Saturday, September 16, 2006
Moss Grid Hand Towel
Hello again. I have another question. Did anyone ever use a different yarn for this towel other than the Euroflax. I wanted to give these to about four or five people as Christmas gifts but don't want to spend a lot of money. For myself it's different but I want to try and keep the costs down for the holidays. Any input greatly appreciated. Even though I have been knitting for over 5 years I never substituted anything. Thanks again.
Laura
Laura
# posted by mickeyspal @ 10:00 AM 
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I'm making one right now using cotton, and I like it better than the one I made with line, it's bigger and feels well more towel like and less delicate. You could use either PnC or SnC, I have a cone of something similar but not either one of these. Here's how it looks http://www.flickr.com/photos/rogue2408/240992927/
DMC Senso in linen/cotton blend works out well too, IF you can find it.
I bought some, unfortunately not quite enough and when I went back to get more Joann's didn't have it anymore :-(
It's a really nice and cheaper alternative, but watch your yardage. The balls are small.
I bought some, unfortunately not quite enough and when I went back to get more Joann's didn't have it anymore :-(
It's a really nice and cheaper alternative, but watch your yardage. The balls are small.
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I used Peaches 'n' Cream for mine. I am very happy with the gauge and the absorbancy. I also was able to use size 7 needles rather than 3 or 4 as others posted, which made it go much faster.
I didn't. When I finished my first towel in linen I felt it was small and delicate, so I wanted something larger for my second one. I'm making the pattern exactly as it says. The finished product will probably be the size of a store bought handtowel
I just finished mine and knitted it with Plymouth Yarn's Wildflower DK. It really looks nice. Each towel took 1.75 skeins to finish. Instead of $30 per towel, you're looking at $8 a towel.
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