Quick and Easy Summer Projects- Mertle Beach Washcloth

Summer is here! Knitting is hot, hot, hot! Now is the time to knit fun, quick projects! I knit this cute washcloth up in 3 hours.

SIZE: One Size
About 10 x 10 in. (25.5 x 25.5 cm)

MATERIALS
• 830-134 Lion Brand New Cotton-Ease: Violet
1 Ball (A)
• 830-186 Lion Brand New Cotton-Ease: Seaspray
1 Ball (B)
• 830-194 Lion Brand New Cotton-Ease: Lime
1 Ball (C)
• Knitting Needles - Size 7 [4.5 mm]
• Large-Eye Blunt Needle

GAUGE:
Exact gauge is not important to this project

PATTERN STITCHES
Seed Stitch (worked over an odd number of sts)
Row 1: K1, *p1, k1, rep from * across.
Row 2: K the purl sts and p the knit sts.
Rep Row 2 for Seed st.

WASHCLOTH
With A, cast on 41 sts.
Rows 1-6: With A, knit.
Row 7: With B, k4, work in Seed st to last 4 sts, k4.
Rows 8-14: With B, rep Row 7.
Rows 15-18: With C, rep Row 7.
Rows 19 and 20: With A, rep Row 7.
Rows 21 and 22: With C, rep Row 7.
Rows 23 and 24: With A, rep Row 7.
Rows 25-28: With C, rep Row 7.
Rows 29 and 30: With B, rep Row 7.
Rows 31 and 32: With C, rep Row 7.
Rows 33-40: With B, rep Row 7.
Working in reverse order, rep Rows 32 -1.
Bind off.

FINISHING
Weave in ends.