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I would like to make some knitted washcloths to give as Christmas gifts this year. I’ve never made them before so I was wondering what is the best type of yarn to use for this project?
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Usually cotton. You should also note that washcloths should be washed every day or so or they will start to smell pretty bad.
Cotton, for sure. It’s absorbent. Lily Sugar’n'Cream is cheap and easy to work with, and knits up to a good size. Cheap, scratchy acrylics work good if you want dish scrubbies, too. Like Red Heart. It’s sturdy, doesn’t fuzz too much, and the scratchy texture actually helps. And check out knittingpatterncentral.com for tons of free patterns. There’s also a washcloth knit-along on http://www.craftster.org with dozens of patterns.
I use pure wool for mine, but that’s because I don’t have to pay for it!
If I had to use a fibre I’d paid for I would go with cotton or a wool/cotton blend. I prefer wool though as it felts in hot water, which means that when I drop a stitch it doesn’t unravel ( I get a bit careless with washcloth knitting)
I have found the Bernat Crafter’s Cotton to work quite well, you can usually buy nice big balls of it at Walmart for a decent price. And while I love the bright colours, I’ve found that for wash cloths it usually works best if you stick to something light, like white or yellow: the bright colours can run on their first encounter with water and they don’t stay nice and bright with lots of use, but the light colours you can bleach from time to time. I also like to knit them a little big and loose, and then wash & dry super-hot so they shrink a bit.
Best of luck with your project – they make great stocking stuffers, especially wrapped around a scented soap or something like that!
100 % cotton Sugar and Cream
check JoAnn’s Fabrics and Crafts
my student in my knitting class recommends cotton yarn…either lion brand cotton or peaches n’ cream. anything 100% cotton works so wonderful!!!! hers came out so lovely and she bought all her yarn at jo-ann’s! ((midight madness sale! get coupon from website! 50% off!!))
i say cotton bcause it washes well, knits thick, and gives a luxuriousness to the simple washcloth
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