Luxury Cotton Facecloth

Sometimes simple things make life lovely. Crochet facecloths have been around for a while. There are a variety of patterns available online and you’ll find various samples in local stores. This is far from an original idea. However, having made one for myself, I’ve rediscovered how one simple luxury can change your whole day.

For this particular facecloth I used the grit stitch pattern from the Lion Brand Sandy Shore Washcloth Set. These are all great patterns and easy to follow if you’re interested in making your own. Mine is made in 100% cotton with a 5mm hook.

They make a great gift too. I made a couple and gave them as part of a ‘kitchen tea’ gift.

Bamboo Cotton Dish Towel

Bamboo is by far my favorite yarn. This is a 70% bamboo 30% cotton blend. Being the very last of this particular yarn in my cupboard, this dish towel ended up quite small, but cute.

A friend of mine visiting from Cape Town saw a similar one in my kitchen and asked me to make her one, so voila. It is a fine thread so I crocheted with a double strand using a 4.5mm hook. It is simply a 41 ch foundation. 2dc (2sc if you are American) in 3rd chain from hook and then in every 2nd chain across. 1ch turn and 2dc in every 2nd st across, repeated for as many rows as you like.

It’s fun to be able to make up a little gift like this in such a short time.

Cotton Dishcloth

The humble dishcloth. You can never have too many. A quick project made with the simplest of materials and giving a satisfyingly practical reward.

The pattern says that it takes an hour to make up, but I have to confess it took me about 2 (with a few distractions). I used regular 1mm stationery string, which is 100% cotton, and a size 5mm hook. http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/diagonal-dishcloth-3.

I’ve only made one of these, but will make many more, I’m sure. Great to have cleaning cloths like these in all the bathrooms and kitchen sinks.