May 27 2008
Week in Review: Day Two
Good day to you all! Today is Day Two of our Week in Review. Let’s begin!
The third week of May, we learned seven new stitches and by using the stitches created a creative looking dishcloth. The point of teaching you the stitches was not to torture you or confuse you, but to show you have changing up the number of times you knit or purl can totally change the look of your project.
We learned the following stitches: Garter Stitch, Stockinette Stitch, Seed Stitch, Moss Stitch, Rice Stitch, Box Stitch, and Ribbing. Each used the basic knitting and purling stitches in a different pattern to create a different look. Learning the names of the stitches and how to execute them is helpful when reading patterns. The patterns will say to knit so many rows in this stitch and it’s helpful to have already done them so you know what to do.
This is the picture of the five stitches done on one cloth. I ran out of yellow and had to finish with another variegated yarn. The good thing with practicing is you can use these at home where it doesn’t matter if you goofed or not! It’s good to be creative too. And with each of these stitches, you can make five different dishcloths by using each stitch to make one cloth!
Tomorrow we’ll discuss the KAL. I haven’t seen anyone else’s work so I’m hoping that if you’ve been able to try it, you can send me a picture, even if it’s only halfway done. I’d love to see what others are doing! See you tomorrow!
