Re:-Knitted dish cloths

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In a message dated 4/10/2008 7:32:25 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

BANFUR3 writes:

 

Amy, do you have a sort of simple pattern for a knitted dish cloth?

 

I have made a couple, with cotton yarn, but they seem very bulky. Can you

give me any advise? Maybe they are supposed to be this way or maybe my

needles were too big????

 

 

I have a couple favorites. The first is the pattern my 99 year old

grandmother in law gave me, knit from a corner with a lacy hole around the edge.

'Knitting with Balls' had a pattern for a simple K2, P2 ribbed cloth I'm going

to

try next time to see how it is. I've done others that require following a

pattern and while they are pretty and interesting to knit, I don't like to

think

that hard to knit something that will eventually end up in the garbage

disposal by mistake.

 

By too bulky, do you mean too heavy, or too dense? If they are too dense

your needles might have been too small. the corner knit one I make is nice

because since you start with 1 stitch and increase until you have the width you

want, you have more control. I just use cotton, either a big cone, or if I find

something at the resale shop (I got scads of white cotton for $.50 a skein

not too long ago)

 

In answer to Deanna's query, I haven't knit any dish cloths to dry dishes

yet as my terry cloth ones seem to breed like rabbits in my cupboard and I have

loads. I will knit some eventually though. Amy

 

 

 

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In a message dated 4/10/2008 9:17:11 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

cozycate writes:

 

I want to crochet a string bag, but I don't know how and I need a pattern.

 

 

 

that sugarncream site that was posted earlier had a string bag for crochet.

And the pattern is free once you register for free. Amy

 

 

 

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In a message dated 4/10/2008 9:17:09 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

cozyhomelife writes:

 

You can see my recent ones on my blog, if you want.

 

 

 

I love the basket weave cloth. I make baby blankets in a 10x pattern. Amy

 

 

 

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Thank you so much for sending me your site and instructions. I also crochet

so this is great.

in Northern Illinois

 

 

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In a message dated 4/10/08 8:16:54 PM, cozycate writes:

 

 

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> I guess I am just a clutz, but I can't seem to knit, but I crochet my dish

> clothes and I want to crochet a string bag, but I don't know how and I need a

> pattern.

> Katie

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Katie, I also love to crochet. My church, Church of the Holy Apostles in

Wauconda, IL has a " Prayer Shawl " group. We do shawls for those that are in

need due to illness, grief and also for new born babies, weddings, etc. All

time prayers are in order. Most of us knit but there is one lady that

crochets and I have to say she has a shawl ready to be " Blessed " almost every

Sunday. Much faster than the rest of us.

in Northern Illinois

 

 

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[Guest guest]

I guess I am just a clutz, but I can't seem to knit, but I crochet my dish

clothes and I want to crochet a string bag, but I don't know how and I need a

pattern.

Katie

 

BANFUR3 wrote: Amy, do you have a sort of

simple pattern for a knitted dish cloth?

 

I have made a couple, with cotton yarn, but they seem very bulky. Can you

give me any advise? Maybe they are supposed to be this way or maybe my

needles were too big????

 

Thanks for any help,

in Northern Illinois

BANFUR3

 

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[Guest guest]

There are many different patterns and cotton yarn weights.

 

You should go to the dishcloth groups for lots of patterns:

 

MonthlyDishcloths/

 

ClothOfTheWeek/

 

Peaches and Creme also has patterns, as well as different weights of

USA made cotton yarn [just a satisfied customer, no business

interest]:

 

http://www.peaches-creme.com/Kitchen%20and%20Bath%20Patterns.htm

 

You probably have used worsted weight yarn to make your dish cloth.

You can make dish cloths out of sport/DK weight yarn. Also, when I

knit a worsted weight dishcloth, I usually use a size 5 needle so it

is fairly tight. Yes, they are somewhat heavy, but they wear

forever. I also use them as face cloths edging them with cotton

crochet thread.

 

Kathleen

Knitting Fanatic

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

do you have a sort of simple pattern for a knitted dish cloth? I

have made a couple, with cotton yarn, but they seem very bulky. Can

you give me any advise? Maybe they are supposed to be this way or

maybe my

[Guest guest]

You do have to get used to the knitted dishcloths, at first I could only use

them to wipe the stove, counter, table. But then I got used to handling them

and like their weight. You can see my recent ones on my blog, if you want.

 

 

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