Tuesday, June 27, 2006

cheating ?

is it cheating if you were gifted yarn? though i'm on this diet, some lovely yarn just happened to fall into my hands ....

gifted provence


on the fly, i did a favor for a friend ... and in return, she passed on some of her stash cotton yarns ... it's all provence! i can't wait to make a colored holstein with these yarns!

i already started playing with it yesterday, and crocheted this ....

catherine wheel topflappen


the design is called the catherine wheel and i followed the instructions and chart in my harmony guide's _300 crochet stitches_, volume 6. there are two books in this series for crochet, so be sure to get both volume 6 & 7 if this is your kind of thing. these books are essentially stitch treasuries for crocheters.

detail of catherine wheel


i'm probably going to add some kind of border to the square and call it a washcloth.

i also knitted a couple of dishcloths for my LYS yesterday. these little dishcloths are from leisure art's _garden dishcloths to knit_. i knit my two samples with tahki's cotton classic and size 6 short clover bamboo needles. each cloth only weighs about 20g, so i clearly got two out of one hank of yarn with some leftovers. mine ended up being about 7" square.

garden dishcloths


in other news, my head has just been in a cloud lately, and that's why i have not worked on any of my larger projects ... such as the crocheted dress or aran blankie, or even socks. my attention has dwindled to wee projects such as potholders and dishcloths. if i start to feel any more distressed, i just might resort to crocheting chains!

posted by gray la gran at 8:02 AM

4 Comments:

Blogger Liz K. said...

Most definitely not cheating. It would be rude to reject a gift!

8:59 AM  
Blogger gray la gran said...

well, i feel a lot better now! thanks liz!

9:33 AM  
Blogger Tania A said...

That is some beautiful cotton! I want some! Oh wait .. yarn diet. *damns*

I agree .. it's definitely not cheating if you're given yarn as a gift.

And those knitted discloths are pretty!

11:10 AM  
Blogger pieheart said...

You can't control what other people give you-----so enjoy!

You've done so much with it already I think it's part of your stash anyway.

Wish it were part of mine, that's nice yarn!

6:48 PM  

Post a Comment

<< Home

About the SoSKAL

  • Join your fellow knitters on a Memorial Day to Labor Day Yarn Diet.
  • Sign-ups for the Summer of Stash have now closed.
  • The Summer of Stash is hosted by your friends at Crossroad Knits with special assistance from our pal, Stuntmother.

    Contributors

    • Lisa
    • Angela
    • Unknown
    • ButterflyLane
    • Mary in VA
    • pieheart
    • Lisa
    • chanceofbooks
    • Ann
    • Shelby
    • gray la gran
    • Mo
    • CrazyFiberLady
    • soapy
    • Knitnik
    • Dani
    • Unknown
    • Leigh Ann
    • jolene108
    • SpiderWomanKnits
    • Christina
    • cindi
    • savannahchik
    • ginabeana
    • Jeanine
    • Nyxxie
    • Julie
    • Aileen
    • Liz
    • Patricia
    • Liz
    • textilejunkie
    • Sara Kirby
    • Moze
    • Crazy For Yarn In Alabama
    • Southernknitter
    • kifknits
    • Saun
    • Liz K.
    • Manda
    • Deb in Atlanta

    Previous Posts

    • Another reason to knit your stash (and forgotten W...
    • Warning! Dyeing Stash may be Addictive
    • Exception Help Needed
    • I am in the process of turning the second of my re...
    • My First Exception is USED
    • Seaside Stash Knits
    • help needed to use this stash yarn!
    • Not tempted!
    • Stashbusting
    • yarn dreams

    Powered by Blogger