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Scrubby update

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I’ve been using the Scrubby Sparkle scrubbie for about three weeks and it’s still looking as good as new.

Confession – I don’t wash dishes every day.  I try to use the dishwasher as much as possible but some things just can’t/won’t go in there such as the coffee pot, skillets, and sharp knives.

With this scrubby, I don’t have to work as hard to get the coffee stains out of the coffee pot or the food that sticks to the pans.

Plus it drys quickly and doesn’t smell like most dishcloths do after a few days of use.

I give it a thumbs up!

THSS II Sock 4

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The Handmade Sock Society II fourth sock pattern in the series came out last week.  It’s called Cornish Cream Tea.

I’m not a pink sock kind of person though I do own some pink things so I opted for another color that I would wear: Knit Picks Stroll fingering weight in Thunderhead.  I have two 100 gram skeins of this color and hesitated to use 75-80 grams for these socks.  But then I realized that I don’t have any concrete plans for the yarn so why not use it.

I’m loving the subtle grey variations and looking forward to getting started on these socks.

What’s on your needles?

Quick knit

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I picked up this ball of Red Heart Scrubby Sparkle last week because:

  1. It looked interesting
  2. I needed something different to knit
  3. I might actually use it

Following the ball band pattern, I cast 27 stitches onto US #8 needles.  I slipped the first stitch of every row to make the edges neater and knit 40 rows before binding off.  90 minutes later I had one finished.

Approximately 6-inches square, each one used about 14 grams of yarn so this one ball should yield about six scrubbies.

I’ll let you know how I like/use it.

 

Another Cliff Walk

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Yay!  Another pair of socks finished.

These are the Cliff Walk socks from Helen Stewart’s Handmade Sock Society season 2 collection, third in the series.

The six-row pattern repeat was easy to follow and it looks a bit like cables though it’s not.

The yarn is 100 grams of Knit Picks Stroll fingering weight in Bare handpainted with Easter egg dye by yours truly.  I only used 68 grams for the socks so that leaves 32-ish grams leftover.  Not enough for a second pair but could be used as cuffs, heels, toes, or something else that I haven’t thought of yet.

These are a tad too long for my feet but I do have someone in mind whose feet would fit perfectly…and would appreciate a pair of handknit socks.