Almost since the start of this blog there have been requests for directions about how to make scrubbies from nylon netting. This evening while updating and adding links here, I found an article on this topic. It is called Crocheting Dish Scrubbies 101
I hope this helps answer some of the questions you have on this subject.
I try very hard to keep this blog strictly for links
It’s an unwritten rule I have you see.
This evening that rule is being broken and for a very good reason.
For it is a little over a week before Christmas and I am in a state of frenzy…That I am indeed.
It has dawned on me in a sudden burst that there are lots of deadlines to meet.
Dishcloths to make, an afghan to be seamed, a comfortghan to be complete.
There are links to be added here for others to use. My files are still overflowing with things to share.
So much to do and so little time to be had.
Blast this silly bug it had to land on me now!!
Two days lost to it never again to be found.
Take a deep breath and calm yourself down.
Things will get one way or another.
That’s easy to think, I tell myself…
One…Two…Three deep breaths I take.
Almost calm, now I am.
Until suddenly….It comes to me:
Oh no! Oh no! Is my cry…Where can it be? Where can it be? That yarn that is set aside for a special set of dishcloths.
It is to go to my Sister in Law you see.
It’s the yarn that is pink,blue, and white, with just a tint of green,
It was here when I rearranged part of my stash.
Where did it go? Oh where did it go?
Three large bins of Rubbermaid have been searched.
I looked through skeins of red, white and green.
There was every shade of purple, yellow and blue.
But there was not a ball of Seashore by Bernat to be seen.
I am NOT in a panic…Why no, not me!
Never, Never No, not me!
Be still my heart, or you’ll go a flutter.
At last..It dawns on me.
Look in the cabinet that holds cones and clear bins.
I might find it there…
Yes!! Yes!! It is there. four precious skeins of the yarn I see.
Now some new dishcloths they will be…
What pattern to use? What will I choose?
Who do I ask? I say to myself…Who will know?
Go online I say to myself
There are tons to be found.
Will they be square, rectangular or round?
The answers are yet to be found…
What matters for now is that the yarn is in my hand.
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Thank you gentle readers, for bearing with me as I expounded and vented some of the frustrations felt today as I searched for some very important yarn.
May you each have much success in finding lost hooks, needles, looms, threads and yarns. May your tools and hands be Blessed with Wisdom, Speed and Love as you make treasures for those you love and who need your love.
Please accept my thanks for using my site as a stopping place on your search for just the right gift! If you find one item of you use, then my time has not been in vain.
Please forgive my slowness to respond to each of you this year. Human frailty is my only excuse.
You have my promise of my best effort for more organization next year.
In the meantime, in case there is not time to post before:
May God Bless the Holiday Season for each of you. May you find Peace, Joy and Love now and in the days to come.
Norma
also known as Scrunchy or Scrunchyy
Posted in crochet, crocheting, Holidays, knit, Knit Cloths, Knitting, Yarn
Tagged Christmas, crocheting, dish cloths, dishcloths, Holidays, Knitting, Yarn
One year ago, August 6, 2006, this blog was started at another blogging site. My motivation was my increasing fascination with dish and wash cloths. At that time I was not working outside the home and was beginning to search for free patterns available on the internet for these items. My original batch of dishcloths was wearing out after several years hard labor. It was time to replace them. There was plenty of cotton yarn in my stash. I wanted new patterns to keep me interested in replacing them. Thus began a blog that has truly changed my life.
Within a couple of months and after experiencing much frustration with the limitations of the previous site, I moved this blog here to WordPress. It was a good move. The people here have been and are very helpful with their support and encouragement. This includes the paid support staff who have answered my questions about Terms of Service and technical questions. It also includes the volunteers and readers of the Forums who have graciously given support and input when I have asked for it. Please accept my thanks.
This site has grown from having a few links in the sidebar to having 38 pages of patterns. There are also two pages waiting to be posted until a little bit more work has been done on them. The patterns listed here are mainly knitted or crocheted. One of my goals is to add a page with loomed dish or wash cloth patterns in the upcoming weeks.
