Comments on: Cotton Yarn Experiment

By: Ellen

Ellen — Sun, 09 Dec 2012 13:59:44 +0000

I use cotton yarn to make dish cloths for myself and my daughter. We love them. I use a slightly different approach in that we wanted something with a ‘rough’ side and a smooth side. So I make them using the Afghan Stitch which makes a very smooth interesting ‘artistic’ side, using variegated yarn, and a ‘rough’ side which holds up well with use. Enjoy your site soooo much!!

By: Catharine

Catharine — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 18:33:55 +0000

I was curious about using nylon yarn…I bought one Coats & Clark natural 18 spool at Walmart, and changed your pattern as follows:

used J hook; started the same, but with 25 dc’s. Then followed your pattern.

It turned out heavy feeling, but I just wet it and tried with the Ivory body wash…It made suds just like the regular nylon puffs, and feels exfoliating. Cost me $3.00 for a durable, washable puff!!

Catharine.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 17:47:46 +0000

You can use your super soft yarn if you’d like. It would make a nice soft cloth. A “good dishcloth” is only the opinion of who is using it. If you want to make sure they love it, maybe you can ask them what they want out of it. What is good for one person may not be for another.

By: believer

believer — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 15:07:57 +0000

I just posted a question about dishcloth yarn to use. I forgot to ask this question: what is it that the user is wanting out of a good dishcloth? I have seen lots of patterns online and i would like to know what will work best for the job they will be using it for. I have seen comments about making chains between stitches and so forth. This is new for me to crochet. Usually do blankets and amigurumi. But they had run out ot washcloths and found out i crocheted and requested some. they seemed to really love them and i want to make exactly what they need. thanks again….

By: believer

believer — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 15:02:15 +0000

I have a request for cotton dishcloths. I bought I love this cotton Super Soft instead of regular cotton and was wondering if this could be used to make a good and effective dishcloth. I want them to be happy with them and for them to be adequate. If not i will just use Lilies Sugar N’ Cream. If not what else can i use the Super Soft for. I bought 6 or 7 different small bundles. Thank you and God Bless….

By: Pam Murphy

Pam Murphy — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 14:15:15 +0000

Hi! I want to make bath puffs for our local autumnfest this month. Yes to sell! But do wonder if I should make them from cotton. I use nothing but cotton cloths for my dishes! They are the best I’m telling ya’s. Though I do knit those; more flexibility, and they will fade but I do not care, they work so well. I use crochet for my pot holders; nice and sturdy.

I made a pot scrubby from nylon yarn which stains very badly. I think it’s the stuff used for cross stitch? For puffs I’m thinking the scratchy acrylic might be a good choice: less staining or fading. Not sure what to do yet. I might just go ahead and make them from cotton but a bit smaller to allow for stretching. Another thought might be switching between cotton and acrylic. Hmmm….

Really enjoy your site! Very friendly and kind hearted! Thank you so much for sharing your crochet smarts!!
Have a good day,
Pam

By: Maggi

Maggi — Mon, 24 May 2010 17:05:22 +0000

I love using cotton yarn, even though I have to buy it from USA. I make doshcloths and scarved and also baby shawls and blankets that are to go to one of the African charities. They are so much easier to wash than wool.
However….I now have to pay rather a lot of customs tax for cotton, so I won’t be buying it by mail any more,SO if any of you Crochetspotters are coming to Scotland?????

By: otherkate

otherkate — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 22:27:36 +0000

I have been using cotton for years. I make dishcloths and washcloths mostly, but I have started to branch out into other things. I have family members make requests for my little cloths pretty much every Christmas. There are two great thing about cotton: one reason is that cotton doesn’t damage anything you might need to clean and the second reason is that cotton is actually stronger when wet which is why it makes awesome dishcloths. My sisters use them until they are little itty bitty scraps–and even then they use them to dust the furniture and clean absolutely anything. The only downside to using cotton is that cotton fades.

If anyone is interested, I have found that there is a point where the cloth gets too big to be really convenient; currently my foundation chains number between 18-22 and those cloths seem to be a good size (assuming the border is SC or Hdcr). Bobble and puff stitch make really good pseudo scrubbers, and alternating the stitches and/or rows make the cloths more flexible. Double crochet on a hook larger than about U.S. size E makes the cloth really loose and almost too flexible; lots of holes when wet. Ick. The single most beneficial thing for me? I use making the cloths a learning experience. I learn any and all (except mesh-I’m going to branch out into making bags for learning mesh) new stitches while creating the cloths. Once I’m done, I make little notes in the margins of the books or on the patterns to notate if they work out or not and how well. This learning of stitches and combination of various stitches helps me see if the pattern would would work out better in something larger. I actually had my niece ask me for a scarf and hat set based on one of the stitches I used in a cloth. Anyway, YMMV. I do love this site!

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:59:40 +0000

I’m so glad I saw this article about the bath puff! I made one about 2 years ago (with a very pretty verigated cotton yarn) and was sooo excited to use it for the first time. But when I did, all it did was suck in the soap and water and didn’t lather or clean at all. I wondered what I did wrong but now see that bath puffs are meant to be made from scratchy nylon, not soft cotton. Oh well, at least I can show it off!

By: Sandy

Sandy — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 01:18:51 +0000

Love cotton yard, and make diagonal potholders by the dozen. I have never used it for anything but bath and kitchen accessories, but see I need to broaden my horizons.