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.
ReplyDeleteGreat idea! Who wouldn’t love new handknit dish clothes,they’re the best. Also impressed that you’re already thinking about gifts for December—I never manage to wrap my head around that until the fall.
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ReplyDeleteThat's a great idea, Bonny. You must show us all your different patterns. My dish towels are looking pretty ratty, but no holes, so I just keep washing them and using them, slob that I am.
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