Nashville Spinsters at The Big Stitch

Wanna spin? Wanna see some in action?
Come to The Big Stitch at FiftyForward Knowles on Oct 16
and see them in action!
Knowles is located at 174 Rains Ave
near the entrance to the State Fairgrounds.

Sorting Day

Thanks goes out to Lila Griffin, Tina and James Waller, Reyna Lorele, Kay York, Erin McKee and Deb Locke who spent several hours sorting hat, scarf, afghans for the military and baby blanket donations. The military donations have been delivered and most of the baby items have been donated. The hats and scarves will start going out in early October. Needs will be particularly high this winter as more and more families are dealing with homelessness, the flood and an uncertain economy.
Time to get our needles going!

Recent Thank You letters

The Veterans Administration letters were received due to the two donations that we made: 40 blankets and 18 helmet liners in July and 69 blankets in August. Vanderbilt Childrens' Hospital thanked us for baby hats and chemo hats. In addition to these donations, we recently gave 45 baby blankets and hats to United Neighborhood Health Services.

The Daily Dishcloth Aug 31, 2010

My Favorite Dishcloth

MATERIALS:

100% cotton yarn, worsted weight
Hook size H

INSTRUCTIONS:

Ch 32 or any even number.

Rnd 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across. Ch 1, turn.

Rnd 2: Sc in first sc (ch 1, sk next st, sc in next st) across, ch 1 and turn.

Rnd 3: Sc in first sc (dc in next ch space, sc in next sc) across. Ch 1 and turn.

Rnd 4: Sc in first sc (ch 1, sk next dc, sc in next sc) across. Ch 1 and turn.

Repeat rows 3 & 4 until desired length.

Final Row: Sc in each st across. Finish off.

If desired, sc around all edges. Putting 3 sc in each corner.

The Daily Dishcloth Aug 30, 2010

Sugar'n Cream Twists

Waffle pattern dishcloth is a simple and fun project. Measures approximately 10 inches (25.5 cm) square. Shown in Lily Sugar'n Cream Twists Taupe Twists (#20009) crochet using size 4 mm (U.S. G or 6) hook.

Skill Level


MATERIALS

Lily Sugar’n Cream Twists (56.7 g/2 oz)
2 balls of #20009 (Taupe Twists).

Size 4 mm (U.S. G or 6) crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge.

GAUGE: 15 sc and 16 rows = 4 ins [10 cm].

STITCH GLOSSARY

Dcbp = Yoh and draw up a loop around post of next st at back of work 1 row below, inserting hook from right to left. (Yoh and draw through 2 loops on hook) twice.
Dcfp = Yoh and draw up a loop around post of next st at front of work 1 row below, inserting hook from right to left. (Yoh and draw through 2 loops on hook) twice.

INSTRUCTIONS
Ch 41.
Foundation row: (WS). 1 dc in 4th ch from hook (counts as 2 dc). 1 dc in each ch to end of ch. 39 dc. Turn.
2nd row: Ch 3 (counts as dc). *1 dcfp in next st. 1 dcbp in each of next 3 sts. Rep from * to last 2 sts. 1 dcfp in next st. 1 dc in last st. Turn.
3rd row: Ch 3 (counts as dc). *1 dcbp in next st. 1 dc in each of next 3 sts. Rep from * to last 2 sts. 1 dcbp in next dc. 1 dc in last dc. Turn.
Rep last 2 rows of Waffle Pat until work from beg measures 10 ins [25.5 cm]. Fasten off.

The Daily Dishcloth Aug 29, 2010

Rachel’s First Crochet Dishcloth

Skill Level:

Finished Size: 8” (20 cm) square

Materials: Medium Weight Yarn (approximately 50 yards / 1 oz) Crochet Hook H (5.00 mm)

Crochet Pattern: Dishcloth
Row 1: ch 30, sc in second ch from hook and in each ch across: 29 sc
Row 2 – 34: ch 1, turn, sc in each sc across: 29 sc

The Daily Dishcloth Aug 28, 2010

StashBustin' Dishcloth

Materials:
100% Cotton Leftovers (from your other dishcloths)
Hook size: 5mm

With 1st Color, ch 6.
Row 1: Sc in 2rd ch from hook and in each ch across – 5 sc.
Rows 2-5: Ch 1, turn, sc in each sc across; change to 2nd Color in last st of Row 5.

