About Me
I am an avid knitter and crocheter who has enjoyed both arts for more than 40 years. I can and will knit or crochet almost anything that suits my wants or needs. I will alter a pattern to suit my needs or wants and have written a few of my own. I enjoy writing and doing research about anything that interests my family, friends or myself.
My roles in life include being a wife; a home school parent; an RN, and a member of the community. I am a Christian.
Originally the purpose of this blog was two fold. The first goal is to provide readers with links to free dish and wash cloth patterns available on the Internet, done in knitting, crocheting and other forms of needlework, such as cro-hooking. The second goal is to provide general information about about dish and wash cloths.
As time as passed this blog has grown to include patterns for and information about other kitchen related items. This includes but is not limited to aprons, dish towels, pot holders and mop covers.
Copyright rules and laws are observed to the best of my human ability. There is no intent to let a reader think the patterns listed here are my own unless it is.
I started this blog because of a growing fascination with hand made dish and wash cloths. It began elsewhere but I learned very quickly that this format suits my goals for the blog better.
Questions, comments and requests from readers are encouraged. 
It is my sincere hope that readers of this blog enjoy and benefit from its contents.
Enjoy!!!
October 19, 2006 at 1:56 am
I saw your blog when you had asked for help in the WordPress Forum. I suggested colour! The header looks great!
December 6, 2006 at 11:38 pm
I love how your website is organized….. it’s so fun to look at a particular category and find so many different patterns!
What I’m looking for is a toilet paper cover or cozy. I knit, but I don’t know how to crochet. I want something more tailored (not cute or ruffly). I did see the sushi pattern, but I’m looking for something else…. I’m not ready for sushi in the bathroom yet!
Do you have any suggestions?
Thanks the great website, and I hope you can help me!
December 10, 2006 at 3:20 pm
I found this blog off Google while looking for a dish detergent doll how to. I saw your pattern for the doll dress, and it is exactly what my grandma used to make. Unfortunately I do not know how to knit, can you help me find someone who would be able to make this?
Thanks very much in advance,
Rachel
December 11, 2006 at 12:23 pm
Hi,
Exactly which pattern listed on my blog are you wanting to have made?
Are you wanting to have it made for free? What color or colors are you
wanting to have it made in?
I do knit and am willing to make it for you. How quickly are you wanting
or needing it?
May 8, 2007 at 5:10 pm
I’m having trouble with the tail on the Squiggles the Pig cloth.
To knit the tail, you say pick up stitch at marker. Cast on 32 stitches. How do you cast on with something that’s already been knitted?
I’m pretty new at this, so any help will be greatly appreciated!
Thanks
Linda
May 12, 2007 at 11:27 am
Let me see if I can explain this. To pick up the stitch you insert the needle into the place where the marker is and act like that is the first stitch. With that one stitch on your needle, cast on the number of stitches the using the knit on cast on method.( It is about half way down the page.)
It is not nearly as hard as it sounds. Once you have done this, follow the rest of the pattern.
If you have problems, let me know. I will be on the internet everyday and watching for a note from you to see how it worked.
May 23, 2007 at 7:59 am
did the heart one and its beautiful. now i need one for someone maybe whos good desgining. a little school bus , not to hard now…… a knitted one…..
thanks
May 23, 2007 at 9:59 pm
I am looking for a pattern that I think is a hotpad because it is pretty thick.
It is a 11 point rippled pattern, made with thread. After all the ripples are made it looked like you sewed the ends together and joined the 11 points in the center.
I saw this in an antique store, but alas it is gone.
Thanks for any help.
June 3, 2007 at 8:50 am
Jennie,
I just did a search for a school bus dishcloth on Google and at Knitting Pattern Central
but did not find what you are looking for. I will be doing some serious updating to this site in the next few days and will keep a lookout for what you are wanting. If I find it, I will let you know.
June 3, 2007 at 12:50 pm
Laure,
Your request has stumped me. I did a search on Google for Potholders and found a pattern for sale at Maggie’s Crochet
that might be on the order of what you want: Ripple Potholder
My search of Annie’s Attic website, Crochet Pattern Central and my own collection of patterns and books did not find anything matching your request
You might try looking on the Leisure Arts website to see if there is a book containing it.
I will let you know if I find a pattern for this in the next several weeks.
Please know that I have no affiliation with any of the merchants mentioned in this note.
July 22, 2007 at 7:05 pm
Hi!
i love your site- thanks for all the work you do for all of us.
my brother has a blog with a number of dishcloth patterns and some really cute bath puppets i thought you might like to list on this site. Please take a look at http://brileyknits.blogspot.com
November 1, 2007 at 5:44 am
I love the site. I need to know how to knit squiggles for the top of a hat I have knitted for my granddaughter. It is not an I-cord but little cork screw squiggles.
Thanks,
Audrey
December 24, 2007 at 8:18 pm
I would like to know what pattern is on the tip right of your header? Is is a dish cloth? How can I get that pattern?
January 14, 2008 at 11:04 pm
I love your website and patterns. I’m looking for a pattern to knit “Garrett” and “Taylor”. I thought I found it on your website once but now I can’t. Do you happen to know where I could find such patterns?
January 20, 2008 at 12:12 am
I found what you want:
http://marilynsknittingheavenonearth.blogspot.com/
I hope this helps.
February 23, 2008 at 1:32 pm
I have never blogged before, but with your site I had to. I am a self-taught knitter and love dishcloths. I have 2 children ( 6&9 ) and always running them somewhere and I like knitting while waiting and dishcloths are so portable. I made my cousin an aphgan for her baby using the Bobbles the Sheep pattern and put them together with a plain squares in a checkerboard pattern and it turned out really nice. So I just needed to say how much I LOVE this site. THANK YOU-THANK YOU-THANK YOU:)
February 23, 2008 at 2:06 pm
I was wondering if anyone could help me…my son’s teacher collects Winnie the Pooh everything and I would love to knit her a Pooh dishcloth…can anyone tell me where to find one, or make a pattern for me…please. Thanks.
March 5, 2008 at 10:17 am
Do you have the knitted sailboat cloth pattern that excludes the heart? I am making this for a male friend’s new apt. and the heart may be too feminine. THANK YOU
March 23, 2008 at 12:15 pm
Hi,
Please forgive me for not replying to your not sooner. Life has been a bit crazy in my part of the world.
I have looked and don’t find one. If I see one in the course of updating the site, i will let you know.
Have a great day!
May 15, 2008 at 6:33 am
Hi there
I’d really like to chat with you about your love of dishcloths for a magazine feature I’m writing. Please could you email me back if this is something you’re willing to do?
Best wishes, Lou
May 15, 2008 at 2:10 pm
How do I report to you a broken link? There should be a spot on your main page to click. At any rate, Jo’s Start Cloth is not found
May 16, 2008 at 11:29 am
Thank you for bringing this to my attention. I will repair the problem after getting home from work today.