What's a girl to do when Christmas yarn is on sale for 80¢ a skein? Use the red and white to make a Valentine's dish cloth of course! This yarn is 97% cotton and has a thin silver string running through it for the other 3%. My heart is loosely based upon this pattern
here... Loosely because I don't understand what "counts as triple crochet" means. I have to look into that further...
Since I knew I didn't have the count right I just added a white border of single crochet and then a ruffle of 4 double crochet in one space, slip stitch in the next space. It ended up about 8.5x8". I won't use it as a dish cloth but as a doily or fun accent (mug rug?). Truthfully, while it's far from perfect, I'm tickled:@)
What have I learned so far about crochet?
- It works up pretty quickly.
- I won't die if I have to pull it all out and start over. And yes, I did several times.
- Yarn with the metallic thread through it is a little... tighter/stiffer(?) than other yarn.
- U-Tube is my friend, man it's great to be able to watch someone do what I'm asking about.
- At this very early stage I get the feeling it's pretty forgiving for little projects like this. I just winged the white and think it worked out fine (for me).
Tips, advice and observations are welcome!
Have a happy day:@)
