Subject: Washcloths Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2001 10:26:34 -0400 From: Knitting Patterns Forum To: "Knitting Patterns Forum" Tiny Cables Washcloth I've also used a dpn variation of this pattern for socks. It uses a method of doing the cables while still on the needle. I forgot to write it down but I believe I cast on 40 sts on size 8 needles in Sugar 'n Cream for the washcloth pictured at http://cindybar.erols.com/exchange. Cast on a multiple of 5 stitches Row 1 - *K1, P1, K2, P1* repeat from * (Right Side) Row 2 - *K1, P2, K1, P1* repeat from * Row 3 - *K1, P1, Knit in back of 2nd stitch on left hand needle, knit the first stitch on needle, take off both stitches, P1, repeat from * Row 4 - Same as row 2 Repeat this 4 row pattern until washcloth is desired length. Nanette Blanchard nanetteb@compuserve.com STAGGERED STRIPES WASH/FACE CLOTH Materials needed 1 ball Sugar 'n Cream Cotton Yarn, any color (varigated looks kind of neat) #10 knitting needles Cast on 44 stitches. Row 1: k4, p4, k4, p4 across. Row 2: p4, k4, p4, k4 across. Row 3: repeat row 1. Row 4: repeat row 2. Row 5: k2, p4, k4, p4, k4 across, end k2. Row 6: p2, k4, p4, k4, p4 across, end p2. Row 7: repeat row 5. Row 8: repeat row 6. Row 9: p4, k4, p4, k4 across. Row 10: k4, p4, k4, p4 across. Row 11: repeat row 9. Row 12: repeat row 10. Row 13: p2, k4, p4, k4, p4 across, end p2. Row 14: k2, p4, k4, p4, k4 across, end k2 Row 15: repeat row 13. Row 16: repeat row 14. Repeat rows 1 - 16 until piece is square or as long as you want it. (Once the pattern starts taking shape, you'll be able to figure it out!) -- LEA ANN STEELE -- lasteele@juno.com -------------------------------------- "Dish/Wash Cloth in Blocks" Pamella Chatfield -------------------------------------- Materials: 1 skein 4 ply cotton Size 8 knitting needles 1.) Cast on 50 sts. 2.) Work 5 rows in garter st. 3.) Work 26 rows in pattern st A. 4.) Work 26 rows in pattern st B. 5.) Work 5 rows in garter st. 6.) Cast off. Pattern st: A = k5, k20, p20, k5. B = k5, p20, k20, k5. Chinese Waves Dishcloth Thanks to the conference I was running this week, I'm almost done with a set of 4 dishcloths for my father's 81st birthday (he's taken over all the dishwashing), in a stitch of my own design (she says modestly, bowing ever so slightly to the applauding crowd). It makes the dishcloth thicker and more stable than just using garter stitch. I call it Chinese Waves (and if you pass it on to someone else, please credit me). It's based on garter stitch, so there's no purling, and it doesn't curl up. I've been using Sugar 'n Cream and #7 needles, and casting on 45 stitches, but any odd number of stitches will do. Row 1: Knit across (this is the right side) Row 2: *K1, Slip 1* repeat between * across, ending K1. Row 3: Knit across Row 4: K2, *Slip 1, K1* repeat between * across, ending K2 Keep working in pattern until piece is square, finishing with a wrong side row. Cast off in knitting on the right side. I usually slip the slipped stitches as if to purl. But you can also slip as if to knit, which twists the stitch when you knit it on the next row, making a slightly tighter fabric. I like both ways equally well. The yarn carried across the back of all the slipped stitches makes little curves across the dishcloth, which look like rows of little waves, hence the name. Helen Voelker helen-v@blueox.ccbr.umn.edu Vertical Chevron Facecloth Since someone else today mentioned wanting a facecloth pattern to