I married into a Southern family, which meant that with my husband came a supply of hand-crocheted dishcloths. Being a SoCal Valley Girl from birth, I had never come in contact with this curious kitchen tool before. Over the years after our marriage, the supply of dishcloths dwindled down to none.
Then I took back up knitting and learned to crochet. And Sugar and Cream cotton yarn went on sale for $0.99 a ball. What a great excuse to add to one’s yarn stash! The first pattern I decided to try when attempting my own dishcloths was Mason Dixon’s Ballband cloths. And even though I have made a number of others – dishcloths being an excellent medium for trying out new lace patterns – these are the ones I reach for in my kitchen again and again.
So, when my little finger started to ache from working with my tiny sock needles and and I decided to take a sock-break, I broke out my cotton yarn, size 7’s, and that good ‘ol ballband pattern! 
