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Spa Cloth?  Or Dishcloth?

3/4/2017

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One of my perfectionist friends who's learning to crochet says that she starts out making a spa cloth (posh!), but it winds up being a dishcloth.

There's a lot to be said for having high standards when you make things.

But it's also good for beginners to cut themselves a little slack.

It takes a while to become a lean, mean crocheting machine.  With practice, one's stitches become more and more even  Patterns no longer leave you scratching your head.  And sometimes you don't even bother to use a pattern; you just make it up yourself.

To beginners, I would say, "There's a spa cloth in your future.  You'll wrap it around a bar of almond-scented soap and proudly tie it with with a satiny ribbon.

"And your dishcloth looks pretty darn good, too."
  

5 Comments
elaine ramirez
3/11/2017 12:58:26 am

So true! I am starting to get these patterns now! Do you have a blog/section on how to add beads? I thought I saw it and can't find it.
Also, where do you get all these cool mannequin heads?

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Elvee Dickinson
3/11/2017 11:43:37 am

I have a bead tutorial in my patterns that use beads, but you can also find how-to-add-beads videos and tutorials online. I use the bead-as-you-go method using a smaller crochet hook.

Re my mannequins: I buy them from online stores; most are from Store Fixtures in Houston.

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Elaine Ramirez
3/15/2017 11:02:02 am

Regarding the beads do you use the method where you put all the beads on the yarn first and use as you go or use the two needle method, where you add a bead using a second hook as you go? Which is best? I have tried both but not sure. Thanks.

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Elvee Dickinson
3/15/2017 11:40:57 am

I use the add-a-bead-as-you-go method with a second, smaller hook.

A crochet friend says that stringing all the beads on at once is good when you need a portable project. When you're traveling, for instance, you don't want your beads scattering all over the floor of the plane or subway car if you drop them!

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Elaine Ramirez
3/15/2017 12:52:40 pm

That makes sense! Thanks so much. I'll experiment a little more. I want to call my site "stich and rip", as it seems that's all I do. I get obsessed with counting stitches and if I am off by one I start over...

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