Knitted / crochet dish Cloth

banthecar

Thanks for the links Mariel - I think thats the site my wife used. Here is a picture of the finished prodct.
http://flickr.com/photos/bobbins/318077410/
She's told me I have to make the dishcloths ! so that can be a new skill for me to learn over Christmas.

Mariel

Wow that looks really good - will definitely have to make one now!

Caterina

The plastic bags tote is fab, gonna crochet meself one of these! This means I shall have to start accepting the plastic bags that so far I have very 'green militant style' refused!

Caterina

apprentice_tycoon

Don't forget that the Co-op uses biodegradable plastic for their carrier bags, they only last about 6 months....

homealone_2

Mariel wrote: »

Here's a crochet one -
http://crochet.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.marloscrochetcorner.com%2FPlastic%2520Bag%2520tote.html
and a knit one -
http://www.diynetwork.com/diy/cr_needle_arts/article/0,2025,DIY_13768_3059465,00.html
I've had one of these on my to do list for ages but can't get motivated to cut all the strips.
BTW the crochet link above also has a link to actually cutting the strips.

could you please post the knit pattern to make these carrier bags as i cannot get the link to work, bag looks really cute though!!

spendaholic

I'm sure I have a dishcloth crochet pattern or 2 in my Country Diary (of an Edwardian Lady) Book of Crafts. I'll have a look when I get home.

peachespeaches

Where do you get the dishcloth cotton from?

Love the bags. Dont know if my crochet is up to it but I might have a go. What is a size M hook? Mine is either 3.50 or 4.00. They would be nice novelty items to sell at a fundraising thingy or charity bazaar.

peachespeaches

Ive ordered some cotton from here. 70p/75p a 100g ball and she takes paypal.

http://www.bgpayne.com/knitting/dishcloth.html

debranamelia

I buy Pegasus dishcloth cotton on ebay - just tap "dishcloth cotton" into the search. I also found a great pattern for a "string" bag on ebay, and am making some for Christmas presents - I bought the pattern from a user called daviecrochet on ebay. The fact that the finished string bag is also machine washable, and can be boiled, will go down really well with my environmentally friendly friends who also want clean bags! I'm just about to buy some from www.bgpayne.com as I've just read "peachespeaches" above, and it's even cheaper than ebay!

debranamelia

peachespeaches wrote: »

Ive ordered some cotton from here. 70p/75p a 100g ball and she takes paypal.

http://www.bgpayne.com/knitting/dishcloth.html

Thanks! I've been buying on ebay - but this is a lot cheaper! I'll give it a go!