To get some practice while actually making something, I purchased this washcloth pattern. It was simple to make; however, I changed the border just a teensy bit in one area because I felt like a stitch was missing.

Personally, I don’t think I’d use the cloth, but I do think it and a nice bar of homemade soap would make a lovely gift.

I must also mention the yarn that I used: Rowan RYC Cotton Jeans. It worked up like a dream, and it has a wonderful drape to it. To top that, it’s 100% cotton. I bought a couple of balls of it when I went shopping with a friend a couple of weeks ago; now I wish I had bought a lot more. I really wish I’d saved the ball I used on the cloth for something else, but it did make a lovely piece. Ah well, no sense in crying over used yarn–it just gives me an excuse to buy some more!