knit for a man, I thought I would post this one. I designed it myself (sort of; I took a pattern stitch from Barbara Abbey's _The Complete Book of Knitting_ and designed a facecloth around it). Feel free to pass it on, preferably with attribution. :- The pattern stitch is called Vertical Chevron, so I guess this is the Vertical Chevron Facecloth. It's a nice, zig-zaggy pattern that shows up well with cotton yarn. I'm knitting it in a dark green that doesn't show the pattern as well as a lighter color would, IMHO. Anyway, here's the pattern. CO 52 sts Work at least four rows in seed stitch (k1, p1 both sides). Maintain a 4-stitch border in seed stitch on both sides (this prevents the cloth from curling at the edges). Patt row 1: K4, *P3 K3* P4 (repeat between stars until the final four stitches) Row 2: Purl. (Purl all even -- wrong side -- rows.) Row 3: K1, P1, *K3 P3* K3, P2, K1 Row 5: K1, P2, *K3 P3* K3, P1, K1 Row 7: K1, *P3 K3* K4 Row 9: Repeat row 5 Row 11: Repeat row 3 Row 12: Purl Repeat these 12 rows until cloth is almost the desired length; then do another four rows of seed stitch (or however many rows you did at the bottom) and bind off. If anyone has any trouble with these instructions, please let me know. This is the first thing I've ever designed. :-) Julie ____________________jprince@peak.org____________________ "I calculated the odds of this succeeding versus the odds I was doing something incredibly stupid, and I went ahead and did it anyway." -- Crow T. Robot, MST3K Chevron Dishcloth Designed By: Susan Swearingen Publication: Erinnyes' Weyr Pattern #269 Size: Approximately 11" by 11". Materials: 1 skein 4-ply worsted wt cotton yarn; size 9 straight knitting needles. Gauge: Doesn't really matter with a dishcloth, does it? Instructions: Cast on 48 sts. Row 1: * K3, P5, K3, P1; rep from * to end of row. Row 2: * K1, P3, K5, P3; rep from * to end of row. Row 3: P1, * K3, P3; rep from * to last 5 sts, K3, P2. Row 4: K2, * P3, K3; rep from * to last 4 sts, P3, K1. Row 5: P2, * K3, P1, K3, P5; rep from * to last 10 sts, K3, P1, K3, P3. Row 6: K3, P3, K1, P3, * K5, P3, K1, P3; rep from * to last 2 sts, K2. Row 7: * P3, K5, P3, K1; rep from * to end of row. Row 8: * P1, K3, P5, K3; rep from * to end of row. Row 9: K1, * P3, K3; rep from * to last 5 sts, P3, K2. Row 10: P2, * K3, P3; rep from * to last 4 sts, K3, P1. Row 11: K2, * P3, K1, P3, K5; rep from * to last 10 sts, P3, K1, P3, K3. Row 12: P3, K3, P1, K3, * P5, K3, P1, K3; rep from * to last 2 sts, P2. Rep Rows 1 through 12 four times more. Bind off loosely. Date: Fri, 12 Jan 1996 19:54:13 -0600 From: AnnProch@aol.com To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: KNIT: Socks, PATTERN: Washcloth [...]Now that I've actually been using my washcloths, this is the one I've come to like the feel of the most. It's too simple really, but sometimes simple things are comforting! Checkerboard Washcloth Pattern Use a sport to worsted weight cotton, (1 - 50 gram ball or less) and needles U.S. size #3 or #4. Gauge is not crucial here, and I like my washcloths a little smaller when finished, because they stretch so when wet. This one probably measures 8" square when it comes out of the dryer. If you are a tight knitter, or want a larger cloth, you may need to use a larger needle or add a few repeats. Cast on 46 stitches. Row 1: Knit across to last 3 stitches and slip them one at a time, with yarn in front, to the right needle. Row 2-4: Repeat row 1. You now have 2 ridges