Enough with the ridgy-smooth cloths... this one has a pleasing pattern on the one side made up of slipped stitches that seem to travel over garter stitch ridges. It ends up with an over all basketweave effect - and is very easy to do.It also looks suspiciously similar to the popular "ball-band" cloths that I've seen on the 'Net - and you could get that effect by alternating colors (see note in pattern, below).
Finished dimensions: approx 10in (25cm) square, unblocked and unwashed.
Gauge: not important. a little looser than on the ball band, most likely.
Materials:
1 skein Lily Sugar N Creme (100% Cotton) Colorway: Rosewood [2oz/56 g to 95yd/86m]
US 8 (5.0mm) needles
Darning needle
Instructions:
NOTE: When slipping stitches, always slip as if to PURL, with yarn held on the wrong side of the cloth.
Cast on 42 stitches.
Knit all stitches for 6 rows.
Pattern row 1 (rs): K42
Pattern row 2: K4; P34; K4
Pattern row 3 and 5*: K5; (Sl2wyib; K4) 5 times; Sl2wyib; K5
Pattern row 4 and 6*: K5; (Sl2wyif; K4) 5 times; Sl2wyif; K5
Pattern row 7: K42
Pattern row 8: K4; P34; K4
Pattern row 9 and 11*: K8; (Sl2wyib; K4) 5 times; K4
Pattern row 10 and 12*: K8; (Sl2wyif; K4) 5 times; K4
Repeat these twelve rows 5 times, then repeat rows 1-5 once more.
Knit all stitches for six rows.
Bind off in knit.
Weave in ends.
*Contrasting (woven) look: Work rows 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, and 12 with contrasting yarn to create woven look. This will make the garter stitch ridges a different color from the slipped stitches.
4 comments:
hello, what do you mean by "cottage crafting" under the copyright section?
thank you
Hi - "Cottage crafting" generally applies to people who are creating things by hand on a small scale for sale - as opposed to mass production, where a machine is used to make lots and lots of something to sell. I'm happy to support the former, but mass producers should come up with their own patterns, imho.
What about selling on etsy? like making two washcloths and bundling them up, people can buy them to give as gifts or whatever they want. I will post credit to the pattern on the item.
yep, that's what I'd consider a "cottage" situation. It's when you hire a sweatshop full of people to knit for you that I get cranky! ;)
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