Dishie, A Yarn Review

The colors I've used so far.

     Made of 100% cotton, Dishie is a yarn sold by KnitPicks and sister site WeCrochet. It comes in solids, multis, and twists, offering a fairly wide variety of colorways to work with. According to both website's descriptions, it's designed for dishcloths among other things- meant to last long even with rigorous daily use. Each skein is 190 yards (or right about 173.7 meters), which in my experience is quite decent for the price. In addition, some of the solids are sold in the form of 760 yard (~694.9 meter) cones!

 

Texture

    One of my favorite things about Dishie is how soft it is. It's very pleasant to work with, and it glides easily over my aluminum crochet hooks as well as working well on my laminated wood needles. It is a little slippery, so I don't entirely trust it for something like single-strand fringe, but it's not difficult to deal with that. All these things in mind, I think it would make for good baby items and things you wear closer to the skin.

Flexibility

    This yarn isn't very stiff, and actually has a very nice drape. For this reason, along with the texture factors, I think it does well for garments - I've made multiple ponchos with it, as well as a shawl on the smaller side. This is another thing that makes it fairly easy to work with, in both knit and crochet. Some things I wouldn't recommend it for, though, are items like sun hats- in my case, when I make a sun hat, I want the brim to be fairly stiff so it's not flopping in my eyes. With the way it obeys gravity, I don't think it would make for a very good brim unless you go down in hook size and crochet very tightly. Even then I'm not sure how it would come out. So, for things that require stiffness, it's not an ideal candidate. It could still work though, so it may be worth trying for yourself!

Pocket cloth!
Absorbency

    As far as I can tell, based on a test with my apron pocket cloth knit in the colorway Fiesta Red, the descriptions of it being absorbent hold up. It definitely works for hand towels, especially when you add in the texture factors. I'd even use it for napkins, and it'd probably fare well for giving tables and countertops a good wipe down to dry them off. You'd probably want a bigger cloth than my wee pocket rectangle for drying a load of dishes, though. The fibers can only hold so much!



The Azure colorway.
Weight 

    At 1.9 yards per gram, I wouldn't say this yarn is heavy but it's not exactly light either. Items, especially larger ones, made with Dishie will have a fair bit of heft to them, of course increasing as it gets bigger. As far as shawls and ponchos go, the weight isn't particularly detrimental. It might not be ideal for large blankets, unless you want it to effectively be a weighted blanket, and you can fairly easily calculate how much said theoretical blanket would weigh if you know the yardage it would use. This really comes down to personal preference, as many things do, and for myself I don't mind it at all.



In summary...

    I find Dishie to be a high-quality cotton yarn. It isn't ideal for everything, but so far it stands up to the glowing description they give it on both websites. I have yet to take items I've made with it through the test of time, but I have a fair amount of confidence in its ability to last through use (and some abuse). I'll probably be making things with it for a long time to come, especially if they add on to the available colors!

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