of garterstitch with the beginnings of an applied I-cord border. Row 5: Knit 3, *knit 4, purl 4, repeat from * to last 3 stitches and slip them, with yarn in front, one at a time to the right needle. Row 6-10: Repeat row 5. Row 11: Knit 3, *purl 4, knit 4, repeat from * to last 3 stitches and slip them one at a time to the right needle. Row 12-16: Repeat row 11. Repeat rows 5-10. Repeat rows 11-16. Continue in checkerboard stitch, working applied I-cord at the edges, until piece is square. Continuing to work I-Cord edge, work 4 rows garter stitch (all knit). Cast off. Done! Run the tails of yarn down through the little I-cord tubes at the sides - theyre very well hidden there. I think the alternating knits and purls help keep this washcloth from stretching too far out of shape the way an all-garter stitch cloth can. A very utilitarian pattern! Ann Prochowiczannproch@aol.com ------------------------------------------------------- Simple Dishcloth Pattern Use Size 10 needles and cotton yarn. Cast on 4 stitches. Row 1: Knit across Row 2: K1, YO, Knit across Repeat Row 2 until about 36 stitches. Decrease Row: K1, K2 together, YO, K2 Together, knit across. Repeat row until 6 stitches left on needle. K2 tog across. (3 stitches) Bind off. Use a needle and weave in the ends. ------------------------------------------------ SHELL DISH/WASH CLOTH (Revised: Wednesday, May 16, 2001) Here, at last, is my shell dish/wash cloth pattern. 10 January 1996: a suggestion from the author: use the plain diagonal pattern and incorporate the motif into the body after approximately 25 stitches are on the needle. Cast on 41 stitches. I used Cotton Tails and a size 7 needle. Row 1-5 KNIT The first and last 5 stitches of every row are knit....a garter stitch border. The last 5 rows are knit. Start at the lower right hand corner....on a right side row. Pattern is 31 stitches across, and 29 rows....you can add a few stitches when casting on and frame the shell in st.st...within the garter border if you like. Row 01: P13, K5, P13 Row 02: K11, P9, K11 Row 03: P9, K6, P1, K6, P9 Row 04: K7, P6, K2, P1, K2, P6, K7 Row 05: P5, K7, P1, K2, P1, K2, P1, K7, P5 Row 06: K3, P8, K1, P3, K1, P3, K1, P8, K3 Row 07: P1, K9, P1, K4, P1, K4, P1, K9, P1 Row 08: K1, P8, K1, P4, K1, P1, K1, P4, K1, P8, K1 Row 09: P8, K1, P4, K1, P1, K1, P1, K1, P4, K1, P8 Row 10: K7, P1, K4, P1, K2, P1, K2, P1, K4, P1, K7 Row 11: P6, K1, P5, K1, P2, K1, P2, K1, P5, K1, P6 Row 12: K5, P1, K5, P1, K2, P1, K1, P1, K2, P1, K5, P1, K5 Row 13: P1, K2, P2, K5, P1, K3, P1, K1, P1, K3, P1, K5, P2, K2, P1 Row 14: K3, P6, K1, P4, K1, P1, K1, P4, K1, P6, K3 Row 15: P1, K8, P1, K4, P1, K1, P1, K4, P1, K8, P1 Row 16: K8, P1, K4, P1, K3, P1, K4, P1, K8 Row 17: P7, K1, P5, K1, P3, K1, P5, K1, P7 Row 18: K6, P1, K6, P1, K3, P1, K6, P1, K6 Row 19: P6, K1, P5, K1, P5, K1, P5, K1, P6 Row 20: K1, P4, K1, P6, K1, P5, K1, P6, K1, P4, K1 Row 21: P2, K2, P1, K7, P1, K5, P1, K7, P1, K2, P2 Row 22: K4, P7, K1, P7, K1, P7, K4 Row 23: P4, K7, P1, K7, P1, K7, P4 Row 24: K4, P7, K1, P7, K1, P7, K4 Row 25: P5, K6, P1, K6, P1, K6, P5 Row 26: K6, P4, K2, P7, K2, P4, K6 Row 27: P13, K5, P13 Row 28: K13, P5, K13 Row 29: P14, K3, P14 Knitting Page: http://members.aol.com/DNott97553/knit.html Home Page: http://members.aol.com/DNott97553/index.html [Sponsored by:] _____________________________________________________________________________ 4 DVDs for only $0.49 each (plus s&h)! 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