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Tuesday 9 February 2010

More Yarn Stuff

A few posts ago I mentioned how I was getting back into crochet big time, so when I saw Melissa Goodsell's invitation to a dishcloth/washcloth knit-and-crochet-along, I thought I'd give it a go. Well, to be honest, I was probably equally attracted by the idea of making something along with people from the other side of the world :) Anyway, over the next two weeks, around 20 of us will dig out our cotton yarns and knitting needles and/or crochet hooks and hopefully create a lovely little pile of dish- or washcloths. I made a few a Christmas time to put in with teacher presents, and kept a couple for me, but have not really had the courage to use them, they're just too nice! To have a little stash to hand, maybe for some last-minute gifts (with a nice bar of soap!), seems like a good idea.

So far, I have made two (I cheated a little - I started on Sunday...), faithfully using my rather plentiful stash of leftover cotton yarn:


Then today, I was doing a spot of shopping (at Lidl, no less!) and came across this:


Lovely, variegated cotton yarn goodness, and at under 70p a ball too good to pass up. Okay, I had to buy 6 balls per pack, but hey, it's still a bargain, and I'm going to make good use of these goodies :) So, keep your eyes peeled for more cloths, and the next ones are definitely going to be of the crochet variety!

Thanks for stopping by!

6 comments:

  1. Your cloths are beautiful Anne!
    and wow! what a great buy you found in Lidls! Don't you just love finding fabby bargains where you least expect to! LOL!
    Can't wait to see your next makes!
    Hugs
    Nicola

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  2. Love your cloths ~Anne, feeling like getting my knitting needles out! Missing Lidls now! hugs Debx

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  3. Anne - those are so pretty! I wish I could do that! I'd love to have some like that - I don't know that white would be good for washing dishes though - but as long as they are soft they'd be great for the bathroom! I love them, you did a great job. Very talented you are.

    Tonya

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  4. what a score! I love that cotton yarn, the colours are gorgeous... can't wait to see what is created from them :)

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  5. What lovely colours (and nice price). Quick exit to Lidls to see if my nearest branch has it in stock.

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  6. I like your clothes.Look forward to seeing the crochet ones.

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