Tuesday, April 9, 2013

The Star Stitch


Have you all seen the crochet stitch called the star stitch?  I first saw it pop up on Pinterest and thought it was so pretty, and I pinned it to check out later.  Then I saw that Drops Design has a free potholder pattern using this stitch and thought this would be the perfect time to try it out.  Although their pattern says it's a potholder pattern, I thought it would work better as a dishcloth.  And I had just the yarn for it.  A few years ago I bought a bunch of Creme de la Creme yarn on sale online.  I hadn't used this yarn before and when I got it, I was so disappointed, and didn't like it at all.  It is very thin and rough, and wasn't anything I wanted to use for any of my potholder designs.  I stuck the box of yarn in a closet and hoped I would eventually find a project for it. When I saw the Drops pattern, I knew this was the project I had been waiting for and would work great with this yarn.  Since the stitch is fairly dense, I thought a thinner yarn would work well with it.  I dug that box of yarn out of the closet and started stitching.  I have finished 3 so far, with a 4th on the hook and I am very happy with how they have turned out.  I really love this stitch and it is so much fun to do, and once you get going it goes quickly too.  I will probably end up making up the whole box of yarn (20+ balls) into these dishcloths.


I also got my Easter Bunnies finished and delivered to their recipients.  I used this pattern and added my own twist to them.  :)



And on a totally unrelated note, I have to share some of my critter pics.  Last fall we had a dead tree that needed cutting.  So my husband cut off the top of it, and turned it into a bird feeder.  This made it high enough that the deer couldn't clean out the feeders each night.  He also built a squirrel feeder for the squirrels.  The first picture is from a few months ago.  The squirrels found the feeder, but they apparently didn't realize it had food in it and they used it as a chair to sit on while eating out of the bird feeders.  It took them a while, but as you can see in the 2nd pic, they finally figured out there was some good food in that chair of theirs.  Then last week I glanced out the window and thought to myself "Wow, that is a big squirrel!".  Upon closer inspection, I realized it was one of the neighborhood cats.  She may have been bird hunting, but if so, she needs to work better at camouflaging herself, cause not one bird would come near the feeder the whole time she sat there.  :)






23 comments:

Sandy said...

That stitch looks so pretty! I took a look at the pattern, not sure if I can figure out what they are talking about to make the stitch :(

That is too funny about the cats. We have bird feeders in our backyard and once the deer found them there was no turning back. We have had deer out there just about every evening for months now!

Thimbleanna said...

Oooh, those cloths are very pretty! I saw that stitch on pinterest, I love it. Love that bird feeder too. Bad Kitty!

Astri said...

The colors + the stitch = irresistible!

Heike's quilts and socks said...

I love the bunnies and the star stich looks so beautiful. Wonderful colors.
~~Heike

Natas Nest said...

Great colors and pattern, the cloths are wonderful!! And so cute bunnies :-)

Beansieleigh said...

LOVE your beautiful dishcloths, Doni!! I may have to try that star-stitch pattern out myself, be it dishcloth, or potholder, I'm not sure yet.. Your little Easter bunnies are absolutely adorable too!!.. Enjoy your day! ~tina

Tammy@T's Daily Treasures said...

Those dishcloths are so pretty. Such lovely colors. Glad you remembered that stash of yarn and could give the pattern a go. Working those up should keep you busy for a while. Great idea for the feeder -- the cat sitting there is hilarious! best wishes, Tammy

sajuki said...

Great :)
Greetings from Poland :D
Katarzyna

www.sajuki.blogspot.com

Wendy said...

the dishcloths looks great, the colours are beautiful

aimymichelle said...

that is such a pretty stitch

Anonymous said...

Very pretty stitch!

Vicky said...

How did you get the rib effect between the stripes? I tried this and it's pretty but you can't see the stars as easily when there's no ribbing. Thank you!

Heather said...

Very pretty stitch.

Craftyqueen said...

You are very talented and I appreciate your sharing your patterns with us!!!!

Tammy in Seattle said...

The drops potholder pattern you say is free, with the link to it you highlighted shows it being $7.20! Not free. Bummer. I'd REALLY LIKE to know how to do the stitch sequence, not paying for pattern for potholders. Sad.....

Tammy in Seattle said...

The drops potholder pattern you say is free, with the link to it you highlighted shows it being $7.20! Not free. Bummer. I'd REALLY LIKE to know how to do the stitch sequence, not paying for pattern for potholders. Sad.....

Unknown said...

Tammy in Seattle you have to scroll down the page, the pattern is written below.

Unknown said...

The dishcloths looks great, beautiful colors and pattern,..
http://grsshoes.com/

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