It’s spring, which means all my heavy wool yarn and fat needles are tucked away for cool weather, and I’m busy knitting dishcloths. I’m having so much fun! I’ve learned three patterns so far, they are simple beginner patterns, but still it seems to take a lot of practice.     I highly recommend knitting dishcloths. It’s fun to open your drawer and see a stack of cheerful colors looking up at you. And when I get them to look just a bit neater, I’ll give them as gifts. They’re quick and a ball of cotton yarn is $2.99 at Michael’s — less if there’s a sale or if you…

I did it! I completely two whole knitting projects. Let me tell you about them. About a week ago, I finally tried the original hat pattern I linked in my last post, and came up with this:   Yep, a little lumpy. Clearly, I didn’t actually finish; I got most of the way there, learned some things, and then, lo and behold, found an amazing beginner hat tutorial on Youtube that I decided to try instead. It was so amazing, in fact, that this was my second project:   Doesn’t it look great!? Such a difference. Now I will confess that the above hat was actually intended for my dad,…