Washcloth of the Month: January
Clean Slate
The first in a monthly series of dishcloth patterns to be released, Clean Slate. The name comes from the feeling you get when the calendar switches over to a new year. Like the fresh new planner waiting for all the fun and exciting things you have to look forward to in the new year, we all have a clean slate to start fresh. Even if you don't believe in resolutions, you have to admit there is something refreshing to the beginning of a new year. A feeling of opportunity to start that "thing" you have been wanting to accomplish. The Clean Slate pattern represents all of those feelings.
I chose neutral colors & an easy straightforward pattern with clean lines for this month's project.
Speaking of New Year's resolutions, I love to set them & always have lots of grand plans, but more likely than not they will not always go as planned! I will lose interest or get so far behind that I give up. Sound familiar? So, this year I decided to do something on a much smaller scale & that would be relatively easy to accomplish. Thus, the monthly washcloth was born! Using 100% cotton worsted weight yarn & a quick knit that can be completed in an afternoon. There will be no excuse to check this off your list each month.
This project checks so many boxes:
Small & portable
Super interesting! The pattern & colors will change each month
Easy way to learn or improve a skill on a small scale like lace or cables
Great palette cleanser between larger more complicated patterns or projects
Practical & versatile; at the end of the year you will have 12 or more washcloths that can be used from the bathroom to the kitchen and everywhere in between.
They make great gifts!
January Washcloth: Clean Slate
The Details:
Needles
US 8 (5mm) needles
Yarn
Lily Sugar & Cream 100 % cotton yarn
Samples knit in Warm brown, White & Jute colorways
1 skein for each color, or 2 skeins of the same color will make 3 washcloths
~60 yards needed for one washcloth
Finished Size
11" square
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