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This is the same purple I matched with the persimmon in the last dishcloth, plus “Lime Stripes.”
I worry that, with yet another dishcloth (12 in 17 days) I may start losing members of the audience. And yet I am helpless to stop.
How about some chicken news? People seem to like chicken news.
Ethel has molted a little tiny bit, at the back of her neck. Although you’d never know it to look at Her Royal Fluffiness.
Only half of what you see is chicken. The rest is all feathers. You would be shocked if you picked her up, and felt how small her body actually is, buried inside all that fluff.
Here’s a better picture of the bare spot, with a bit of the fencing wire in the way.
While I was going through my pictures, I discovered I had caught a perfect picture of chicken eyelashes.
I had no idea chickens had eyelashes!
OH I nearly forgot! Everyone please congratulate Lisa on her first sock!
Tags: Dishcloths, FO, My Peeps
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Love the dishcloths, you might enjoy one of these:
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/slip-stitch-dishcloth-2
http://www.ravelry.com/projects/sewcrafty/clover-tweed-dishcloth
Comment by Ginger —
December 30, 2009 @ 12:10 pm
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Don’t sweat it! I’m totally digging the dishcloths. Although, pattern variety might be nice, but at least you’re varying the colors nicely.
Comment by Chennpug —
December 30, 2009 @ 12:42 pm
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Me, I’m hanging on for the fabulous dishcloth wordplay in the post titles. More, more!
Comment by Dani B —
December 30, 2009 @ 1:38 pm
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Yeah, your post titles are excellent! Your dishcloth photography is very nice, too — far above what most of us do.
Comment by kmkat —
December 30, 2009 @ 3:11 pm
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That Ethel is gorgeous. I didn’t know chickens had eyelashes, either!
Thank you! So now that I’ve made my test sock successfully, I’ve started on Thuja in a blue tweed (Williamstown by Valley Yarns) with the hopes of having a pair of socks to give to my dad for his birthday.
Comment by lisa eaton —
December 30, 2009 @ 3:14 pm
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Eyelashes? I did not know that.
Comment by domesticshorthair —
December 30, 2009 @ 3:34 pm
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Cool on both, but hey, Ethel wassup? Is she ok or is it Seasonal Affective Disorder for Chickens?
I keep trying to start a dishcloth, given all this inspiration. pah on distractions.
Comment by kellys —
December 30, 2009 @ 9:12 pm
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chickens ARE way more interesting!
Comment by yvette —
December 30, 2009 @ 9:40 pm
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Dude, the dishcloths are awesome. They’re the perfect knitted item- fun to knit, not too serious, useful, with endless creative possibilities…. They’re right up there with string bags.
Comment by charlotte —
December 31, 2009 @ 7:24 am
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Ok… so… knitting ignorance here: How do you switch colors so seamlessly for your stripey dishcloths? I’ve only done single color (or varrigated/self striping) ones and I like yours SO MUCH better! This is a knitting skill I have not yet learned! ACK! (hiding head)
Comment by Brenna —
December 31, 2009 @ 7:30 am
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I love the dishcloths. I crocheted 3 for myself during our Christmas blizzard. I love hearing about your chicken escapades also as we have chickens too. We have close to 2 doz. and it is nice to know that even when snowed in we will at least have a couple of eggs to eat.
Comment by Lisa —
December 31, 2009 @ 7:34 am
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Yeah, I agree with Brenna up there… how ’bout a tutorial?
I think it’s the season for brainless knitting as well. My hands want to knit, but my brain doesn’t want to concentrate long enough to follow a pattern. I’ve been using leftover sock yarn to create long strips for a stockinette blanket (sort of like your mitered afghan but without the mitered parts). Frankly, this thing looks like somebody barfed technicolor scarfs. It’s perhaps the most hideous thing I’ve ever made, mostly because I have so little solid-color yarn– BUT I CAN’T STOP WORKING ON IT.
And your chicken looks like she has those falsie eyelashes from the 60′s. Very nice.
Comment by two silver cats —
December 31, 2009 @ 5:19 pm
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Chickens always seem to be a crowd-pleaser.
I love Ethel. I wish our (so-called) Buff Orpingtons had turned out like her.
Comment by gayle —
January 4, 2010 @ 4:29 am
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