Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Modern Knitted Dishcloth

With this cool dishcloth, I don't mind doing the dishes. A great pattern from www.KnitPicks.com

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Approx. 10” square

YARN
Knit Picks Cotlin (70% Tanguis Cotton,
30% Linen; 123 yards/50g): CC1
Whisker 24834, CC2 Swan 24134, CC3
Flamingo 25322, CC4 Conch 25776, CC5
Planetarium 24465, 1 ball each.


NEEDLES
US 5 (3.75mm) needles or size needed to obtain gauge

NOTIONS
Yarn Needle

GAUGE
5.5 sts = 1” in garter stitch

Notes:
Each stripe for CC1-CC4 will take approx. 7 grams of yarn, CC5
will take approx. 15 grams of yarn.

DIRECTIONS
CO 44 stitches with CC1.
Row 1: Wyif, slip first stitch P-wise, YO, K to end of row.
Row 2: Wyif, slip first stitch P-wise, YO, K to the last two stitches
and k2tog.
Repeat Row 2 sixteen more times, for a total of 18 rows or until
stripe measure 2” long.
With CC2, repeat Row 2 a total of 18 times or until stripe
measures 2” long.
With CC3, repeat Row 2 a total of 18 times or until stripe
measures 2” long.
With CC4, repeat Row 2 a total of 18 times or until stripe
measures 2” long.
For the final stripe (which will become the asymmetrical border),
repeat Row 2 a total of 18 times of until stripe measures 2” long.
Row 19: Wyif, slip first stitch P-wise (do not YO) and BO across
the row, leaving the last bound off stitch on your needle.
Turn piece clockwise in order to PU stitches along the lengthwise
edge of the dishcloth. You will be picking up stitches by going
into each selvage edge stitch (there will be one edge stitch for
every two rows of garter stitch).
PU 10 stitches along the edge of CC5 stripe and 9 sts along the
edge of CC4 , CC3, CC2 and CC1 stripes.
You will now have a total of 48 stitches picked up.
Row 1: Wyif, slip first stitch P-wise, YO, K to end of row.
Row 2: Wyif, slip first stitch P-wise, YO, K to the last two stitches
and k2tog.
Repeat Row 2 sixteen more times, for a total of 18 rows.
BO across entire row.

Finishing
Weave in ends, wash and block to size.

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