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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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.
