
The stitch pattern is somewhat similar to that of the Eyelets & Ridges Cloth - but in this case the increases after the K2tog ridges are made by knitting into the front & back of the stitch rather than lifting the bar to make a hole. It results in a much firmer cloth, particularly well suited to dishes.
This cloth would also look fabulous with three, four, or even more different colors. The one shown used about 1/3rd of a skein each of the pink and white Lily Sugar N Cream. What a great stashbuster!
Finished dimensions: approx. 7in (18.5cm) square
Gauge is not important for this cloth
Materials:
1 (partial) skein Lily Sugar N Cream (100% cotton) Rose colorway [2.50oz/70g to 120yd/109m]
1 (partial) skein Lily Sugar N Cream (100% cotton) White colorway [2.50oz/70g to 120yd/109m]
US 7 (4.5mm) needles
Darning needle
Abbreviations:
Kfb = Knit through the front and back loop of the stitch (increases by one stitch)
Instructions:
Using pink, Cast on 40 stitches.
Knit one foundation row.
Body:
Row 1 (RS): K40
Row 2: K1; K2tog 19 times; K1
Row 3: K1; Kfb 19 times; K1
Row 4: K40
Rows 5-8: As Rows 1-4, but using white.
Repeat these eight rows five more times (six times total), or until cloth is approx. 1/2 in (1.75cm) shorter than desired.
Repeat rows 1-4 one more time.
Knit one concluding row.
Bind off all stitches in K.
Weave in ends.
Note; because all the decreases slant the same direction, the cloth will have a slight bias to the left. If you wish to counter this, do all pink decreases as K2tog and all white decreases as SSK.
3 comments:
Very Cute!!! I've already saved the pattern to try out later.
Love this pattern! I'm using turquoise and white to use up some leftover cotton yarn. Thanks for sharing.
I love this pattern! I am using the colors turquoise and white in order to use up some of my leftover cotton yarn. Thanks for sharing this.
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