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Posted by myswendy on February 6, 2008, 6:30 pm
Hi everyone,
I have been wondering about this for quite a while--I know many, many
folks love to make dishcloths, washcloths, etc, and many say it's
habit-forming. My question is really two-fold:

Why would anyone want to make something that will purposely be made
dirty? And secondly, do they work? Don't they come out sort of thick
and unwieldy? Are they for washing? or drying? I don't understand. It
seems like it would be much easier to buy inexpensive cloths anywhere
for cleaning with.

I know there must be great merit in it since so many people make them
and enjoy making and using them, so please, kind friends, explain to
me what it's all about? I know I must be missing something here, I
just don't know what, but I'm willing to learn!

Wendy
A Confused Knitting Fool in CT

Posted by DAB on February 6, 2008, 6:44 pm
myswendy wrote:
> Hi everyone,
> I have been wondering about this for quite a while--I know many, many
> folks love to make dishcloths, washcloths, etc, and many say it's
> habit-forming. My question is really two-fold:
>
> Why would anyone want to make something that will purposely be made
> dirty? And secondly, do they work? Don't they come out sort of thick
> and unwieldy? Are they for washing? or drying? I don't understand. It
> seems like it would be much easier to buy inexpensive cloths anywhere
> for cleaning with.
>
> I know there must be great merit in it since so many people make them
> and enjoy making and using them, so please, kind friends, explain to
> me what it's all about? I know I must be missing something here, I
> just don't know what, but I'm willing to learn!
>
> Wendy
> A Confused Knitting Fool in CT

I love to make em......walmart and hobby lobby have great sales on the big
skeins. I don't use them but my 3 sisters, MOM and several friends ask for
them every year for christmas. They are fast and mindless. Sometimes I
like to make a few inbetween bigger projects. They are also a great way to
try out new pattern stitches.



Posted by myswendy on February 6, 2008, 6:46 pm
> myswendy wrote:
> > Hi everyone,
> > I have been wondering about this for quite a while--I know many, many
> > folks love to make dishcloths, washcloths, etc, and many say it's
> > habit-forming. My question is really two-fold:
>
> > Why would anyone want to make something that will purposely be made
> > dirty? And secondly, do they work? Don't they come out sort of thick
> > and unwieldy? Are they for washing? or drying? I don't understand. It
> > seems like it would be much easier to buy inexpensive cloths anywhere
> > for cleaning with.
>
> > I know there must be great merit in it since so many people make them
> > and enjoy making and using them, so please, kind friends, explain to
> > me what it's all about? I know I must be missing something here, I
> > just don't know what, but I'm willing to learn!
>
> > Wendy
> > A Confused Knitting Fool in CT
>
> I love to make em......walmart and hobby lobby have great sales on the big=

> skeins. =A0I don't use them but my 3 sisters, MOM and several friends ask =
for
> them every year for christmas. =A0They are fast and mindless. =A0Sometimes=
I
> like to make a few inbetween bigger projects. =A0They are also a great way=
to
> try out new pattern stitches.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Are they for potholders? Or washcloths? Or dish towels? Do they hold
water? I appreciate your answering and apologize for sounding dense
here.

Wendy

Posted by The Other Kim on February 6, 2008, 8:29 pm
Wendy wrote:

> Hi everyone,
> I have been wondering about this for quite a while--I know many, many
> folks love to make dishcloths, washcloths, etc, and many say it's
> habit-forming. My question is really two-fold:
>
> Why would anyone want to make something that will purposely be made
> dirty? And secondly, do they work? Don't they come out sort of thick
> and unwieldy? Are they for washing? or drying? I don't understand. It
> seems like it would be much easier to buy inexpensive cloths anywhere
> for cleaning with.
>
> I know there must be great merit in it since so many people make them
> and enjoy making and using them, so please, kind friends, explain to
> me what it's all about? I know I must be missing something here, I
> just don't know what, but I'm willing to learn!
>
> Wendy
> A Confused Knitting Fool in CT

I will admit that when I first received a knit dishcloth I was a bit
leery about it. I wasn't sure how well it would work and how well it
would hold up to the abuse I put dishcloths through. Well, I now swear
by handknit dishcloths. They work great and hold up quite well. I
always run mine through the washer before using them the first time
'cause I've noticed that the yarn is more absorbent after being washed
and dried. They're only bulky and unwieldy if you make them that way.

Reminds me that I need to whip up some more...I'll get to that
eventually, hopefully before I've completely trashed the ones I have
now.

The Other Kim
kimagreenfieldatyahoodotcom



Posted by myswendy on February 6, 2008, 9:00 pm
> Wendy wrote:
> > Hi everyone,
> > I have been wondering about this for quite a while--I know many, many
> > folks love to make dishcloths, washcloths, etc, and many say it's
> > habit-forming. My question is really two-fold:
>
> > Why would anyone want to make something that will purposely be made
> > dirty? And secondly, do they work? Don't they come out sort of thick
> > and unwieldy? Are they for washing? or drying? I don't understand. It
> > seems like it would be much easier to buy inexpensive cloths anywhere
> > for cleaning with.
>
> > I know there must be great merit in it since so many people make them
> > and enjoy making and using them, so please, kind friends, explain to
> > me what it's all about? I know I must be missing something here, I
> > just don't know what, but I'm willing to learn!
>
> > Wendy
> > A Confused Knitting Fool in CT
>
> I will admit that when I first received a knit dishcloth I was a bit
> leery about it. =A0I wasn't sure how well it would work and how well it
> would hold up to the abuse I put dishcloths through. =A0Well, I now swear
> by handknit dishcloths. =A0They work great and hold up quite well. =A0I
> always run mine through the washer before using them the first time
> 'cause I've noticed that the yarn is more absorbent after being washed
> and dried. =A0They're only bulky and unwieldy if you make them that way.
>
> Reminds me that I need to whip up some more...I'll get to that
> eventually, hopefully before I've completely trashed the ones I have
> now.
>
> The Other Kim
> kimagreenfieldatyahoodotcom- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Are they made of cotton? Is there a pattern that is better than
others? What size needles?

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