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24 “Other” things to do with a ShamWOW cloth

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We know by now you have all seen the Shamwow infomercials and more than likely you have bought your very own pack of shamwows or if you are a little thrifty – some generic imported brand from a discount store. We all know Shamwow’s can soak up a glass of red wine, a bowl of Coca Cola and even soak up dog urine in one quick press, press, press. But have you ever thought about what else your Shamwow is good for? We have found a bunch of projects that upcycle this very absorbent German technology designed cloth and turned it into fun craft projects.

1.  Reusable Sanitary Pad (*Tutorial here)

2. Breast Nursing Pads (*Free Tutorial Here)

3. Diaper Inserts for cloth Nappies

4. Shoe insert for sweaty bettys

5. Coaster

6. Fashionable Sweat band (Free tutorial here)

7. Lining for water bottle bag to absorb condensation.

8. Pet towel mitt. (Free Tutorial Here)

9. Kids bath toy soap mitt (Turtle Pattern Here)

11. Cleaning mitt for dusting or Car Washing. (Tutorial Here)

12. Sew a beach bag you can dry yourself with (Suitable Tutorial Here)

13. Wrist band made from scraps. ( Free Tutorial here)

14. Absorbent Place mat (Elephant Pattern Here)

15. Kid’s mop up Sponge. (Lizard Pattern Here)

16. Bath mat, braid into a mat (Rag rugs here)

17. Inner hat band for summer hat.

18. Fridge mop up place a piece on the bottom shelf and in the door shelves.

19. Baby mattress protector

20.Chair arm protector

21. Inside a pillow case to absorb sleepers drool.

22. Make reusable Baby wipes (Recipe Here)

23. Make a Baby bib

24. Make an Absorbent Apron (*Free Pattern Here)

*Note some tutorials require you to substitute the material for the shamwow we have provided them as basic patterns for you to use as a guide.

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Beyond Basic Pumpkin Knitting Patterns

Over the years I have shared a lot of pumpkin knitting patterns, and I’ve knit and crocheted a lot of pumpkins myself. But it feels like there are always more fun things to try with knit pumpkins, so this year I wanted to look a little more beyond basic stockinette or ribbed pumpkins and share some pumpkin patterns with cables, bobbles and colorwork. 

In the cable collection we’ve got these cute little basic cable and ribbed pumpkins from Elly Bear Knits. There are two sizes that make a wide, flat pumpkin and a taller round pumpkin. Both are worked in the round as a tube that’s cinched top and bottom when you’re done, and they use bulky weight yarn. 

Another cute cable pumpkin knitting pattern comes from Gray Bear Akswokrat. This one is knit flat and it looks like a chunky yarn but you could use other weights to make pumpkins of different sizes. This one also has an I-cord stem and uses yarn to cinch up the sections of the pumpkin, giving it a more natural look. 

Add some bobbles to your pumpkins with this design from Autumn Shelter Makes. Also worked in the round in a tube, it features a repeating pattern of bobbles and uses yarn wrapped around the outside to make segments. This one looks like worsted weight yarn to me. 

Of course there’s nothing that says your pumpkin has to be a single color, so let’s throw in some colorwork. I love the look of the Cozy Fall Pumpkin knitting pattern from South Stitch Girls. The little leather loop adds a rustic touch but you could also just add a stick. These pumpkins have five colorwork options and are worked in worsted weight yarn in the round. 

There’s also the Autumn Fair Isle Trio pumpkins pattern from Equestriann Style, which has three different sizes of pumpkins with four colorwork designs. They are worked in super bulky yarn in the round and look good with high contrast or more muted color combinations.