Friday, August 24, 2007

Cotton Commandoes update

I arrived home late last night from a trip to find the Dish Rag Tag box on my kitchen island. Cathy was the sender and she made me the coolest dishrag!! I love the design and the colors are awesome. The pattern is similar to one I made recently but a bit smaller - much better suited for a dish cloth. Cathy also included some nice treats - a wonderful smelling chamomile soap, some chocolates, and a cute knitting-themed bookmark and magnet. I already used the dishcloth to wipe down my counters this morning!



But enough about MY goodies; this IS a race after all! At 11:50 p.m. last night, I picked the speckled yarn from Cathy and cast on for the dishrag I'll be sending to Michele (who alas, is blogless). I'm not a night person but I was wound up after a six hour flight, so I thought I would make some good progress. Nope! Got sleepy within 10 minutes so I didn't get very far. Not to worry.... I was up at 6 this morning, grabbed a cup of coffee and headed out to the patio. An hour and a half later, VOILA! The dishcloth was done.



I packed up the dishrag, two balls of cotton and some goodies and will head to the post office in a bit to send the package on to Michele.



COTTON COMMANDOES RULE!
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10 comments:

  1. Beth11:55 AM

    You got *good* stuff! I'm still waiting for my turn. I seem to be almost last in my group.

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  2. Anonymous12:04 PM

    Bonnie - I just got my box on Wednesday and shipped it back out on Thursday! I got that same dishcloth in solid purple! It seams to be fav in the contest. g

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  3. ~Tonia~12:06 PM

    Nice goodies in that box. That was a quick turn around for sure.

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  4. CathyCate12:10 PM

    Wow, Bonnie, awesome work! I'm glad you liked the dishcloth and treats -- and glad you USED the dishrag; my father refuses to use the ones I make him because 'they're too nice'! Guess I need to make uglier ones??
    Way to go, Bonnie and Cotton Commandoes!!
    Cathy

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  5. Knittinggarden12:32 PM

    Great job, Bonnie. Cotton Commandoes are back on the road. Looks like the box is holding up through all its travels, too.
    Laurie

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  6. Janice5:33 PM

    Ok, that looks seriously like a fun race!! You were quite speedy it sounds like. I hope you win!

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  7. Anonymous12:13 AM

    Very nice turn around time, and thanks for sweetening up the USPS. We can use all the help we can get. Now you can enjoy your treats. CC rule!

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  8. Allison1:02 AM

    You are one speedy commando but Lucky 13 is going to win! I did - alas - take 2 days to turn my rag but we're still going to kick butt.

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  9. KnittyNancy4:05 PM

    Nice goodies and a pretty dishcloth in your box. You sure were quick. Way to go!

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  10. Anonymous11:06 AM

    So cool! I am sorry I missed out on this round. Seems like a lot of fun.

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