Seeing that I’m a fan of the quick hit here and there project wise, I’m always looking for those little projects. I’m a huge fan of the flower washcloth from weekend knitting – I’ve given tons of them as gifts over the years. They’re fun…but..
So I was given a pattern for a knit soap holder pattern to try (Thanks Kim). They were easy, very fast and cute. Made of cotton it could just hang in the shower and you avoid the soapy slippery mess wet soap makes when it sits.
My boyfriend was mildly amused by my soap holder gift that matched the shower for him, but I’m more of a shower gel kinda girl – so where does that leave me?! Anyway, these soap holders have a crochet hanging handle – crochet chain once again. I got to thinking, It seems that pretty much every piece I work on lately has a single crochet edge as part of finishing. I was always pretty comfortable with it – even more so since taking the crochet workshop a few months ago. So – why not take it one baby step further. Add the incentive of some pretty talented crocheters at the Taunton Stitch and Bitch (thanks Maria and Maggie) who I knew I could depend on to walk me through a step or two and I wanted to try something…very small…very quick.
OK probably not my best choice for clear cut and simple, but factor in that I can laugh at myself better than anyone. I started it, ripped the entire thing out, then started again – and I actually managed to get the hang of it. Crocheting is quite fun – and wow does it go fast compared to most of my knitting!
Behold the bath poof (insert your ooooo’s and ahhhh’s here)
I’m actually looking at crochet patterns to try for the first time ever. How can you not have another excuse to buy yarn! Yep – the obsession expands!