Weekend Knitting

On Friday I updated my Facebook status to say in so many words I'm going out of town for the weekend and knitting a lot. Well, you be the judge:

I got started on my "Orange Day", which is Tikru's "Green Day" pattern knit in Peace Fleece "Glastnost Gold". It's a Christmas present and going rather nicely. It is only written in one size so I'm hoping it'll fit. Once I get a bit further along I'll put it on a scrap yarn and try it on myself to see if I think it will fit. I'll probably cry if it doesn't, but it'll be my own fault. :)

I also got 4 washcloths knit out of my Cable Rib Dishcloth pattern. I did garter stitch instead of seed stitch because it's faster and I have to knit 33 more washcloths. Speed over elegance at this point. I have a feeling I'm going to be mighty sick of knitting these by the time all is said and done. But I have a good start, so I'm optimistic.

I have also started a new pair of longies for the store, my Midnight Sky Longies. Here's what I got done yesterday along with the charting for the fair isle at the cuff:

I love printing off graph paper and figuring out the charts, it's so rewarding, like you're inventing something! I also found a site where you can make charts up on the computer (like for this cabled hat I'm working on) for publishing. That was an exciting find. Oh, and I have the Reversible Cable Rib scarf off being tested. A lot going on these days I guess.

So back to weekend knitting. It was a beautiful weekend. The guys went fishing and I stayed at my grandma's house with the kids. We watched some Disney Channel and played in the leaves. Here's where I spent some time knitting:

I raked up a pile of leaves with an extremely inadequate rake while my dad's puppy attacked the leaves and rake... and as you can see, my son. All in all it was a beautiful fall weekend. Aah... fall. I only wished it lasted a little longer.

Cable Rib Dishcloth

Here's an easy pattern for a dishcloth that isn't so boring to knit your eyes cross, yet simple enough to be nearly mindless. :) The pictures aren't that good as it was nearing evening when I took them and we use CFLs and they make for crummy pictures. (I keep having problems getting blogger to upload my pics without freezing, so I'll try again...)


Requirements: Approx 1 oz Worsted Weight Cotton Yarn
Size 7 straight or circular needles
Tapestry Needle

Pattern Notes:

Cable 2 (c2): Skip the first stitch on your left needle and knit into the front of the second stitch. Without dropping it from your needle knit into the front of the first stitch. Let both stitches fall off your needle.

Cable Pattern:
Row 1: k4, (p1, k2) 10 times, p1, k4
Row 2: k4, (k1, p2) 10 times, k5
Row 3: k4, (p1, c2) 10 times, p1, k4
Row 4: k4, (k1, p2) 10 times, k5

Directions:
Cast on 39 sts. You may adjust your stitch count for a larger or smaller cloth as long as it remains a multiple of 3, plus 9 (in this case 10 x 3 = 30 + 9 = 39)
Knit 4 rows garter stitch
Work Cable Pattern 9 times.
Work row 1 of cable pattern once more. Work 4 rows garter stitch and bind off.
Weave in ends.