Chocolate Box Cloth

Our 1st Feb KAL cloth is this cute Chocolate Box Cloth. It had me guessing until day 4 of the pattern! I used P&C cotton in red and size 7 needles. Here's the knit side,

And the purl side. I think they each show the pattern well.

I'm sending it to my mom for her Valentine's Day gift. That is, unless DD1 hides it on me again! I finished it on the 6th, and gave it to her to admire. Later that evening I wanted to take a pic and post it, but couldn't find the cloth! DD1 was already in bed, and after my fairly thorough search of her toys yielded nothing, I decided I'd have to wait until the morning to ask her.

"Where's momma's red cloth?"
"Uhhhh..."


"In here, momma!"

And now, the rest of the story...

As promised, here is the complete story of the 2nd Jan KAL cloth.

Since I had started the 1st Jan KAL late, I knitted it all at once. So, I was determined to knit the 2nd Jan KAL each day as the pattern was released. (Why it matters to me, I'm not sure. It's just one of the idiosyncracies of my personality. Somehow knitting the cloth "when you're supposed to" makes it more perfect???) I was very anxious to start, but didn't have any variegated yarn. I was in a quandry. Until I remembered this:

Someone (who shall remain unnamed) sent this when DD1 was born 2+ years ago. I had 40 or so bibs for her- all gifts and hand me downs- that were pink and girly, so I never used it. Then DD2 was born, and the pink continued its reign. So this darling bib, well made and sturdy, has been tucked away in our basement for some time now. I figured now was the time to put it to use! I enlisted some help...

DD1 was a willing and eager participant in our excursion to the frog pond. Her reward was her own balls of yarn- saved from the neck straps. While I know this wasn't the intended purpose for the beautiful bib, it finally has a purpose in our house.