FIELD DISHCLOTH

 

 

 

My husband and I had a wonderful mini-vacation in Field, BC last week.  This dishcloth came about as a happy accident when I was practicing some new pattern swatches for a shawl and knit an extra row instead of purling!   Please enjoy and feel free to share.

 Field, BC, Canada

 

MATERIALS:

1 ball of dishcloth cotton.
4.5 mm knitting needles (or size recommended on your yarn label).
2 stitch markers.

 

 Stitches slipped from row to row develop a nice pattern with variegated yarn. 

INSTRUCTIONS:

Cast on 29.

SET UP:
Knit 4.  Place marker.  Knit 21.  Place marker.  Knit 4.

Knit 3 rows, moving markers as you go.

PATTERN ROWS:

Note:  Move markers as you go. 

Row 1 (right side):
Knit 4.  Slip 1 purlwise.  (Knit 3.  Slip 1 purlwise) 5x.  Knit 4.

Row 2 (wrong side): 
Knit 4.  Move yarn to front.  Slip 1 purlwise.  Move yarn to back.  (Knit 3.  Move yarn to front.  Slip 1 purlwise.  Move yarn to back) 5x.  Knit 4.

Row 3:
Knit all stitches.

Row 4:
Knit 4.  Purl 21.  Knit 4. 

Repeat these rows until you achieve your desired length of dishcloth,
ending with Row 1.   A square dishcloth will be about 9-10 repeats.

Knit 4 rows.

Cast off.

Weave in ends.

 

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