I didn't enter the world of homemade dishcloths until last year, here in England most of us just buy them or as in my case use old towels, the thought of making a dishcloth seemed like a waste of time to me but I was intrigued because so many of you make them and love them..
so I made some to try out and since then they have been on trial, I have been using them all the time and I have come to the conclusion that I love them and have been completely converted not only are they great to use but they are great to make too.
Then I got to thinking why not towels too I know it's easy to buy a towel but by making my own I could make it the size I wanted and it would be super thick and absorbent too and in colours that matched my kitchen...
I like it a lot it's so soft and fits nicely over the handle of my cooker.
The inspiration for the stitch for the towel came while I was making one of the squares from the 200 crochet blocks book by Jan Eaton. I realised that the closed texture of this stitch was perfect for towels, dishcloths and potholders and has been probably used for this purpose by many of you but this is how I made mine.
Materials
I used
170 grams Drops Love you 5 in shades forest green - red - orange - off white but any aran weight 100% cotton would do (My favourite is lily sugar n cream)
5.00 mm hook
Pattern is in US terms for Uk terms just substitute sc with dc.
work a 49 chain,
1st Row - sc in 2nd chain from hook and and in each chain across = 48sc, 2ch turn.
2nd Row - miss 1st st, 2sc in second st, *miss next st, 2 sc in next st* repeat from * to* to the end of the row 2 chain turn.
(you are working 2sc in the second sc of each 2sc group on each row and ending each row with a 2 chain turn)
Repeat row two until you have the length you require, then work a sc edging all around the towel.
I worked 68 rows and my towel measures 31cms wide and 42cms long.
Here it is basking in the sunshine. :)
Of course I had to make some matching dishcloths.
To make these I began with a 31 chain and used the same method as above.
I'm now going to make a red towel with contrasting stripes yes beware towel/dishcloth making is addictive. :)
© Linda Solaiman 2015
find a print friendly version here
so I made some to try out and since then they have been on trial, I have been using them all the time and I have come to the conclusion that I love them and have been completely converted not only are they great to use but they are great to make too.
Then I got to thinking why not towels too I know it's easy to buy a towel but by making my own I could make it the size I wanted and it would be super thick and absorbent too and in colours that matched my kitchen...
I like it a lot it's so soft and fits nicely over the handle of my cooker.
The inspiration for the stitch for the towel came while I was making one of the squares from the 200 crochet blocks book by Jan Eaton. I realised that the closed texture of this stitch was perfect for towels, dishcloths and potholders and has been probably used for this purpose by many of you but this is how I made mine.
Materials
I used
170 grams Drops Love you 5 in shades forest green - red - orange - off white but any aran weight 100% cotton would do (My favourite is lily sugar n cream)
5.00 mm hook
Pattern is in US terms for Uk terms just substitute sc with dc.
work a 49 chain,
1st Row - sc in 2nd chain from hook and and in each chain across = 48sc, 2ch turn.
2nd Row - miss 1st st, 2sc in second st, *miss next st, 2 sc in next st* repeat from * to* to the end of the row 2 chain turn.
(you are working 2sc in the second sc of each 2sc group on each row and ending each row with a 2 chain turn)
Repeat row two until you have the length you require, then work a sc edging all around the towel.
I worked 68 rows and my towel measures 31cms wide and 42cms long.
Here it is basking in the sunshine. :)
Of course I had to make some matching dishcloths.
To make these I began with a 31 chain and used the same method as above.
I'm now going to make a red towel with contrasting stripes yes beware towel/dishcloth making is addictive. :)
© Linda Solaiman 2015
find a print friendly version here
