I want to make some placemats, and this is the only free pattern I’ve found that I like. However, it says to use sport weight yarn. It doesn’t say to make it in cotton, but I assume a placemat should be knit in cotton like other kitchen things. And I don’t even think cotton comes in a sport weight…at least basic cotton brands like Lily Sugar n Cream.
Any thoughts or opinions? If I can’t decide what to do about this pattern and the whole cotton thing, I think I might just try and change around a dishcloth pattern to make it into a placemat.
Using similar weight yarns would be an issue if you were knitting something to wear, but since the only thing this will do is protect your table, it doesn’t matter if it ends up a little bigger, or smaller (unless it’s smaller than your plate, then you have a problem). Go for it, if cotton is what you want to use. the only POSSIBLE thing I can think of is it might have a different reaction to heat; so don’t stick the placemat under your fondue pot.