Whit's Knits: Simple Cotton Bath Mat

Here's an easy bath mat project that won't get buried in the back of a closet somewhere. It's just too adorable for such ill treatment! It's soft and squishy and just plain sweet. Made out of doubled Rowan Handknit Cotton, it's also durable and, of course, machine washable.

This project also perfectly suits my uncontrollable urge to have a meticulously color coordinated bathroom. The rest of my apartment is a hodge-podge free-for-all, but somehow my bathroom is a receptacle for all that is Martha in me. So, of course, a custom colored bath mat is really up my alley! If it's up yours too, please visit my Simple Cotton Bath Mat Project Journal for the pattern. Thanks! - Whitney

Comments

[Nancy]

I bet if feels great underfoot
Thanks as always for another great pattern

[Marie]

I'm a Martha devotee from the first ten years of the magazine and I love this site for that "Marthaesqe" feel!

[Koningskind]

That looks great.
I bet I am going to knit one from handdyed cotton.
Thanks for the pattern.

[Shelly G.]

I am totally in love... I love that it can be machine washed... I love that it can be made out of a natural fiber...I love that it doesn't have a rubber backing...I love that it can be made in any great matching color and I love that it can be hung to dry and it will dry fast :) I haveeeeeee to make one...

[Adrianne]

That's the most adorable bath mat ever! I love all of your patterns, but this one is especially tempting to add to the queue. Thanks!

[Lynds]

How simple and sweet is that! Thank you for a great pattern that actually inspires me to knit a bath mat!

[kay]

Oooooh, that yarn is scrumptious. Lovely knitting too!

[Ginesta]

It looks so softly :) nice work!

[ofifteen]

wow, thank you for sharing!


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[Debbie]

This is just awesome! Thank you! I like it better than the one in Mason-Dixon. Love it!

[Penelope]

Oh Whitney, in looking through all your lovely designs, I once again found the pine tree sachets. I would love to make these, but find the suggested colors are not available--what other yarn could I sub with? And by the way I LOVE this bath mat also!!!!!

[itslily]

Yea! The solution to my bathroom's lovely '40s pink tiles that cannot/will not be taken out because they are in perfect condition. Holy cow! I've been looking at bath mats for 5 years and it never occured to me to make my own. Sometimes you just have to be knocked upside the head with a skein of yarn. *grins*

[Daisy Mae Guthrie]

I am always confused with yarn. Your pattern calls for 100 per cotton. So what weight? 4 phy?

thanks. daisyMae

[purl bee]

Hi Daisy,
The cotton yarn that Whitney used is Rowan's Handknit Cotton, which is a dk-sport weight. However, the yarn is doubled throughout the pattern so as knit it is a heavy worsted weight. You can use the handknit cotton doubled as Whitney did, or you could use a heavier weight cotton as long as you get the correct gauge. You can find Whitney's complete instructions here:
http://www.purlbee.com/simple-cotton-bath-mat/

Here is a link to the Handknit Cotton she used:
http://www.purlsoho.com/purl/products/yarndetail/388

If you want to try a different yarn, this cotton would also work, but you wouldn't have to double it, just knit it as is:
http://www.purlsoho.com/purl/products/yarndetail/721