Easy Knit Dishcloths: Learn to Knit Stitch by Stitch with Modern Stashbuster Projects

by Helle Benedikte Neigaard

Add personality, sentiment, and coziness to your kitchen with  Easy Knit Dishcloths . Don't underestimate the effect knitting your own dishcloths can have on a space!

There's a difference between a house and a home, and there's definitely a difference between a kitchen and a cozy kitchen ! Make your kitchen more than a room for cooking; knit a cozy kitchen -- knit your own dishcloths!

Easy Knit Dishcloths offers 13 designs that are a great way to practice knitting , try a new yar n, or use some of your stash , and create a beautiful supply of colorful, environmentally friendly , reusable cloths for cleaning, display, and gifting. Even if you've never knit before, our beginning projects are the perfect introduction to this craft.

To help beginners get started and to refresh more experienced knitters, the “Knitting School” teaches the featured stitches step-by-step . With designs ranging from very simple to more challenging, knitters at all skill levels will find designs they’ll love to make.

Genres: Knitting, Crafts, Nonfiction

60 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2016

Reviews

[maven · Rating 3 out of 5]

I have mixed feelings about this book. On the surface, the book looks gorgeous, with lovely photos of the finished cloths and clearly illustrated details of basic stitches, for those who are beginners. The designs of the cloths, although not super varied, look really nice and the patterns seem like they'd be interesting to knit up.

However, all the patterns call for fingering or super fine-weight cotton yarn, which is not something you're going to find in stores in the US, where worsted or medium-weight cotton is most common. The specific brands mentioned in the book can only be ordered online from stores outside the US, and the closest alternatives I could find are a tiny bit thicker in fine-weight.

Additionally, the patterns all call for needles that don't actually exist!. It says "size 2 (3 mm)." If that's meant to be US 2, then it should be 2.75 mm. If it's supposed to be 3 mm, it would be US 2.5, which exists but is, again, not something you can readily find, except online.

While I'm glad to see a book of such lovely knitting patterns translated into English and sold in the US, the supplies called for just don't translate as easily. I wish this had been accounted for, and maybe the patterns could have been adjusted to work for heavier yarns.

[Elisabeth · Rating 4 out of 5]

I truly love the way the patterns in this book are written, the variety of options, and the learn-to-knit guidance provided. It’s a good resource for beginners. I would give it a 5-star rating except for the fact that the way the photographs are scattered through the book is confusing. In the Parallelogram pattern pages, for example, there is one photo of a completed project in Parallelogram and one that appears to be Waffle Rib. And in some cases there is never a clear picture of a completed pattern. The photography is visually appealing but as a beginner I would have benefitted from at least one image of each pattern that was fully visible (not folded or draped) with the pattern identified.

[Maria · Rating 2 out of 5]

I really appreciate the extra math Helle Neigaard did to make it easy for us to knit a dish towel as well as dish cloth. However the photography, while beautiful, did not show the unique stitch pattern of the cloths!

[Alexandra Lowrance · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very helpful and easy to understand knitting instructions. My dishcloth turned out perfect.

[Andrea · Rating 1 out of 5]

No double sided patterns, everything has a "face" side.

[Helen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great instructions, and I want to knit each one!

[Noemi · Rating 5 out of 5]

nice

Great for beginners. Pretty patterns with clear written instructions and graphs.
They are requiring me to add nine more words before submitting my review, so

[C2015 · Rating 5 out of 5]

I like every single one, and they look easy to make. I look forward to filling my kitchen and my friends kitchen with handmade dish cloth.

[Melissa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Wasn't what I expected. Not a bad book. The patterns are interesting, but they are written for fingering weight yarn, not the typical cotton yarn.

[Lapetitem · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beaux moments calmes, explications très claires dans ce petit ouvrage au format pratique. Belles illustrations.