size 10 thread so that it drapes very nicely and is light enough so that it can be worn when the weather is warm or when it is cold.

Ruffle Shrug
You have to love ruffles to want to make this shrug because it has very full ruffles on it! There is a pretty wavy texture to the body of the shrug and then the bold ruffles surrounding it.

Thread Bunny
I thought it would be fun to crochet a very, very tiny bunny. It stands about 1 1/2 inches tall. It’s made with size 10 rainbow thread and with a bunny this tiny it makes it look like it’s colorfully striped!

Soft Sweater
This is a sweater that I started but have no clue how to finish. We’ll see where my crochet hook takes me. But I have to tell you that it’s super soft because I used boucle yarn, (one of the most petted yarns in the stash).

Kid’s Pillow
I started this round pillow and decided to put a cute animal face on it. I mean kids do like animals right? I’m thinking a teddy bear or maybe a doggy…hmm. I’ll have to think about it more.

As you can see, I’ve been busy this month, but still have yet to finish any of these for the store. Darn me and my impulse to start new things before finishing the previous. Anyway, I just wanted to share what I’ve been up to!

Let me know if you have more ideas for patterns!