Christmas crochet items

amiek07

I am planning on making pot holders and dishcloths for our Christmas gathering.  The potholders I have found call for cotton yarn, but I'm not finding Christmas colors at Joanns in cotton.  Do you think it'd be ok to use another type?

 

Here's a pattern I want to use.   http://www.bestfreecrochet.com/free-crochet-pattern/157-holly-square-crochet-dishcloth-maggie-weldon-maggies-crochet/

 

 http://www.piece-by-piece.net/Crochet/cwd.htm

adhdfashion

100% cotton is what you are supposed to use. Because synthetics melt when exposed to hot heat from a pan and also do not absorb water. 

charlatti

Dishcloths for washing dishes would be fine in acrylic (they would be nice and scrubby, though not at all soft), but potholders should be cotton, as PP said. If you're making dishcloths for drying hands or dishes, you'd need cotton.

amiek07

Thanks so much!  I am new at learning all the yarns and figured there was a reason for it being cotton,  I will just have to take a trip to Joanns and spend some time there...that's not a bad thing

alicewhite

you can also order online from joanns, or other places the colors that are not in stores!

cmeon_the_water

Michaels has better prices on cheap cotton kitchen yarn, IMO- and I know they always have that red/green/white tri colored one at mine (and all the single colors- except maybe solid red?). Cotton takes dye really well, if all else fails.

But. I would skip the Christmas theme- and just go with something that matches their kitchen, or ones that you think they'll like. I know that personally, I'm SO over Christmas by the time gifts have been passed around- I am not likely to keep dishtowels or scrubbies that scream CHRISTMAS!!!! around long! LOL

ETA: Wait. So, you're not talking about making gifts- just to use during the holiday get-togethers? Duh. Sorry.

Peaches and Cream is great for that type of project- and pretty cheap stuff!

http://www.elmore-pisgah.com/ 

amiek07

cmeon_the_water:

ETA: Wait. So, you're not talking about making gifts- just to use during the holiday get-togethers? Duh. Sorry.

Sorry I wasn't very clear on that, yep it's just for us to use.  I went to Michaels, but they had no green, I was quite sad.  Oh well, I'll just order it all.

 

Thanks everyone.