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Simple cloth

November 21, 2015 Maria Valles

I made a bunch of these simple little dishcloths/washcloths and I am becoming addicted. Packaged up with some handmade soaps, these are going to make really cute little gifts come Christmas (which is only 33 days away!). I used half-double crochet stitches, double-stranded, and got 4 cloths out of two 50 g skeins of Anna and Clara's Cotton Yarn from Sostrene Grene, which is a fingering weight cotton yarn. I especially love the marled effect of using two contrasting yarns together.

Here's the basic pattern below:

Simple cloth

Materials:

  • 2 skeins fingering weight cotton yarn in contrasting colours of your choice
  • 4 mm hook
  • Yarn needle

Gauge:

Approx. 14 st x 11 rows = 4" (10 cm)

Finished size:

Approx. 7" x 7" (18  cm x 18 cm)

Pattern:

Holding two strands together, ch 26.

Row 1: Make 1st hdc in 3rd ch from hook, hdc each ch to end, turn (24)

Row 2: Ch 2 (counts as 1st hdc throughout), hdc across, turn (24)

Row 3 - 18: Repeat Row 2 (24)

At the end of the last row, ch 10, ss into same st to make a loop, fasten off.

Weave in ends.

And there you have it - a simple, useful little cloth that can be used as a dishcloth, washcloth, or even a trivet, and works up so fast you'll want to make them for everyone you know (and a few for yourself too).

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   Hello and welcome! I’m Maria Valles, a designer-maker from Canada who has called Reykjavík, Iceland home for the better part of the last decade, developing a lasting love affair with Icelandic wool, known as  lopi . Endlessly inspired by my surroundings and the wool that is grown and produced here, I am the head and hands behind Rove Handmade. 

 

Hello and welcome! I’m Maria Valles, a designer-maker from Canada who has called Reykjavík, Iceland home for the better part of the last decade, developing a lasting love affair with Icelandic wool, known as lopi. Endlessly inspired by my surroundings and the wool that is grown and produced here, I am the head and hands behind Rove Handmade. 



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Finished! Still needs blocking and smoothing out the tassels, but basically done. I used 4 balls of #einrum E+2 Icelandic wool and silk blend from my stash, a 4mm hook and basic (US) dc, changing colours when I felt like it without too much planning 😉. It’s so satisfying to use up stash yarn, isn’t it?⠀
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In other news, I recently discovered how to add alt text (image descriptions that can be parsed by screen readers, e.g., for people with visual impairments) to my Instagram posts, so I’m slowly but surely going back to add those in. (To do this, tap the “...” icon at the top of any post, select “Edit”, and then tap “Add Alt Text” in the bottom right-hand corner of the image. Enter a description of the image and tap “Done”.)
Random stripes. Just mindless enough to keep my hands and brain busy while I’m still laid up and immobile. Loving this Icelandic wool and mulberry silk yarn from #einrum 👌🏽
Best laid plans... Crossing everything off all the lists to just rest, heal, and figure out how to navigate the first half of 2019 on crutches. Any tips would be appreciated 🙏🏽
I’m not a knitter, but I am a designer/maker in the fibre space and have spent the last days reading, rereading, and reflecting on the discussion going on in my feed about race, privilege and representation. 
I hesitated in posting about this - first because I was afraid of detracting from other voices, and then because I struggled to find adequate words. Many of the stories shared over the past week reflect my own experiences - as a first-generation Canadian of mixed racial and cultural heritage and a non-white immigrant in Iceland - and have been expressed so much better than I could have done. 
Hardest has been the recognition that even as a POC, I’m not exempt from privilege or ignorance or immune to making assumptions without questioning why or how they came to be. (It’s because of this realization that I’ve changed the name of one of my patterns, from the Hexa Kimono Cardigan to the Hexa Granny Cardigan. I regret the error and that it took me so long to correct it.) Thank you to all who’ve opened themselves up in this very public space to share their perspectives. It’s not easy. It’s exhausting. It takes a toll. And they shouldn’t need to do it in the first place.

If you haven’t been following these conversations, I recommend that you start here and simply read and listen:

@thecolormustard
@su.krita
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@frannemade
@little_kotos_closet
Since it’s my 19th annual 30th birthday tomorrow 😉, I’m celebrating with 30% off in my Ravelry and Etsy shops from 00:00 GMT to 23:59 GMT Jan 7, 2019 (midnight tonight until midnight tomorrow GMT). No code needed 😉
This is how I've spent much of the holiday - couch, duvet, cat, rest. It's been a tough year and I'm looking forward to the fresh start a new year always brings, and the renewed focus and energy that comes with it. Thank you to everyone who bought, made, promoted, or liked a pattern of mine or supported me on Making Things this year - I am so appreciative and working on more for you in 2019 🙏🏾 #happynewyear #goodbye2018hello2019
It’s the start of Xmas holidays, daylight is returning at last, and I’m looking forward to spending the week in full relax-and-recharge mode. However you’re spending the week (or any week, really) I hope it’s filled with peace and love and joy. And pom poms, of course 😉😊🎄
There’s still plenty of time to whip up some #lavawristwarmers for someone special on your list 😉 Pattern on Ravelry and Etsy #moderncrochet #handmade #léttlopi
#citycowl is a quick and simple one-skein project, great for gift-giving (or keeping!). Pattern available on Making Things, Ravelry, and Etsy ;)
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