When I got home from my Easter vacation home to see my family, I posted about my grandma teaching me to knit her “famous” dish scrubbers. I finally got a chance to type up the pattern to share with you all. You can find it on Ravelry and you can download it here: Grandma Rita’s Nylon Dish Scrubbers (PDF).

I just added it to Ravelry on Friday and 15 people have added it to their queues, and 23 have added it as a favorite! That’s so exciting. I hope soon people will share pictures of ones they’ve made because I’d love to be able to show my grandma next time I go home for a visit. I’m sure she’ll be tickled to see how many people enjoyed her pattern.

It also makes me want to design some things myself. I’ve been experimenting with some things, but of course I always have so many things on the needles that it’s tough to find time, I guess. (And besides, I’m still a relative beginner with this whole knitting thing! — Maybe advanced-beginner?)

I’ve been working hard on finishing my spinning wheel…

I’m using Minwax Polyshades (stain and polyurethane in one) in “Bombay Mahogany”. (I’m a sucker for red-colored wood!) Most of the pieces in the photo I’ve just finished 1 coat on, except the treadles — they have 2 and you can get a better idea of the color from those. I think it’s going to be really beautiful. Unfortunately, the weather just isn’t cooperating at all — it’s cold and damp and the pieces just aren’t drying fast enough. *sigh* But hopefully it will be done soon. I can’t wait to start spinning!