First Strip
Row 1: With 2nd Color, turn piece clockwise 90 degrees to work along ends of rows of Center Square, ch 1, work 5 sc evenly spaced across ends of rows of Center Square – 5 sc.
Rows 2-5: Ch 1, turn, sc in each sc across; change to 3rd Color in last st of Row 5.

Second Strip
Row 1: With 3rd Color, turn piece clockwise 90 degrees to begin work along ends of rows of First Strip, ch 1, work 5 sc evenly spaced across ends of rows of First Strip; working in opposite side of foundation ch of Center Square, sc in each ch across – 10 sc.
Rows 2-5: Ch 1, turn, sc in each sc across; change to 4th Color in last st of Row 5.

Third Strip
Row 1: With 4th Color, turn piece clockwise 90 degrees to begin work along ends of rows of Second Strip, ch 1, work 5 sc evenly spaced across ends of rows of Second Strip, work 5 sc evenly spaced across ends of rows of Center Square – 10 sc.
Rows 2-5: Ch 1, turn, sc in each sc across; change to 5th Color in last st of Row 5.

Fourth Strip
Row 1: With 5th Color, turn piece clockwise 90 degrees to begin work along ends of rows of Third Strip, ch 1, work 5 sc evenly spaced across ends of rows of Third Strip, sc in each sc across center section, work 5 sc evenly spaced across ends of rows of previous strip – 15 sc.
Rows 2-5: Ch 1, turn, sc in each sc across; change to next Color in last st of Row 5.

Next Strip
Row 1: Turn piece clockwise 90 degrees to begin work along ends of rows of strip just completed, ch 1, work 5 sc evenly spaced across ends of rows of strip just completed, sc in each sc across center strip, then work 5 sc evenly spaced across ends of rows of previous strip.
Rows 2-5: Ch 1, turn, sc in each sc across; change to next color in Color Sequence in last st of Row 5.
Work new strips in Color Sequence until work measures the size you want.

Border:

Reverse sc around dishcloth (crab stitch) evenly, putting 2 rev sc in corners.

Fasten off.
Weave in ends.

The Daily Dishcloth Aug 27, 2010

Pillars

Cast on in Muliples of 3 + 2
(so 8, 11, 14, 17, ...)
until desired width of dishcloth.

Row 1: (right side) K1, *YO, sl 1, K2, psso the K2; repeat from * to last stitch, K1

Row 2: Purl

Repeat these 2 rows until desired length.
Bind off.

The Daily Dishcloth Aug 26, 2010

Waffle

Cast on in Muliples of 3 + 1
(so 4, 7, 10, 13, 16, ...)
until desired width of dishcloth.

Row 1: (right side) P1, *K2, P1; repeat from * to end

Row 2: K1, *P2, K1; repeat from * to end

Row 3: Repeat Row 1

Row 4: Knit

Repeat these 4 rows until desired length.
Bind off.

The Daily Dishcloth Aug 25, 2010

Simple Eyelets

Cast on in Muliples of 3 + 2
(so 8, 11, 14, 17, ...)
until desired width of dishcloth.

Row 1: (right side) Knit

Row 2: Purl

Row 3: K2, *YO, K2tog, K1; repeat from * to end

Row 4: Purl

Repeat these 4 rows until desired length.
Bind off.

The Daily Dishcloth Aug 24, 2010

Stockinette Triangle

Cast on in Muliples of 5
until desired width of dishcloth.

Row 1: (right side) Knit

Row 2: *K1, P4; repeat from * to end

Row 3: *K3, P2; repeat from * to end

Row 4: Repeat Row 3

Row 5: Repeat Row 2

Row 6: Knit

Repeat these 6 rows until desired length.
Bind off.

The Daily Dishcloth Aug 23, 2010

Little Shells

Cast on in Muliples of 7 + 2
(so 16, 23, 30, 37, ...)
until desired width of dishcloth.

Row 1: (right side) Knit

Row 2: Purl

Row 3: K2, *YO, P1, P3tog, P1, YO, K2; repeat from * to end

Row 4: Purl

Repeat these 4 rows until desired length.
Bind off.