I think this is a sweet little cloth, perfect for a themed basket of honey-related items.  Tucked into a basket with a beeswax-rich lotion bar or some Clementine Honey Marmalade (recipe in our book, p. 137), or hand-dipped beeswax candles (in the book, too!), it makes a homey gift.

Honeycomb Dishcloth

Yarn: Your favorite dishcloth cotton, like Lily Sugar ‘n Cream, etc.

Needles: I use size 6 or 7 US.

Cast on 31 sts.
Knit all for three rows.
Rows 1, 3 and 5 (WS): K 3, Purl to the last 3 sts. K 3.
Rows 2 and 4: K4, *sl 3 wyif, K1; rep from * to last 3 sts., K3.
Row 6: K5, *insert needle under all the slipped stitch strands below and knit the next st bringing the strands over and off the right needle, K3; rep from *, end last rep K5.
Rows 7, 9 and 11: K3, Purl to the last 3 sts, K3.
Rows 8 and 10: K6, *sl 3 wyif, K1; rep from *, end K5
Row 12: K7, *insert needle under all the slipped stitch strands below and knit the next st bringing the strands over and off the right needle, K3; rep from *, end K4

Rep Rows 1-12 four times.

Knit all for three rows.

Bind off and weave in ends.