Dishcloth KAL/CAL

[Sam34]

I saw the flower pattern and I just had to make one. Loved it.

[dcrozier]

I imagine your summers were hotter than ours since we had the Gulf breezes--the Gulf was 1/4 mile from our house in Florida.

You were lucky! We would very occasionally get some breezes. When they came, we would all stand up and hold out our arms to savor it. Then, the moment would pass, and we would be hunched over the plants again. It was torture. The garden was more than 2 acres, and we harvested it all by hand, so it felt like our work would never end.

We had fun with watermelons, though. The other people in the neighborhood would come over, and we would have seed spitting contests, or cut out watermelon rind to make "green teeth".

Fantastic memories!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[generationsue]

Here is mine so far. Boy, casting on is hard! Mine is very odd looking. It is also so strange to hold the yarn in my right hand (said the avid crocheter ) But I think I am getting the hang of it.


My first attempt at knitting. by generationsue, on Flickr


My first attempt at knitting. by generationsue, on Flickr

This is the pattern I am using:
The Handicrafter Cotton Stripes - Dishcloth (knit).
http://www.bernat.com/pattern.php?PID=3117

[karenarp]

I saw the flower pattern and I just had to make one. Loved it.

Bright!
Should make one cheerful while doing an uncheerful job!

[karenarp]

Here is mine so far. Boy, casting on is hard! Mine is very odd looking. It is also so strange to hold the yarn in my right hand (said the avid crocheter ) But I think I am getting the hang of it.

My first attempt at knitting. by generationsue, on Flickr

This is the pattern I am using:
The Handicrafter Cotton Stripes - Dishcloth (knit).
http://www.bernat.com/pattern.php?PID=3117

Are you new to knitting? Try going to you tube and search for videos on Continental Knitting. You get to hold the yarn almost identical to crochet. This has saved me and helped me so much to get the knack for knitting. I too am new and am still learning. There are many ways to hold the yarn in continental - just find one, if you don't like it, look up a different one, eventually you will find one you like more than others and if you are like me, you will soon find your own style of holding it with your left hand.
There really are a ton of videos. I watched a few dozen (sound off most of the time - I just needed the visual) Maybe you will get it faster than I did!
I also found I love casting on the Bernat way, so easy! I hate the long tail and the thumb cast on. They are awkward for me to achieve. I used the video included in the KAL clues threads
Very nice job so far! Don't give up!

[Shandeh]

Thanks for the info. I am going to be in town for a Mary Kay conference but am hoping I can get away to visit a shop or two. I will keep Cottage Yarn in mind, especially with the glowing recommendation

My brother is a police officer in Charlotte now so I am hoping to get there more often.

If you go to Cottage Yarn, tell my cousin hello!

[Shandeh]

I saw the flower pattern and I just had to make one. Loved it.

Great job!
That pattern is interesting, isn't it?

[Shandeh]

I imagine your summers were hotter than ours since we had the Gulf breezes--the Gulf was 1/4 mile from our house in Florida.

You were lucky! We would very occasionally get some breezes. When they came, we would all stand up and hold out our arms to savor it. Then, the moment would pass, and we would be hunched over the plants again. It was torture. The garden was more than 2 acres, and we harvested it all by hand, so it felt like our work would never end.

We had fun with watermelons, though. The other people in the neighborhood would come over, and we would have seed spitting contests, or cut out watermelon rind to make "green teeth".

Fantastic memories!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yeah, it was a wild, wonderful, wicked childhood. Made me into the silly person I am.

[Shandeh]

Here is mine so far. Boy, casting on is hard! Mine is very odd looking. It is also so strange to hold the yarn in my right hand (said the avid crocheter ) But I think I am getting the hang of it.

Beautiful work! Your stitches are nice and even. Don't worry about the cast on. It's the hardest part, and will get better with experience. As karenarp recommended, it would be a good idea to learn different cast ons and stitching techniques, until you find the one that is right for you.

[Type1Mom]

Heading to Charlotte this weekend. What is your favorite LYS there?

Coming to my neck of the woods, eh? We should meet for coffee.

There are several very nice yarn shops in the Charlotte area.

Charlotte Yarn - great selection, nice part of town.

Yarnhouse - interesting yarns, in an artsy modern area called "NoDa". you'll find lots of fun, energetic (sometimes eccentric) people walking along the streets there.

Cottage Yarn - great selection, friendly staff, in a small quiet town called Mint Hill, just outside of Charlotte. (my cousin Sara owns this place. she's awesome.)

There are other shops as well, but those are my favorites. (Cottage Yarn is where I usually go to buy fancy yarn, because it's closest to where I live, and my cousin owns the place!)

I need to check a few of these out. I hardly ever get into Charlotte for yarn. I tend to stay in Concord.