Once I completed my last strip on my Manos Afghan, I felt like I had to complete a few projects really quickly, so i made some dishcloths. I absolutely love making dishcloths; they’re functional, fun, easy and quick to make and you can try out different stitch patterns without much risk.
I made my first two Ballband dishcloths from Mason-Dixon Knitting and one of my own invention (sort of). I really like the way the Ballbands look and I thought they’d be cute in bright colours. I also thought it would be cool to use a variegated colour for the “mortar” and a plain colour for the “bricks”. I have a HUGE ball of that variegated because I loved the colours at the time, but I have made at least 3 dishcloths with that ball and its still as big as when I bought it.
I searched online for a cable dishcloth and couldn’t find one that I liked. All of them were “mock” cables and I wanted REAL cables. I adapted this pattern from a scarf pattern in [U]Cables Untangled[/U] that I’m about to start. I wanted to see what I thought of the pattern before I tired it. It’s a little funny looking because it’s reversible, so there are cables on both side so in between the cables sort of pulls funny, but I don’t mind. It was also the first time I had never put a border around a dishcloth, but it worked because of the ribbing!
This seems like an awful lot to write about dishcloths, but I hope you like them!
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your color choices! Great job 
Great dishcloths! I’ve been a “I don’t get why people knit these” person, but after seeing all the great dishcloths here on KH I am feeling the need to give it a try.
Fun colors!
I like bright fun colors for winter and the brick and mortar patterns are fun to do.
Mama Bear
So pretty! 
I just finished that same dishcloth from the Mason Dixon book! All my friends just love knitted dishcloths. I wondered why people knitted them too, but everyone loves them and they are a quick project!
Ginny
:happydance:Great job!!
Here is a cable dishcloth pattern
http://freepatterns.k1p1keepingyouinstitchesstudio.com/cwe.html
Ya gotta love dishcloths! So easy and fun to do in between larger projects! I have quite a few to make for Xmas gifts. Have some Harry Potter fans I’m going to make some for. 
Yours are beautiful!
Cool dishcloths!!!
There almost too nice for dishcloths!
You inspire me! I [I]must[/I] make myself some new dishcloths!
And I have some white leftover mercierized cotton yarn in my stash, too!
[COLOR=blue]Very pretty!! You did a great job!!![/COLOR]