ali-s Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 On 8th February 2010. Colorado cotton yarn suitable for dishcloths. 6x 50g balls £3.99. This is the best cotton yarn I have found for dishcloths. Nice bright colours. I can get two dishcloths from one ball of yarn. Washes really well, doesn't lose it shape and stays soft even after umpteen washes at 50c http://www.lidl.co.uk I tried to do a link to the product but failed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 Thanks, guess where I shall be going tomorrow The last cotton yarn I bought was £3.50 for 50g this is 6 balls and pattern book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couperwife Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 my lidl has this stuff not the cotton stuff any idea what I can do with it they must have different stuff at each store ill wait patiently for the cotton stuff edit - found more information about this stuff ***here*** still dont know what to do with it cathy x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chook n Boo Mum Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 Thanks, guess where I shall be going tomorrow The last cotton yarn I bought was £3.50 for 50g this is 6 balls and pattern book. You'll have a long wait if you go tomorrow Plummy, it's not on til next week !!! Cathy, ours says it has both types............if you like me to grab you some I can post it up to you...........? Sha x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 Well I'm usually too late. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chook n Boo Mum Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 You & me both then.......only time I was ever early was the day I was born ......all gone downhill since then Sha x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickvic Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 I'll be fetching some of this - does anyone have a specific (and easy!) dish cloth pattern? Or is it just so many stitches and knit a square? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 Yes more or less or you can do something fancy. Is this enough choice http://www.knittingpatterncentral.com/directory/dishcloths.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chook n Boo Mum Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 Yes more or less or you can do something fancy. Is this enough choice http://www.knittingpatterncentral.com/directory/dishcloths.php Errrrmmmmm I just go for the "cast on til it's wide enough and knit til it's long enough" school of thought...I would n't want to use such fancy cloths Sha x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickvic Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 Looking at some of those I'm inclined to go for the knit a square approach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubereglu Posted February 2, 2010 Share Posted February 2, 2010 Ooh, looks good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A chickychickychick-ENN!! Posted February 2, 2010 Share Posted February 2, 2010 Now, I'm an ignoramus on this, so apologies if this seems like a shocking question: Why make dishcloths when they go all yuk and need throwing out after six months/a year (which is how long it would take me to knit one. )? Why not buy them? Are they better when made? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couperwife Posted February 2, 2010 Share Posted February 2, 2010 Now, I'm an ignoramus on this, so apologies if this seems like a shocking question:Why make dishcloths when they go all yuk and need throwing out after six months/a year (which is how long it would take me to knit one. )? Why not buy them? Are they better when made? huh! Anna! didnt you see the dishcloth that I made omletina????? they are for hanging above the rayburn and looking pretty dont you know anything???? apparently making dishcloths is a huge thing in america, I just like them (and the rather impressive stash that I have in the back room) it gives me random little things to knit cathy x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chook n Boo Mum Posted February 2, 2010 Share Posted February 2, 2010 A home knitted dishcloth lasts sooooooo much longer than 6 months if it's washed regularly & not left to fester ...and is much more robust than a shop bought thing......I have both types in my kitchen drawer & the homemade ones are far superior Sha x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted February 2, 2010 Share Posted February 2, 2010 If I do a hot towel wash, I chuck in the dishcloths. The knitted ones come out as sturdy as ever, but the bought ones disintegrate after a couple of washes. Although not used for dishwashing, I use them loads for wiping up spilled drinks, muddy paw marks, crumbs, mucky faces. I have a big pile and it's often use once, chuck it in the wash. Not sure, but I think they might be slightly more green than using loads of kitchen roll Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali-s Posted February 3, 2010 Author Share Posted February 3, 2010 I've got knitted dishcloths which are over 2 years old and still in good condition. First of all I use them for washing dishes and wiping down the kitchen surfaces. When they are past their best they get used for more general cleaning like washing down walls or floor cloths. When they are no longer good enough for wall or floor washing I use them for scrubbing out the pooey Eglu nestbox and general Eglu cleaning. After all this I throw them in the compost bin either whole or cut up into bits. Some of my two year old cloths are still too good for Eglu cleaning I have a small knitting bag containing a pair of needles and a couple of balls of cotton yarn which I keep in the car. I knit dishcloths while I am waiting around in car parks as taxi driver to my 2 teenagers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules. Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 I have a small knitting bag containing a pair of needles and a couple of balls of cotton yarn which I keep in the car. I knit dishcloths while I am waiting around in car parks as taxi driver to my 2 teenagers. What a great idea!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules. Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 my lidl has this stuff not the cotton stuff any idea what I can do with it they must have different stuff at each store ill wait patiently for the cotton stuff edit - found more information about this stuff ***here*** still dont know what to do with it cathy x Our local lidl has that wool, too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A chickychickychick-ENN!! Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 So is it plain or plain/perl to knit a dishcloth? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubereglu Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 So is it plain or plain/perl to knit a dishcloth? It depends if you want it to be in stocking stitch or garter. I think I'd suggest garter stitch rows, (plain stitch throughout), as then it won't all curl up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 I've done one in trellis stitch viewtopic.php?f=32&t=57913 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couperwife Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 I like those I neeeeeeeed some cotton now cathy x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 5 days and counting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chook n Boo Mum Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 Ok Plum, without trawling through that whole website...again.....what was the pattern for your trellis cloth........pretty please Sha x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 Cast on multiple of 8 +5. I did 37 Row 1 - Right side Knit Row 2 - k5 *p3,k5 repeat from * to end Row 3 - p5 *k3,p5 repeat from * to end Row 4 - repeat row 2 Row 5 - Knit Row 6 - K1 *p3,k5 repeat from * to last 4 sts p3, k1 Row 7 - p1 *k3,p5 repeat from * to last 4 sts k3, p1 Row 8 - repeat row 6 Keep going till you get fed up or it makes a square and yeh you have a dishcloth and its not trellis its weave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
