Bath Mat

[livingdeb]

I just shredded our bath mat in the washer and am now on the lookout for a new one. Here's what we want:

* absorbent
* soft
* natural materials
* doesn't slide out from under you
* not so thick that you trip over it in the mornings
* washable

I normally get whatever's cheap and a nice color and cotton. Of course these stay damp a long time and pick up dirt and so should be washed. So I'm thinking of trying something pricier, hoping that it will hold up better. Or maybe I should hook my own rug; I used to know how to do that.

Hmm, actually, I could also knit or crochet something. You just take five or six strands of yarn and use gigantic knitting needles. I have learned that it's best to have all the strands made of the same stuff so that some of them don't stretch out more than others and cause extra little loops to wash out when you wash it.

And I just read about someone who tore old towels into strips and used them to braid a rug that she just loves because it's all soft and cushy.

Any suggestions?

Comments

[pamwheatfree.livejournal.com]

I got a regular rubber bottomed fuzzy bathmat last time and I got a yellow one to brighten up my bathroom. The tile and toilet and tub are a muddy green. The apartment was built in the 60s. Anyway, I washed it and it turned into a grapefruit color. I haven't been happy with it since. I suggest a thin cotton woven one. I was always able to just throw it in with the regular wash when I had that kind and it never caused me any problems. The only reason I don't pull it out and use it now is because it is blue and doesn't match the rest of the bathroom. Maybe I should go out and get a bright yellow one. I will look for it.

[livingdeb.livejournal.com]

By "thin cotton woven one," do you mean the kind that look a lot like towels, like they have at hotels?

not like towels

[pamwheatfree.livejournal.com]

No, I actually meant a woven rug. John is going to take a picture of it so you can see. I guess a picture is worth a thousand words. I will send the picture directly to you once I have it.

[sarcasticah.livejournal.com]

There's a great knitted bathmat pattern in the Mason-Dixon Knitting book -- I've been meaning to knit it myself at some point.

[livingdeb.livejournal.com]

I found pictures! I'm not totally wild about the log cabin pattern, but I do think I'm going to try a similar thing in another pattern. Also, I'm going to see if I can check out that book from my library (our city system has two copies which are both checked out, but not yet assumed missing). Also, I added the Mason-Dixon Knitting page to my bookmarks.

Oops

[pamwheatfree.livejournal.com]

I don't have your regular email address. This should work though.

Re: Oops

[livingdeb.livejournal.com]

Oh, I get it. Thanks!