If you love fast knit projects you will not believe how easy it is to make this dishcloth. Grandmother's Favorite by Traditional Design, is recommended for everyone, from beginners and up. Even if you do not have yet a high level of skill when it comes to knitting, this pattern is going to give you another nudge of confidence.
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Watching the square grow out from your needles is a wonderful feeling especially when this is the first thing you knit with increases and decreases. It’s simple enough to make and turns out beautifully and the simplicity of the edging detail makes it even better! Nice small project to take with you and so easy they almost knit themselves.
The suggested yarn, Lily Sugar'n Cream can be surely use in the kitchen, it’s an extremely durable yarn and hold up through many washings.
And another huge “plus” to get you started with this pattern: you'll never run out of family members who are more than willing to take a handful of them home when you'll have extras.
Love pointy corners? Here is a tip for you:
If you do two little two stitch short rows on the corner of the longest row, just before you start decreasing, the corners are pointier.(Source)
This one is the good old Grandmother’s Favorite, knit on the diagonal. I used a U.S. 8 (5mm) circular needle (because I’ve grown to despise straight needles – I always poke myself, my project, my cat with them). I increased to 54 stitches wide across the center before beginning the decreases. Mom wanted good-sized dishcloths. The finished dishcloth used about 50 grams of yarn. (Source)
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This looks like Cheryl’s dishcloth. Doesn’t it?
I have a couple of these.
I’ve been making these since I was 9, about the only thing I knit any more
Yes, I’m almost done with it.
This pattern makes a great baby blanket, too!
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I have tons of these, and plan to have tons more, a perfect practical pattern 😀
Gonna try, nice
Have made for years both babe blanket and dish cloth easy for beginners used to teach my girls
Joleen Rustand Pierce I would buy these from you if you were to make them like this. My grandma used to make these exact ones and they are my absolute favorite. No store bought cloth can match up to these.
I was just going to print the pattern, however, I seen they are knitted. I do not know how to knit. Next time I see that they offer a class I may have to sign up. 🙂 I do crochet some dish cloths.
Oh that’s probably the difference…you don’t need to take a special class just for me.
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I always have a variety of these hanging around. They make good sellers at craft fairs.
I always wanted to learn and planned on it…..I just never have time. Winter is a great time to learn since my day isn’t totally as busy as during the Spring, Summer and Fall.
For many years, this was the only dish/wash cloth pattern I knew. I’m finding many more these days.
Very easy pattern, one of the most used patterns I own!
I knit and make and sell these all the time
Made many of these…doing a new pattern with one large alphabet letter in the middle….personalized!
make these all the time, love them
I have made these, very easy!
Joleen, have you tried watching YouTube ? Amazing how to knit online lessons there
I don’t knit. Wish this waS crochet.
What do you sell them for?
Have made hundreds of these as gifts and sell them, half of money go to my Relay for Life team each year, that’s how I make my $100 every year
$2 each. They are easy, but take somewhere around 45 minutes to make. I do have a fb page of some of the other things I knit/crochet. https://www.facebook.com/MaineFrayedKnots/
My mom (who was legally blind, but could see some shapes) would knit these and I would finish by crocheting them together, made them into lap blankets.
Mine too.
Great because you just toss them in the wash when dirty
Sue Hammond
I love making these
I make them and use them for the shower and kitchen too
These are my favorite potholders!
The Mumster made these, they are wonderful!
I put these between my nonstick pans when I store them so the pans finnish does not get scratched 🙂
I use up all the scrap cotton and call them Joseph cloths. These are so practical, great for under potted plants in the house.
This is my go to cloth. Have a baby bib. Version too
I use this for all the ones I make
these work up fast I have made many of them
K
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