Some presents for my Sweetie, that were really for myself!
Washcloths!
Do people really get excited about washcloths? Well, I ‘ll tell you straight, if they’re handmade, cotton washcloths they sure do. Knit or crocheted, I’m not fussy these small sections of cloth that are meant for drudgery improve the quality of my life exponentially.
This wash cloth is made up an easy stitch pattern, with a single crocheted edge. The texture is perfect for scrubbing.
Made from Skinny Cotton by Blue Sky Alpaca, these wash cloths last me years – YEARS!!!
We just received an order of Blue Sky Cottons – Look at all the pretty colours ↑
Cotton Wash Cloth
Materials: Skinny Cotton by Blue Sky Alpaca (137 m/150 yds), 2 skeins make 4 wash cloths
3.5mm knitting needles and crochet hook (depending on your tension you may have to change the size of your crochet hook. I recommend you crochet one side of the wash cloth and see how your crochet stitches fit with your knitting stitches. If there is some bunching in the wash cloth , you are too tight, so pick a bigger hook. If the crochet stitches fan out and ruffle, then you’re too loose, go for a smaller hook.) I used a 3mm hook.
Finished Dimensions: aprox 20cm square
CO 30 sts
note: you may slip the first stitch of every row, by passing the stitch from the left needle to the right to get an edge that is easy to crochet, but this is optional
Row 1 and 2: (K2, P2) repeat to end
Row 3 and 4: (P2, K2) repeat to end
Repeat these four rows till your wash cloth is square. I verify this by folding my wash cloth diagonally from corner to corner. If all your edges meet up – it is a square!
With your crochet hook and your contrast colour single crochet along all edges of the washcloth. A picot crochet stitch is also nice here if you’re familiar with it.
Weave in ends, and make more!!
Craftily yours
Kristin
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