The holding areas are filling up with compressed fresh picked cotton, waiting to be ginned.
The cotton gins are running around the clock. They will work non-stop until all the cotton is ginned and baled. During a bumper year that might be until Christmas. There's a gin just a few blocks from my house and at night when everything is quiet, you can hear the engines humming.
It's a common sight to see bits of white fluff littering the road, because inevitably some escapes the truck as it is transported from field to gin. I think cotton looks best in it's natural form...
...but then, I also enjoy it in this form:
Pattern: Blackbery Ridge Hand Mitt from The Heirloom Knitter
Yarn: Stork 100% cotton, fingering weight
Needles: US 2 dpns
Finished Size: 6" x 8"
I really love knitting cotton washcloths. They make nice gifts when paired with a bar of handmade soap. The ruffle is my favorite part.
What a beautiful washcloth and looking
ReplyDeleteat all that white cotten makes me feel like I am stepping out of a shower with a nice fluffy white towel waiting for me.
What is your favorite soap from Goodies Unlimited?
ReplyDeleteI also love the washcloth - the ruffles are really cute!
ReplyDeleteNice to get a little education on all forms of cotton. The mitt looks amazing. Love the pattern and the color.
ReplyDeleteI've never seen cotton like that before. What a neat place to live! That's surely a LOT of cotton if they have to gin it til Christmas!! Your handmade gifts, as always, are SO NICE:D
ReplyDeleteThat is a common sight around NC as well. As for the bath mitt...nothing common about that! Simply lovely!!
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