Wow, was that fast!

Yesterday, I ordered a brochure of dishcloth patterns from Frugal Knitting Haus. Today, they arrived in the mail. My head is spinning. I guess it doesn't hurt that they are located in Appleton, just a few hours drive from here, but still....



A friend had sent me a dishcloth she likes a lot, and asked if I could figure out how to knit it. As soon as I saw it, I recognized it as one of the ones from this brochure, which I had noted with admiration at some point in the past. It's by Evelyn A. Clark: yes the "Swallowtail Shawl", "Wild West Lace Shawl" Evelyn A. Clark. In other words, one of the people on my most admired designers list. I wasn't going to try to knock off her pattern. So I ordered the brochure for Mary. This wasn't entirely altruistic. If I know Mary, I'm going to find a couple of really cute dishcloths on my doorstep one of these days. And this way she has ten different patterns featuring hearts to choose from. I may even find myself with a coordinated set.

(Note to clarify: I wouldn't intentionally try to knock off another designer's distinctive pattern, no matter who he/she was.)

Since I don't have any other news of note, I'll just throw in a gratuitous baby picture.


It's kind of hard to believe how much they have grown in just a week.