Stitchin' Wednesday: Knit Dishcloth

Wah-lah! A dishcloth!

I've had this great recycled cotton yarn from a local yarn shop for a while and wasn't sure what to do with it.  It is made cotton from the garment industry that would otherwise be thrown out. It is rescued and spun to make this super soft durable cotton yarn!

I loved it so much I bought some more yarn and intend on making a few more in a couple different colors.





Can't get much more homespun and repurposed than recycled cotton yarn into a reusable/washable dishcloth!

Stitchin' Wednesday Belated: Scrap Headband

Now that summer is here it's ponytail-hair-out-of-my-face season. With my seemingly endless scraps (leftovers from the scrap flowers) I quickly put together this headband. If you have smaller scraps you can even make a patchwork headband! 

Quick. Easy. Functionable. Fashionable. 

                               

Stitchin' Wednesday: Knit Coozie

This week I decided to knit!  With warm weather already here in Kansas that means one thing at our house - back yard beers after work.  In order to keep that beverage cold you have to have a coozie!  With small balls of yarn left over from larger projects I was able to whip this up with a free pattern from ravelry.

It wasn't quite as easy as I had planned and had far more tails to weave in than I like so this might be a one of a kind Heather Knit for quite some time.  Once I find a proper button for that loop (I didn't have one in my stash, sad face) I know I will get some use out of it this summer.  That is if Josh doesn't make it his own first.

PS - Sorry for missing the last two weeks.  I have lots of great projects lined up this summer, so hopefully I'll be able to bring you regular weekly posts!