Yesterday, I spent the day making a small gift for someone's 90th birthday! I will not be able to attend due to multiple factors but I wanted to so much. So these will go out in the mail when I'm finished.
I used Yarn Bee Hint of Silk from Hobby Lobby in the colorway Obi.
I love the colors and how they pool in different areas.
I used the simple Grandma's washcloth pattern on Ravelry. I think this simple pattern has been around for 100 years.
CLICK HERE for the pattern
I love knitting with this fiber. It's 85% Bamboo and 15% silk
MUCH nicer than cotton. I think it's about the softest yarn I've felt. I found in reading that bamboo is absorbent like cotton and gets better with more use.
I will add 3 or 4 special little soaps I got from a local shop. They are awesome as I've used them before. Shea Butter yummy.
I have another skein of this Yarn Bee's Hint of Silk in an ivory color.
I want to make 1-2 more for this little package.
The full skein of ivory color is Silk Pearl.
This yarn has been in my stash for a year. Hobby Lobby was having a sale a year ago and I stocked up on this.
I did research the fiber's behavior before knitting as a washcloth and was surprised this is machine washable and can tumble dry on low heat.
The bamboo will stretch out again but the added silk is like knitting with butter.
I just realize that with the solid color you get more yardage.
130 yards for solids
107 yards for variated
I found some baby patterns using this yarn so I know it has to be soft and washable.
I found a pattern on Ravelry using this yarn for washcloths because of it's softness.
One skein made 2, 8 inch washclothes.
My gauge is a bit loose since I had shoulder surgery for some reason so I used a size 7 needle instead of the recommended size 8.
When I touched this yarn, I knew this would be so much softer than cotton.
I had about 15 yards left over from the skein. This can go in my Cozy Memories Blanket!!
About this time of year, Hobby Lobby has a sale on this yarn. Keep a look out for it. The colors are limited in the store; however, online I found other colors not in the store.
I totally think this yarn has so much drape and buttery feel, that I will in the future pick up 5 of them for a shawl.
I still am amazed at how many washcloth/dishcloth patterns that are on Ravelry for free!
I would not use this for a dishcloth. Definitely too soft and luxurious feeling. The perfect for a pampering washcloth/facial cloth.
On the homefront here, we have had our share of heavy rains and gloomy days this past week.
We are actually under a flash flood warning until 8pm tonight.
I hope your Saturday is full of rest and happiness!
Jennifer
