dish cloth

Nothing as useful as a knitted dish cloth! A great project for a beginner. 

Sharing my pattern using basketweave stitch, with a nice neat selvedge edge.

 

BASKETWEAVE DISH CLOTH

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ITEMS KNITTED FROM THIS PATTERN CANNOT BE SOLD FOR PROFIT
 DO NOT REPRODUCE OR USE FOR ANY COMMERCIAL PURPOSE  

 

Finished dimensions: approximately 20cms x 20cms

One 100 gram ball makes three dish cloths

 

ABBREVIATIONS

st(s): stitch(es)

k: knit

p: purl

sl: slip

 

MATERIALS

two needles size 4.5mm  (US 7)

dk/8ply dishcloth cotton

 

Basketweave pattern is multiples of 5, plus 2 extra stitches for selvage stitch

Selvage stitch: first stitch, slip stitch purlwise, last stitch, knit (for every row)

Cast on 42 sts.

ROW 1:  sl1 purlwise (k5, p5) 4 times, k1.

ROW 2:  sl1 purlwise (k5, p5) 4 times, k1.

ROW 3:  sl1 purlwise (k5, p5) 4 times, k1.

ROW 4:  sl1 purlwise (k5, p5) 4 times, k1.

ROW 5:  sl1 purlwise (k5, p5) 4 times, k1.

ROW 6:  sl1 purlwise (p5, k5) 4 times, k1.

ROW 7:  sl1 purlwise (p5, k5) 4 times, k1.

ROW 8:  sl1 purlwise (p5, k5) 4 times, k1.

ROW 9:  sl1 purlwise (p5, k5) 4 times, k1.

ROW 10: sl1 purlwise (p5, k5) 4 times, k1.

Repeat last ten rows four more times.

Total number of rows from start is 50.

Cast off.

Darn yarn ends away.

 

 

Happy dishwashing!!