[Nfb-krafters-korner] Dishcloths

[Marianne Denning]

I am one of those people who uses them as dish rags. They clean so much
better than a traditional dish rag. I use inexpensive yarn. There are some
that I would not use as a dish rag but most I do.

On Fri, Sep 2, 2016 at 2:27 PM, Deborah Armstrong via Nfb-krafters-korner <
nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> In answer to the questions, these dishcloths are designed to be
> decorative. You don't scrub your kitchen with the good ones, just the ones
> where you made mistakes. The idea is that you have something useful as a
> finished product while you practice.
>
>
> Once you create a pretty one, you can hang it in the guest bathroom when
> guests are expected, or give it to an overnight guest who needs a morning
> shower. "Washcloth" is the more appropriate term.
>
>
> Pretty cloths can also be used to wrap gifts -- say a jar of homemade
> spice mix wrapped in a pretty dishcloth.
>
>
> Keep knitting the pattern and it becomes a bathroom or kitchen towel. If
> it's lovely, then gift it; if not, you can use it to clean up messes and at
> least it's more attractive than a stained old rag which to sighted folks
> can appear dirty and unsanitary even if it's clean!
>
>
> Several of my mistakes have replaced old rags in my cleaning bag; I can
> keep them on the edge of the sink and know I don't have a rag sitting out
> that looks filthy to sighted guests.
>
>
> You use 100% cotton; there are varieties that are cheaply made and some
> super quality ones at the fancy yarn shops. I'd start with cotton that's $6
> or less a skein, and move up to pricey stuff once I got the stitch pattern
> down.
>
>
> The material is more durable as the price increases. Cotton is absorbent
> and washes well. Do not use acrylic or wool for washcloths!
>
>
> --Debee
>
>
>
> On 9/2/2016 7:59 AM, Dorothea Martin via Nfb-krafters-korner wrote:
>
>> Hello, Bernice,
>> I have often wondered the same thing about working hard on a dish cloth
>> and then using it to clean the cereal off the sides of the bowl. What I did
>> once was to get one of those stitch dictionaries, in my case, "Adventures
>> in Knitting now on the BARD, and knit samples the same size, sew them
>> together and give it away as a blanket or bedspread. For my first crochet
>> project I made coasters and then a sock for those small bottles of water
>> that I carried around all summer. The sock kept me from wet pocket syndrome
>> that I used to get because I would leave the house with a nice, frozen
>> bottle.
>> Dotty Martin
>>
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Marianne Denning, TVI, MA
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