I’m happy to join Kat and the Unravelers today with a new project on my needles. It was hot last week and I had an unusually busy social calendar, so I didn't work on Justin's hat at all. This week is moderately busy but my new project is wonderfully portable and easy to pick up whenever I have a few spare minutes.
I was at a loss about what to make Ryan for Christmas. He already has plenty of handwarmers, scarves, hats, and potholders. He doesn’t wear sweaters (which is just as well, since I rarely knit them). But when I was at his house the other day, a lightbulb went off: dish towels!
Ryan cooks for us whenever we visit and cooks for himself most days as well. The other day I noticed he was using a truly ratty dish towel, complete with multiple holes. I didn’t even nag him about it. Instead, I thought that three or four handknit dish towels would make a perfect Christmas gift, and some wonderfully relaxing summer knitting for me.
I have three or four other towel patterns I’d like to try, and I think knitting a collection of dish towels for Ryan will be the perfect companion project while I work on the duplicate stitching for Justin’s hat. If I have time, and if I’m not completely tired of knitting with cotton, I may even make one or two for myself.
What are you making as we approach mid-June?
What a fantastic idea Bonny! (and thanks for the reminder for me to cull a few kitchen towels myself!) Hmmm, this could be the perfect cure for cast-on-itis!
ReplyDeleteI think dishtowels are a perfect project! They are good hot-weather knitting for you and are sure to be put to immediate use. If you get bored with one color, I've seen a lot of cute mosaic patterns for dishcloths that could certainly be enlarged!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great gift idea! And as a mother, I love that you were able swallow the "nag" and make a mental note for Christmas instead.
ReplyDeleteI was just thinking that I should be weaving some dish towels for the family as gifts. I've got more here than I'll ever need.
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