This has proven to be an unusually busy summer which has permitted little time on the computer. That will be changing in the next couple of weeks.
I have no exact idea of the number of patterns listed here. There are more in my files to be listed as time allows.
The most amazing aspect of this blog is the number of hits it has received in the past year. It also amazes me to see how many times it is used on a daily basis. These numbers please and humble me at the same time. I never imagined in my wildest dreams that this blog would be referred to as frequently as it is. Thank you to each of you who finds this site useful.
The other aspect of this blog that surprises and delights me is to see it listed on the sidebar of other people’s Blogs. It is one thing for me to place a link on my blog, yet it is another matter to find my own blog on that of others. Thank you for finding it pleasing and useful enough to do so.
I also extend a sincere Thank You to the many designers who have granted permission to allow links to their work to be added to this blog. We as a members of the Fiber Arts community benefit from your generosity.
It is my most sincere hope and goal to maintain this blog in such a manner that it will continue to be a resource for makers and lovers of dish and wash cloths and related items for a long time.
Norma
Posted in Blogging, Blogs With Cloths, crochet, Crochet Cloths, crocheting, Designers, free patterns, knit, Knit Cloths, Knitting, Looming
The following pages have been checked of the accuracy of links:
There have been a couple of patterns added during the course of this. My files have links to more patterns waiting to be added here. They will be added as time permits.
The following pages have been checked of the accuracy of links:
On the pages that contain links to “crittersdesigns.com” you will see a note stating: ‘site disabled as of 5/6/07′. I am leaving the patterns listed in the hope that this site will be re-started in the near future. If this does not happen, the references to the links will be removed.
I will continue checking and updating the remaining pages in the next few days.
Thank you in advance for your understanding a patience as I take care to correct the errors on this blog.
Posted in Apology, Blogging, Broken Links, crochet, crocheting, free patterns, Knitting, Links, Site Update
The words that came to mind last night after my beloved St. Louis Cardinals won the World Series were those of Jack Buck : “Go Crazy Folks!”
It has been many years since they have won the World Series. Others have recounted the details of the games and more will continue do so. Like so many others I will read these accounts and relish in them for weeks to come.
Both teams played good baseball. The Tigers organization has come a long way and is to be respected for that. Both teams worked very hard to earn their League Championships. My hat is off to both of them. I know the Tigers committed some errors, but haven’t we all? It happens to all teams. To you Tiger fans: My heart goes out to you. As a Cardinal fan, I have been there on more than one occasion.
Now the season is over and it is time to move to the winter season. The focus in my house will return to the more mundane issues of everyday living such as : parenting; homeschooling; keeping house; knitting; crocheting; blogging ; my husband working; me looking for and hopefully getting work; and all of the other daily activities not mentioned.
Just in case you are interested, here is an article I found that expresses most of my feelings about this amazing season:
Baseball Memories
So to the baseball season I say: So long for now.
Posted in baseball, crochet, crocheting, homeschool, Jack Buck, Knitting, St. Louis Cardinals, Uncategorized, World Series
Life and links on this blog are an interesting combination at times. This week they are especially unique because it is the week of the Baseball World Series and the St. Louis Cardinals Team is one of the contenders. I have been an avid Cardinal fan since the early 1960′s, having grown up listening to Jack Buck of KMOX Radio announcing the games. The rest of my family also enjoys them as well. Our evening meals this week have been quick and easy to allow us time to be done eating before the ball game. Most evenings there is time to work on this blog while my family watches programs that are not my to my liking. Even I can be found watching it this week during the ball game.
In this house, good baseball is good baseball regardless of who plays, wins or loses. If the Cardinals win, so much the better!
In addition to the World Series, my favorite Web Browser Firefox came out with a major update this week. Some of my computer time was spent setting up the browser to meet my wants and needs. The process was simple enough, but I kept getting side tracked trying it out and adding options to personalize it . It was fun to do. 
In the meantime I am trying to keep this blog updated in between doing my assortment of Mom duties, taking time for email, knitting, crocheting, and living. Links have been added to the Towels, Holiday, Mop Covers and Knit Cloth sections. I will do more as time allows.
