Needles: US size 6
Yarn: Lily Sugar ‘n Cream
Cast on 36 sts.
Rows 1-2: K
Row 3:K 3, *P2, K2, rep from * to last 5 sts, P2, K3.
Row 4: K3, *K2, P2, rep from * to last 5 sts, K5.
Row 5: K3, [K2, P2] twice, *K4, P2, K2, P2, rep from * to last 5 sts, K5.
Row 6: K3, [P2, K2] twice, *P4, K2, P2, K2, rep from * to last 5 sts, P2, K3.
Rows 7-10: Rep rows 3-6.
Rows 11 and 12: Rep rows 3-4.
Row 13: As row 4.
Row 14: As row 3.
Row 15: As row 5.
Row 16: As row 6.
Rows 17-20: Rep rows 13-16.
Rows 21 and 22: Rep rows 13-14.
Repeat rows 3-22.
Knit all for 2 more rows.
Bind off. Sew in ends.
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one day….in the not so distant future..(.ok so maybe I’m kidding myself there) I hope to be able to knit like this!!!!
Okay, I am going to try this one (as my third knitting project ever.) It looks so pretty and I think I am starting to understand patterns now… 5sts, that means 5 stitches right?
Re row 11-K 3 , P2K2(P4 K2) repeat 4 times, P2, K3
Row 12 K3, K2, P2, ( k4, p2) REPEAT 4 times, K2. K5
If one does it this way, it comes out like the picture. Not that the original instructions are wrong, just different.
Thank you.
How many do you cast on to begin with?
jlind–Oops. Cast on 36 sts. I’ll go fix that.
Patricia Rowan–Thanks–I’m going to have to put my thinking cap on and see what I’ve done.
Jaspenelle–Yes, and go look now, I’ve come to my senses and put the cast on stitch number. (This one went up kinda fast, may have bugs).
What kind of cast-on do you prefer for dishcloths? I have been using long-tail. I tried a cable cast-on for my last dishcloth and it was too loose, but I’ve found it is perfect for the mini wash mitt. Just wondering what others prefer? And I finally bought myself the Lily Hot Green! Wow is it a great color!! =)
Thanks again!
nancy–I use the long-tail, too.
Hot Green is a happy color!
I knitted my first washcloth this weekend (very basic, just straight stitch). I can only dream of working my way up to THIS work of art!
busywithkids–The secret is that this is just knit and purl. You will be knitting rings around this cloth in no time, mark my words.
I just finished your basketweave dishcloth pattern. It turned out beautifully. I would like to do this one now, but am wondering about Patricia Rowan’s 09/29/09 comment–is the pattern correct as is or does it need to be modified as PR suggests? Please advise. Thanks in advance!
ekg–Glad the bw turned out!
I use the pattern as written. There might be something in the example photo that is different–I make all kinds of mistakes all the time, but I just knitted another one up to be sure and it worked out just fine. Please let me know if you have any difficulty with it and I will be glad to do my best to sort it out!
Thanks! I’m going to start it today . . .
Success! Finished this one yesterday and it turned out beautifully! Am looking for other dishcloth designs on your website which are the same size as the Patchwork Dishcloth and the Basketweave Dishcloth for my next endeavor. Any pointers? Thanks!
ekg–Yea! I have three more coming up soon! I’ll slip them into the rotation.
Great! That will be a lot of fun. Can you please shoot me a quick e-mail to let me know when they’re up? Have a great day!
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