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Wednesday, August 10, 2011

WIP Wednesday - Dishcloths

For a Christmas gift for all the ladies in my family, I thought I would make a week's worth of dishcloths. I like working on them because they're fast, small, and I don't necessarily need to carry around a pattern. Just in the car ride to and from the mountains, I can knock off 2 or 3 of them, as long as Hubs does all the driving. So far I've made 17 of them, all in various colours. Most are a basic pattern, but I'm trying to make some picture cloths as well.


 
In all, I'll need 35 for gifts, 42 if I want to keep some for myself.

Knit dishcloths are fantastic. They make fantastic scrubbers due to the stitches, but are gentle on dishes and cookware.

I haven't tried getting 2 cloths out of one ball of cotton yet, as they seem to use just over half. But, maybe mine will be made with colourful leftovers.

Head on over to Tami's Amis and Other Creations for other WIP Wednesday fun!

14 comments:

pinkundine said...

Oooh, I can just picture the incredibly colourful ones you can make with the leftovers! I really feel like I should give dishcloths a go, I've never made one!

Karen said...

Your dishcloths are lovely. They are so useful. I bet everyone who receives them will love them.

geeky Heather said...

Wow, that's ambitious. But I agree on the leftovers...you could do the border in a different color...the diagonal ones you've got there could look great with different colored scraps.

Paula said...

What an awesome gift idea! I've knitted exactly one dishcloth, but clearly I need to get on board with more. Thanks for the inspiration!

Anonymous said...

That is such a great idea! I might have to look into this for my Xmas gifts, thanks for sharing!!

sadodosah said...

The ones made up of the scraps might turn out to steal the show. As it is, they look lovely.

Wool Diaries said...

They are lovely. You are so going to do all 42.

Sam Findlay said...

These look great! Great idea for Christmas gifts!

TheFitHousewife said...

Great gift idea! I use a new dishcloth everyday, and then wash them at the end of the week! Much more sanitary that way :)

Unknown said...

I think it's a great idea to use the leftovers for yours. Then they will remind you of the labor of love you did for Christmas giving.

Unknown said...

Wow! Thats a lot of dishclothes, and they are all very pretty. :)

Unknown said...

That sounds like a lovely gift.

Unknown said...

The dishcloths are a great idea for a gift, and they're turning out lovely! I can't wait to see them all when you're done.

Marie/Underground Crafter said...

I think the leftover set for you might be the most fun in the bunch!