Ballband Dishcloth from Mason Dixon Knitting

When I first purchased Mason*Dixon Knitting I knew I wanted to make some of these ballband dishclothes.  I have to admit, they were a little intimidating.  They looked more difficult than the swirl dishcloth pattern I had committed to memory.  Yesterday, my friend Beth and I opened the book and looked at the pattern again.  We were both feeling a little inadequate in our knitting abilities.  Neither of us knew what exactly what yarn forward or yarn back meant.  After she left, I found myself knitting away, adding row after row to the purse I’ve been working on.   The mindless knitting  allowed my thoughts to wander.  I found myself thinking about the ballband dishcloth pattern.  The next thing I knew, I was digging through my yarn bucket to find two colors of cotton yarn.  I was determined to figure this pattern out.  As I flipped the book open, I noticed the reminder on the last page.  “No project is too ambitious if you crave the result enough.”  That was all I needed to push me into a knitting frenzy.  So, here I am with half a ballband dishcloth on the needle.  It really is easier than it looks.  Thanks to Knitting for Dummies I was able to quickly master the yarn forward and the yarn back.    I think I’ve almost got the pattern memorized already.