Dishcloths for Divas

Most women would not list doing dishes in

their top ten favorite things to do.

So call me strange but I actually enjoy

doing dishes ..."by hand even" if I am

using one of my hand knit or crocheted

dish cloths. There is just something about

how the warm, sudsy water soaks up

into the dish cloth that feels a bit luxurious.



100% cotton is the only way to go with

these little babies. They grow in a

diamond pattern, increasing in width

until half way through the project.

Then decrease one on each row and

bind off.

(Just let me know if you want the

pattern and I'll shoot you an email.)

These are a great little projects to carry

in your purse for those times you

are sitting in the car line at school or

waiting at the doctor's office. I wish

I had a nickel for every one these I've

made. I'd be one rich lady!!

When visiting my sister I discovered

she had not been using the ones I had

made her because she didn't want them

to get yucky....I told her that
she simply had to use them or

she wouldn't ever get any new ones from

me....(That goes for any of my friends too :)


Here are a couple of crocheted

dishcloths I made.These work

up in about a third of the time for me.

I personally like the knit ones

better for dishes, but either one is

a fun gift to give.

Either one also works great for face cloths

or baby washcloths. I just make them a bit

smaller. I usually use cotton tots

for the baby washcloths as it just has a

softer feel. Chenille works wonderfully

for face cloths. Just a word of

caution if you have teens that use cleansers

with benzo-peroxide, colors will bleach

so it is best to make them white.