This project was fast and easy. It’s this God-awful orange because the kids have a tree-frog shower curtain I was looking to match. Each piece is done in stockinette with seed stitch borders to stop it from curling at the edges. The original yarn was DK and came in two strands. I separated them using my most awesome ball winder and a great deal of patience. You might prefer starting with a sport weight yarn. Sock weight might work too.

The fiber content is 50% Cotton, 50% Acrylic. I would definitely recommend this blend for anyone making bath linens. It is super soft and absorbent, but unlike pure cotton, it doesn’t harden and become rough when you let it air dry. The washcloth is just as soft after air drying as it was coming from the dryer!

The Floor Mat

I used 8 strands of yarn and size 13 needles to cast on 45 stitches. I cast on a little differently. I used a rug hook to single crochet 50 stitches, then pick up one stitch on the back loop of each single crochet. I then worked in stockinette for 40 rows. After binding that off, I took 2 strands to make the seed stitch, picking up 50 stitches across the top and 32 along the sides.

Each side was worked in miter stitch, increasing each side by one stitch every third row. I joined as I stitched so I only had one corder to sew up at the end. If you have a hard time with this edging, just work it straight across on the two ends and then the top and bottom.

Hand Towel and Face Cloth

The hand towel and face cloth were knitting up quickly with my sweater machine and 1 strand of yarn. I cast on the sweater machine very much the same way I cast on other knits. I crochet around the machine hooks so that the back loop is facing up.

Once off the sweater machine, I worked seed stitch with 1 strand, the same way I did for the floor mat.

The Kids’ Reactions

Would you believe that the toddler said he didn’t like it (the little s**t!)? He wanted it white or to have a picture of a frog. He thought I was favoring the big brother by using his favorite color, which is of course, orange. The compromise…I agreed to figure out a way to put a cartoon frog face on each one for him…ah, the things we do for our kids…

Here are some cute ideas:

Cotton and Blends, Projects, Recycled Yarn.