Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Fall Into Autumn Swap Topic of the week...

TOPIC OF THE WEEK

When you knit or crochet dish clothes, wash clothes or face clothes, what do you use?

I knit both face clothes and dish clothes. I am working on some right now just for my face using a really nice Egyptian cotton. One of the ladies I met while hanging out at Twist got me hooked on this yarn....so soft....


What size needle or hook? Wood? what type? Metal? Plastic? A specific Brand? Why do you love that needle or hook so much? Is there one you are dying to try?

I tend to be a tight knitter so anything in the 7-10 size range works well for me if we are talking about straights. Metal or plastic is fine with me. I really love the plastic needles that I found at Jo Anne's crafts. They are cream plastic and have a little whale on the package. I can't remember what they are called, but I have a whole set of them.They are flexible and the tips are sharp for getting into tight stitches (as I am known to do). I'd like to try the new casein ones out by Swallow. I'm not really picky.

For double pointed and circulars, I recently discovered the Harmony needles by Knit Picks. I have a set of the double pointed in 7 and 8 dp's and they are truly beautiful .



Is there a particular yarn you love and use all the time for clothes? What is so special about it?

Cotton is my favorite, but I am open to any brand.

1 comment:

Joan said...

Hi Rhonda & thanks for swinging by my blog! I am anxiously awaiting my Harmony needles, so glad to hear from you that they are sharp & smooth. I have a few sets of circs coming for my socks and some needle points.
Enjoy the FIA swap. I need to knit a washcloth soon for it. Your Egyptian cotton sounds great! ;-}