Honest question here

When we were in Manchester My husband was doing his post-Doctorate ,, not much money , but napppies were good quality mirjam

It's a good site for different stitch patterns and seeing what they look like. For a scarf you could just keep going in the pattern until it's long enough.

sue

They are made out of worsted weight cotton yarn -- Sugar and Cream, Lion Cotton, etc. -- and size 6, 7, or 8 needles.

There's a web site called Dishcloth Boutique that has SCADS of patterns, and I am >

I like the plain ones - the ones that start out with 3 stitches, and you increase until you get to the middle, and then decrease. I don't make the fancy ones for the very reason you mention. But the plain ones are perfect for dishes, floor scrubbing, anything. Ever since I started making them, I won't use the store-bought ones. I find that they are too flimsy.

HTH

Higs, Katherine