[Nfb-krafters-korner] Dishcloths

[Catherine jacobse]

One of my crochet projects is dishcloths. I give them as gifts, like here's something for you.  At Xmas the cotton yarn is festive.     These are friends that love these cloths and would buy them if I didn’t make them.  They are always very appreciative..  Locally we have a craft group; knitters and crocheters who donate projects for charity.  In November there is a larger craft fair; these dishcloths sell out every year.
Some creative ideas here.  I better get some more yarn!
Catherine  Can’t do enough.  Many people really do like these cloths!   .
> On Sep 2, 2016, at 3:30 PM, Marianne Denning via Nfb-krafters-korner <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> 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:
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>> 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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