Well, I don’t really have a whole lot of knitting projects to blog about at the moment, which I think is a problem common to more than a few knitters with blogs this time of year. I’m not making a ton of knitted gifts, but the couple of them that I’m working on right now are consuming most of my knitting time, leaving me with very little knitting to blog.
So how about a little crochet?
It’s not much to look at, but yes, I crocheted a hotpad. And I did it the day before Thanksgiving. I thought I needed one so I wouldn’t have to use the crappy ugly ones that were left on our doorstep by the local fuel oil company when we first bought the house… the ones that I still keep around even though they are crappy ugly looking, just in case. I forgot that I had two brand new pretty hotpads from a Christmas gift last year, so I really wouldn’t have needed it. But I used it anyway. So, here are the details:
- Pattern: Double-thick Diagonally Crocheted Potholder by Andrea Mielke (that’s the Ravelry link — the pattern is available online, here).
- Yarn: Lily Sugar & Cream, Sage
- Hook: G (4.0 mm)
- Time: Eh, probably took me about 3 hours.
- Here’s the link to my Ravelry project page for this one.
It seems to be one of those patterns like the classic knitted dishcloth that gets passed down through the generations. I chose this particular version of the pattern because it was very easy for me to understand, and best of all, it included pictures with the instructions. I also opted for a crochet pattern instead of knitting because 1) crocheting goes faster (see time bullet above) and 2) crocheting normally produces a thicker fabric than knitting, and the double-thick fabric made using this pattern (in such a short amount of time, I must add!) functions well as a hotpad/potholder.
Other than that and the couple of knitted gifts I’m working on, I’ve also been working on knitting up some scarves for charity using stash yarn. I have three done and I’m working on the fourth. But I’ll wait to post photos and details until I have them all done.
