At the city-wide yard sale I picked up a random bag of yarn. There were a few colors of cotton, and I didn’t know just what to do with them.

One rainy afternoon an idea hit me. They were the right amounts to crochet into dishcloths.

I didn’t have a pattern, so I started a foundation row till I liked the length (75 counts).

I used a simple double-crochet right through the middle of each stitch. It is easy to crochet, and the repeat stitch makes a flat cloth.

I alternated colors, and made pretty stripes.

This little project was wrapped up in a flash. I still had more yarn to work with, so I made another one.

This time I made a foundation row of one hundred stitches. I think I like this length a little bit better.

I had pink, maroon, and red cotton to work with. I also had some multi-hued pinks and reds to use too.

This dishcloth ended up a being ombre stripes. I love it!

This week I’ve started working on a third one, and I’m already thinking of making many more. I think these would make nice teacher gifts, or maybe even handmade Christmas gifts for family.

Time to get some more yarn!