Washcloths

[grayestofghosts]

Last year I decided to replace my plastic shower puff with cotton washcloths, in an effort to reduce plastic waste* and because they're supposed to be cleaner**. I spent a lot of effort knitting and crocheting each one to be unique but it turns out my favorite is one that's knit in a slightly loose garter stitch with a stockinette stitch stripe. It holds the right amount of lather, has the right scrubby texture, and has just enough aesthetic detail to not look like a messy rag. I butchered this pattern if anyone is interested in making their own.

*Bath puffs should be disposed of every 3-4 weeks for sanitary reasons. They can apparently be recycled, but recycling in western countries is a bit of a cluserfuck right now. I also don't know the exact metric of producing cotton yarn and washing it vs production of this plastic so I guess this is debatable.

**If you have enough washcloths you can just pull out a new one every time you bathe and they're refreshed every time you do laundry. Bath puffs need to be thoroughly rinsed and dried and need to be thrown out after a period of time that let's face it not everyone is good at sticking to. Let's be real, it's probably just best to use your hands.

Comments

[hadassahintheshell]

That's actually a pretty good idea. I am typically a little lazy and clumsy in the shower so I go for mostly just using my hands, but I can absolutely see the advantages of using a properly scrubby cloth. The bath puffs I never really liked, something about the texture was very meh for me.