Easy Knitted Dishcloth

I just "re-found" this pattern. If you know how to cast on and off and perform the knit stitch, it is easy and the resulting dishcloth(s) you knit are absolutely wonderful to use in your kitchen or give as gifts.

Start by using 100% cotton yarn. I like using white or ecru just because as with anything used regularly in the kitchen sink, it should withstand bleaching and/or repeated sanitizing.

I've been using Lily "The Original Sugar 'n Cream" 4 ply worstd weight 100% cotton yarn. It is usually available at Walmart and K-Mart and very reasonably priced.

Alright here are the instructions, abbreviations first:

K = Knit; st(s) = stitch(es); tog = together; YO = yarn over; rep = repeat.

Cast on 4 sts.
Row 1: K across
Row 2: K 2, yo, K to end of row
Repeat Row 2 until there are 43 stitches on your needle.

Now to decrease:
Decreasing Rows: K1, K2 tog, yo, k2 tog, K to end of row.
Continue "decreasing row" until 4 st remain.
Cast off remaining st.

That's it. I hope you try this pattern. Let me know how it goes for you. I'll post a photo of mine as soon as I am finished. Unfortunately, all my previous cloths have gone to cloth heaven...

As Promised: The Recording of the Webinar from Handmadeology

If you are running a business on the internet and have yet to figure out how Twitter and Facebook  help to market your products, this webinar will help you to further understand how to use it for viral marketing. It will be available for only a limited amount of time so don't wait to view and listen. It's from Handmadeology University. Enjoy!


11/10 Webinar


Okay, back to resting and recuperating :)

Come Be My Friend -- Contest Where Everyone Wins!!!

Yes, that's right. Between today, Tuesday (October 20, 2009) and  Saturday (October 31,2009), become a fan of my FaceBook Fan Page,

and you will receive the full pattern of your choice listed currently in my Etsy shop FREE by email. Once you've become a Fan of DPeaGreen Designs FaceBook Fan Page, write a comment here under this article which includes your email address (make sure you type it long hand to avoid it being picked up by spammers), for example, dpeagreendesigns[at]gmail[dot]com. When you leave your comment, tell me which pattern in my shop you'd like to win and I will send it to you free of charge on November 1st.

How's this for a contest where everyone is a winner?

Happy Halloween --- no tricks, only treats!
Diane

Wowza!!! A New Tool for Etsy Sellers

I am a member of Team EtsyRain and was reading our member forum this morning (I don't read as often as I should) and read a posting by Laurie-LoudLife who is sharing a new tool she has created for other Etsians. It's called Tools for the Etsy Community - cre8tivity. Check this site out!! It is easy to use. Just type in your Etsy name and besides a beautiful interface for your stats and hearts, there are some wonderful, new helpers and widgets available.

Available under the Widgets tab right now is a Scrolling Side Bar Widget which can be added to your website, blog, anywhere you can add a custom widget. Mine looks like this:

I didn't have to type anything. The script is read to copy and paste. Not seen on my example is the widget's movement -- it moves through the items you have available in your shop, showing each for approximately 5 seconds before moving on to the next item. Very cool and professional look!

Coming soon are a Multi Product Scrolling Sidebar Ad and customizable widgets.

Under the Helper tab, there are currently three helpful ways to promote your shop and keep track of your inventory.  Product Flyer only needs you to select the product from your Etsy shop (via a dropdown menu) to be included in your flyer and click on the arrow button. A pdf file in full color is then created.

There is also the Multi Product Flyer which contains 4 of your products, selected the same way, and an Inventory Helper which will download all your currently listed items into a *.csv file which will open using most spreadsheet programs.

To learn more about Laurie, visit her blog, Living Out Loud. Thank you, Laurie! Without people like you willing to share your programming skills, life as an Etsy seller would be much more challenging!

Diane

http://dpeagreendesigns.etsy.com

P.S. After corresponding with Laurie, I found that  the programmer for this wonderful tool is tronaHUE. I apologize for this mistake :)

~dg