There was some discussion on one of the email groups about the colors and how they hold up with use for dish rags. Here's one I pulled out of the drawer that was hand knit about 5 years ago. It gets used all the time and it's really faded out, but still has color :) I imagine that the softer colored cottons, like light pink or pale pastel type colors would bleach out to beige, I haven't used those yet. As you can see, I don't like to waste yarn, when it's functional stuff for me to use, I use up my scraps. Saves money and works prefectly fine, like my scrap bed blankets too :) See what happens when you have a problem with throwing anything away? I'm sicker than I thought LOL!!!
These are a couple of shots of my Thanksgiving/Fall dish cloths. When I saw the yarn, I thought it was awful, but I actually like it all done up. Here's the link to the pattern