Now that we've moved into our new place and we know we plan on staying here for several years, I've been totally taken with interior design. Or rather, Knitted Interior Design. Yes, the MDK book sparked this, but the total lack of acceptable bath mats pushed me over the edge.
side note: when I first learned to knit, and realised how much time one piece could take, I decided that knitting anything that would be worn down and eventually thrown out would be folly. I dedicated myself to garments and warm gifts for loved ones. Socks were out, as were rugs, blankets and washcloths. As my love (and understanding) of knitting and its role in my life, I've definately given up those delusions. I now want to be surrounded by things I made: on my feet, under my feet and in the sink. These things make me feel at home, and the time and effort will not be wasted, even if the socks do get tossed out!
Yes, that's right, there's a total lack of acceptable bathmats. I strongly believe bathmats should not be above $20, nor should they be gross faux-terrycloth, nor should they be white, nor should they be themed (I'm not judging if your bathroom is themed, but ours is decidedly not).
It became clear the only way to have a matching, non-themed, fantastic bathmat was to knit it myself. Out came the (on sale!) Kitchen Cotton and Photoshop.
My shower curtain has big bubbles of color so I designed a few bathmats with a circular motif:
I decided to knit it in garter stitch squares.
5 comments:
Can't wait to see how it turns out!
I feel the same way about bathmats.. and sweaters.
LOL.
One of my peeps just did a mat for her kitchen sink area.
so cute, love the colors
Cool- can't wait to see the finished product.
Man, I stared at your photoshopped rug a little too long.. I saw the circles move. I swear :)
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