Some people prefer to make them from strips of cotton knit T-shirts. That way you don't have to deal with a bunch of strings like with woven fabric.

Knitting and crochet has become so popular again, that there are loads of posts on making them on Craftster.org. Covers for swiffers are popular too.

Gloria

How do you "chanille" cotton"???
I make dish clothes/pot holders/hotplates out of Sugar and Cream yarn. It's 100% cotton yarn. I would love to know an alternative.
I crochet them. Knitting just takes too much time for me. I am gathering an inventory so I can participate in craft fairs.
-Monica
HOTSHOTT@Adelphia.net

I don't know how to knit, but can crochet a little. Can anyone post a pattern for dish cloths? Something simple please :-)

I found some patterns online..there are all different shapes like hearts and circle shapes. The square is the easiest for me....

I used dishcloths for years, if you forgot to hang them up they soured and after they get stained and gray in color, they look nasty. I scrimp on a lot of things, but not dishcloths. I buy the packaged ones, can't remember the name...... they last for years and don't sour if you forget to hang it up. Easy wipes, I think, they are very thin with a zig zag pattern in the fabric. I get a clean one every morning.

I knit my own from cotton yarn. When they get dingy, I just toss them into some dishwater with a little bleach in it.

By the time I finish washing the dishes, they're clean.

DH's aunt gave me some dishclothes she had knitted from cotton yarn. They quickly became my favorites!!

Arizonarose - I make mine with the cotton Sugar and Cream or Peaches and Cream in a square using single or double crochet and a "G" hook. If you want to get more creative, here's a great site for free patterns.

Here is a link that might be useful: Crochet dishcloth patterns

I knit mine, and I've knitted them as Christmas gifts for many years. My family looks forward to getting them, because they are sort of "scrubby" too, so they get stuck on stuff off of plates. I use cotton yarn, sometimes to match their decor, but mostly white, so they can be bleached.

I crocheted a lot of them but my family didn't know what they were for lol They were fun and fast to do

I know this is an old thread, but I was researching "better" washcloths and landed here. I was curious about the original poster's chanille method and did some googling. I found this "Sewing with Nancy" YouTube video. If a person did not want to purchase the clever cutting tool, I am sure they could accomplish the same with pointed sharp scissors. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsR8GrbYTDY

I use microfiber cloths from the local home center for washing dishes. I can't tell you what I spent on them but I haven't used up the dozen pack I bought several years ago.

I never did like dishcloths. I like sponge/scrubber combos. Towels don't get thrown out here, though. Towels are cut up into hand towels or washcloths, old washcloths become cleaning rags.