Sunday 27 October 2013

Crocheted washcloth

I'm suffering from sewing withdrawal symptoms. My machine has a undiagnosed tension problem. I've been working through the potential solutions (needle, bobbin, threading...) but to no avail. I need to go see my fabulous sewing machine service man but he's about an hour away and I can't manage that time in the next little while. I have a couple of projects on the boil that I can't finish. So in the meantime, I've started some crochet. Here's my first effort. I started slowly as I haven't crocheted in a while. I've been watching washcloths on Pinterest and getting inspired so when I revisited my yarn stash and found some remnant cotton I knew just what to do with it. Here's my effort.


It's pretty straightforward: chain long enough to make a square of the size you want. I made 34. I wasn't sure which stitch I wanted to use but decided on treble. It was a simple as completing enough rows to make a square (but you can make any shape you like) and then a single crochet edge with 2 chain at each corner. Not sure who it will be for but the Princess is eyeing it off already.