FO: DISHCLOTH SCRUBBIE! l LOVE IT!

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Well, thanks to all the helpful KH knitters, I found 3" nylon netting to knit together with one strand of Sugar ‘n’ Cream cotton. BTW: I ordered the 3" spools of netting on Wed, Dec 10th…and it delivered today, Monday Dec 15th. Oooo-rah! (She also takes PayPal, which I prefer.)

Cast on 12 st with US11. Garter st for 12 ridges. Bind off.
Weave ends through side edges with a crochet hook.
4"x4" dishcloth. Absorbent…holds soap and water…and scratchy enough for dried egg on a plate!

I might try two strands of cotton with the netting on the next one, just as a trial.

Kind of “couch” the cotton inside the netting.

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So did you use that full width of the netting or cut it into strips? I’m going to make some of these!

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Nice! They look like they’d be great!

I’m going to have to get some of that when they open again! Did you use the entire width of the netting? And did you fold it over the yarn the whole time or just let it fall where it may?

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That is really cool!! I was thinking it would be a more complicated scrubbie, but that looks really simple (and REALLY useful, too :slight_smile: )

Great job! Now I want one :mrgreen:

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That would be really good to know. I bought some of the netting material at HL, so it’s not in strips and I’ll have to cut it to size.

THANKS for sharing and the pics! I’ve been wanting to do these for a month now, but wasn’t sure where to start…now I do! Well…I will once you share this one last secret (how wide) :teehee:

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Cool! What a great idea!

Bambi

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Scrubbie #1: single cotton with 3" netting.

SCRUBBIE #2: Double cotton strands w/ 3" netting. Cast off after 8 ridges.

SCRUBBIE #3: Same construction as blue:

SCRUBBIE #4: White single strand cotton with 1-1/2" netting (cut lengthwise off the spool and wind into loosish balls> cast on 16 st and bind off after 11 ridges:

So here is my final assessment after testing this scrubbie thing:

[U]Double strand[/U] cotton [U]is unnecesary[/U] and [U]3" width[/U] netting [U]is overboard.[/U] You don’t need the full 3" width for the scrubbie to be very effective. And besides that, the blue and tan scrubbies are very dense. They are not overly large so they will work nicely, but they were a waste of materials…AND knitting with 3" width netting makes the process of knitting VERY hard. It takes a lot more hand muscle to work the stitches. My right hand is killing me. (conversely, I knit the entire BACK for the “BABETTE” cardigan yesterday…double moss stitch throughout using Rowan Cocoon yarn…and my hands didn’t hurt one bit!)

To summarize:

  1. single strand cotton held together with 1-1/2" netting
  2. cast on 16 st and work 11 ridges, then bind off

This ^ is a good recipe. My materials will go twice as far!
And the scrubbie is the right size for a woman’s hand, and for putting inside of a coffee-stained mug, etc.

I’ve been using my first version (square, white) all evening long as I was getting dinner ready. I like to clean up certain utensils as I go, etc…things that don’t go in the dishwasher. Anyhoo, I would be lost without it now. It is superior to a sponge with a scratchy side because it won’t retain bacteria like sponges do…and the scrubbie releases the water and dries out rather quickly. It can be washed in the washing machine ,on hot, right along with all the other kitchen towels, etc.

I used up all my white netting. I’ll get more of that later.
I’ve got kelly green, royal blue and lemon yellow to use with a cone of white cotton. And I’ll also use the royal blue netting on some french blue cotton.

Does lemon yellow netting withstand a cup of bleach in the washing machine process? Will it bleach out, or will it retain the color? :??

Oh, yeah…doh…why not go put a put of diluted bleach on a bit of yellow netting? :doh:

Will report back! :roflhard:

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Thanks for the info! I will look for the netting locally and if I can’t find it I’ll order it after Christmas.

Does anyone know what department it would be in? :think:

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Fabric department. :thumbsup:

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These look great!:thumbsup:

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Artlady - I just love your thoroughness. your sheer determination to know the outcome from every possible angel. So Brilliant.

I have never been interested to knit dishcloths as I always thought all that work would be wasted (and ruined) by doing dishes. so I have always made them into washcloths. But these little scrubbies has peeked my interest and I will have to see if I can get the nylon on a roll over here. How many yards/meters is on a roll?

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:muah::hug:

Thanks so much for all this info!! My boys are in charge of doing the dishes these days (yah!!:teehee:) and they just LOVE sponges-I of course do NOT. These are a perfect solution! I can make up a bunch of these and they can scrub everything to their hearts’ content, and I can throw them in the wash-hooray!

:thumbsup:thanks again, great info!! Now I need to find some netting :mrgreen:

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:yay: How cool…they look great

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Thanks for doing the testing! Must now get some nylon netting…Love the re-usable aspect - I generally use dishcloths to hand wash, instead of sponges, but sometimes it helps to have the extra scrubbing power and I don’t like using the 2 sides sponges either!

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Thanks for the update! I especially appreciate the photos and all the trials you shared! :slight_smile:

I have a spool of tulle at home, but this looks like it is a a coarser mesh, so my tulle probably wouldn’t work as well, would it? :think: Hmm, apparently I need to run to the store. :lol:

Are all of your colors from using white cotton and colored netting or was some of the yarn colored as well? I’m kind of curious about how much of the netting shows through. I have a green/blue/while skein of cotton at home and I’m wondering which is going to show more or if it comes out equal.

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Thank you once again, ArtLady, for trailblazing this pattern for all of us. These are going to make wonderful stocking stuffers for my daughter and daughter-in-law, and I think I will put some in my son’s stocking and son-in-law’s stocking as well, so as to be gender-impartial as to housework delegation ( And to be a good mother-in-law!)

Is tulle the same thing as nylon netting?

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Very Kewl! What a great idea, thanks for sharing this.

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I’ve also made a few of these, using the 3" netting cut into 1" strips and held with one strand of cotton. These seem to have quite good scrubbing power.

This is a white, blue and yellow variegated cotton with the teal netting, in a mini version of Grandma’s dishcloth, for a little variety.

The Christmas colors with the gold strand running through made really adorable little trees. I used the white netting.

(sorry about the pics, they are from the phone)

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I used the Christmas yarn for some dishcloths and the colors ran when I used it! Turned it pink.:cry:

Anyone know how to “set” the color so it doesn’t run when it gets wet? Mom said she used to use “Biz”; I remember Biz, but I don’t have any…any other suggestions/secrets?:psst:

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I ordered some spools of netting just the other day, the service was amazing and I can’t wait to try it.
Thank you for all the testing!

Hugs
Kath