Best Yarn to use for Bath rug

[jeanrtco]

Looking to crochet or knit a bath rug that would be plush and absorbent- what would be the best yarn to use for this?

 

thanks for the help.

jean

[Pepsi]

I would go with cotton yarn for something absorbent, but I don't believe it would be plush. I've never made one, but that's just my opinion. Perhaps others on the board have a better idea.

[Craw]

Cotton. 2 strands of WW would make it thick. I'd knit it, all knit stitch. The ridges would be kind of cushy.

[Debbi-a1]

I have one in my bathroom right now, 2 strands of WW yarn. It's perfect. When it washes up it gets softer. Mine's just a basic rectangle in sc. Not too thick, but thick enough. I can't open the door over it, so it's smaller then the bathroom floor but works fine. It does abosrb the water, but doesn't dry real fast, but not too long.

 

I think cotton would be a great yarn (but expensive for me). I think cotton would work great for the bath. Not sure about the drying time.

 

Freepatterns.com has a Easy Scrap-Yarn Rug that I've made before, I think with 3 strands of ww yarn. I used almost all verigated and it looked very woven. It got used to the point it was tossed out. Freepatterns.com has other rug patterns, just search for rug.

Debbi

[Ladykats]

yes use cotton, and if you use a loop stitch it would give it fullness. I used that stitch for a baby's outfit and the outfit looked like a lamb's suit :

[Debbi-a1]

I was just looking online at the new issue of Crochet World and they have a rug made out of recycled t-shrits. Since they are mostly cotton, it might be an idea.

Here's the link

http://www.crochet-world.com/content_detail.html?_id=134

Debbi

[Wiste]

I don't have any tips about yarn to use but I will say that if you cut a piece of that rubber mesh shelf liner to go under the rug, it'll be less likely to slip when you're getting out of the tub.

[MaryPat]

I've made rugs from 6 strands of acryllic worsted weight. If I had scraps of thread and smaller weights, I used those in the mix. The 6 strands makes it extremely plushy. Acryllic makes it very washable. I used a SC.

[darski]

I would use 2 strands of WW cotton yarn. I would do the surface crochet technique over the base mesh

 

http://www.geocities.com/mwillsondesigns/FullSurface/fullsurface.html

 

There is a great website that explains the technique but I can't remember what they called it. There was also a CAL here at one point. Old age is so very challenging.

[Craw]

I was just thinking Tunisian crochet would work nice for this as well. It makes a nice, thick, cushy fabric with just one strand.

[darski]

I found the pattern from the CAL so you can see it better

 

http://www.craftyarncouncil.com/projects/july99_crochet_2.html