Yarny Nest and Ramen

I'm very close to finishing up a design project and am just a teensy bit worried I might run out of yarn. So I frogged one of the many swatches I made. As I unraveled the swatch, I wrapped the yarn around a book. Then I tied it and slid it off. It looked like a golden nest:



Then I soaked it in water, before hanging it up to unkink and dry. It looked like this when it hit the water:



Yarny ramen noodles! Sometimes, frogging is actually fun.

In other news, I crocheted a washcloth recently with the new organic Simply Cotton from Knit Picks. I added a coral border using Knit Picks CotLin:





Pattern: Vanilla Grit Stitch Washcloth, a free pattern from Lion Brand
Yarn: Simply Cotton from Knit Picks, color: Marshmallow
Hook: 4.5mm

Lovely yarn--makes a soft, squishy cloth that's a pleasure to use. I'm sure I'll be making more of these!