I’ve added a few new yarns to my Etsy shop at Nordy Knits in neutral shades (Debbie Bliss Luxury Donegal Tweed in Natural, Debbie Bliss Pure Cotton in Cream, Louisa Harding Hand-Dyed Grace in Light Dusty Rose/Blush) and the colors of an intense cherry pink orange sunset (Araucania Quellon and Pehuen). The Araucania Quellon feels just like chenille and would be perfect for this flower wash cloth pattern I just found in Weekend Knitting by Melanie Falick. First you make the petals and then join them to start knitting in the round, decreasing your way to the center. The sample in the photo was made with Crystal Palace Cotton Chenille (100% cotton). The pattern calls for 1-98 yd. skein for each flower. There is also another really fun pattern in this book using double knitting for a checkers game board with a matching tote bag. I made it a personal goal this month to learn intarsia and double knitting and have a half knit mouse (intarsia, the version I’m making is with flowers) from Lucinda Guy’s Handknits for Kids, and the beginnings of the stained glass scarf from Hand Knit Holidays on the needles. I found the intarsia to be much easier. Switching from Fair Isle to Double Knitting felt like a real challenge but once you get the hang of it, it feels natural.
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