New Backpack

Since the snow does not seem to be letting up in the mountains, we headed to Manitou Springs for a sunny day hike two weekends ago. Spokes got a new backpack and wanted to try it out.

He didn’t seem to notice the backpack at all.

We hiked Williams Canyon, near Cave of the Winds. It is a beautiful hike and one of my favorite Colorado Springs mountain bike rides. Unfortunately for Spokes, the trail contains the only cockleburs I have seen thriving in Colorado. We were pulling burs out for three days.

Finished Projects: Four Round Dishcloths (Stash Busting 2010)

Pattern: from memory but closely resembles Round Dishcloth by Amy Carpenter

Yarn: AllHemp6 and Classic Elite Bam Boo held together

Needles: US7

Reflections: Last year Webs accidently sent me this wonderful Bamboo yarn. Though I never really knew what I was going to do with it, the color is very bright, too bright and childish for a scarf. I have been keeping knit projects in the glove box. This was a perfect pattern because I could knit it in my sleep and doesn’t take up much space. I was hoping the bamboo would add enough softness to allow the dishcloths to be used as washcloths. I am testing one now, after two showers it is still very stiff but I like the exfoliating action of the ridges.

This pattern was the first thing I ever knit. For years I only knit round dishcloths. Hundreds and hundreds of round dishcloths, I am in no way exaggerating. I have no idea why I never branched out into other knit goods during this time; but the experience did make me a fast, efficient knitter.