Knitting then and now

Knitters know that knitting hasn't changed in the big scheme of things. Oh the tools have improved, our techniques have strengthened, but the knit and purl stitches are still the basics of everything knitterly.

I knit my first dishcloth last night. I wanted something small and mindless to knit while I watched a movie, and what else was I to do with all the cotton yarn I have left over from my dad's sweater? I knit a dischloth.

I finished it quickly and it was very mindless. When I was done I realized that it is the identical classic dischloth pattern that my grandmother used when she knit dishcloths for gifts. See? That's mine on the left and her much-loved and used cloth on the right. Knitting doesn't change and, apparently, this pattern will be timeless in our family.



I used mine to remove my makeup last night. I may never knit another DISHcloth again as this was soooo soft on my skin (much softer than my regular washcloths).

I think I'm addicted...