Litterbox Creation

Just made it in time for Remembrance Day.  This morning, I started to knit according to written instruction again for the centre and one petal.  Everything should be good. The yarn over in the pattern is to add extra yarn for the make one increase.  If you can see through all that, you can simply remount the yarn over for the increase instead of dropping it.  Knowledge on three needle binding will be an advantage in completing this dishcloth.  Videos on the technique is readily available on YouTube.  Otherwise simple sewing the edges together will work too.  The k2tog at the end of some of the rows will used up the stitches from the round disc and get the petal attached to the flower centre. Furballs and I will appreciate all donations to Veteran Association.  We thank you in advance Happy knitting .... MEOW MEOW until next blog  Furballs and Remembrance Day Broken Stone Poppy Materials Yarn , worsted weight, non mercerized cotton , (2.1 ...

Finally I have this commemorating dishcloth done plenty of time ahead :)   Dissecting and recycling the theme from last year, this time the poppy comes with four (4) petals and a relief / 3D centre.   This dishcloth is done in bias knitting and with being more like a stockinette type of fabric, it remains in diamond shape.   The granite stitch in two (2) repeats makes up the border.   The most "designing" part is how to start the border at four (4) stitches and knit up in bias.   I am using a centre out approach, i.e., keeping the centre stitches the same and expands at the both left and right edges, the continuity of the border is tied up by the inside border of the edges. Also with the border, we set up a set of short rows on both sides to ease out the rippling due to stitch height differences.  We took the easy approach with the short rows with the start and end in the stockinette rows of the granite stitch.  Short rows according to patt...