Knitted / crochet dish Cloth

Caterina

jasmin49 wrote: »

ive heard charity shops arent allowed to sell knitting needles any more as they could be used as weapons!!

They are no longer allowed to display the knitting needles, but many still sell them, they just keep them under the counter and you got to ask to see them. I wonder what criteria they use to recognise the sane ones from the mad-knitting-needle-stabbing-nutters among us! :eek:

Caterina

FairyElephant_2

Caterina wrote: »

They are no longer allowed to display the knitting needles, but many still sell them, they just keep them under the counter and you got to ask to see them. I wonder what criteria they use to recognise the sane ones from the mad-knitting-needle-stabbing-nutters among us! :eek:
Caterina

Oh for heaven's sake - the world really has gone mad!

I now have this image in my head of Caterina wearing a long tench-coat and a hat pulled low over her face, sidling into the charity shop and asking in a whisper out of the corner of her mouth for some of those 'under the counter' knitting needles......

OMG - I am as mad as the rest of them!

Actually, came in to say that my Gran always knitted her own dishcloths out of a sort of string - great for 'scouring' dirty pots, and could be boiled clean.

She also knitted 'wash cloths' out of softer cotton, and made knitted oven-gloves (the long ones with a pocket at each end for your hands) and put an extra pad of material inside the 'pocket' but to make them really heatproof.

She was/is my inspiration for all things OS....she died about 8 years ago and and I really, really miss her....

ginvzt

These look amazing!!!! I think I might make some myself. I have some yarn that I bought for baby blanket, which I never knitted as the pattern I got with it contained too many mistakes. Do you think that yarn would be ok for the dishcloth?

ginvzt

I made one last night with the baby yarn I had (apparently it is all acrylic and nylon, but never mind). It looks very pretty. Won't look that good for long - it is white!

Cinny91

I can't find any dish cloth cotton online but I have a massive supply of acrylic wool, would that work?

ginvzt

Cinny91 wrote: »

I can't find any dish cloth cotton online but I have a massive supply of acrylic wool, would that work?

Have a look here, I have just ordered some:

http://www.bgpayne.com/embroidery/dishcloth.php

kerrysmam

Thanks to all for your discussion - I ordered some of the cotton from the above site(bgpayne) - what great prices!! I made two dishcloths - one is great and I am in the process of making another the same! They really clean and wash well - Id highly recommend having a go at this

Thanks again to you all your angels :A

ChocClare

If you want to make fancy ones, join ravelry http://www.ravelry.com/

Type dishcloth into the pattern search. There are HUNDREDS - some are works of art. I regularly swap dishcloths with fellow knitters (sad, I know) and it's a great way to practise new patterns.

Chris25

banthecar wrote: »

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.

banthecar - just had a look at you link and your wife is very talented - I love the flying kites, they're great :T

Chris25

JenniO wrote: »

Hi all
As Jolaaded pointed out the dish cloth on http://homespunliving.blogspot.com/ is exactly what I want to do.
JenniO

I follow that blog too :j you could make this to keep your coffee warm while you're working out your dishcloth http://homespunliving.blogspot.com/2008/09/knitted-mug-cozy-pattern.html


There's a pattern here for making a dishcloth from old rags or t/shirts


http://www.instructables.com/id/Knit-a-Dishcloth-from-old-Clothes/