Knitted dish cloths really do work extremely well. I love the fact that they can be thrown in the laundry and washed time and again. Mine originally were blue but I've bleached them and so they've faded out ... but wow, are they every sturdy and great for chores! They've outlasted store bought dish cloths by a mile and I will never use sponges again. I give them :
~ I'm an old gal who still loves playing in the dirt!
~ Playing in the dirt is my therapy ... and I'm in therapy a lot!