This month we will bring you small accents to decorate your kitchen, anywhere from dishclothes, hanging towels, to placemats and perhaps even a kitchen rug. The Nautical Dishcloth set is the perfect way to add some color and to test out some new stitches. Remember, it is a dishcloth so perfection is not required, the dishes won’t mind if a stitch is amiss. Grab a loom and sit down outside to enjoy the spring air and knit away.
Loom: 32 peg Basics Loom
Yarn: Approx 150 grams of cotton worsted weight yarn. Bernat Handicrafter Cotton in Nautical was used in sample.
Notions: knitting tool, tapestry needle
Gauge: Not imperative for project.
Sizes: Squares: 8×8” | Dotted: 7.5×7.5” | Scrubbie: 6.5×6.5”
Abbreviations:
K=knit stitch (or may substitute with U-stitch).
P=purl stitch
St(s)=stitch(es)
Rep=Repeat
Sl 1 wyif=with yarn in front of the stitch (remove stitch from the peg, pass working yarn behind the peg, place stitch back on the peg, then work the next peg as instructed in pattern.
INSTRUCTIONS
Squares Dishcloth
Cast on 32 sts, prepare to work a flat panel
Row 1 (from right to left): p to end of row.
Row 2: k to end of row.
Row 3: p to end of row.
Row 4: k to end of row.
Row 5: p to end of row.
Row 6: k to end of row.
Row 7: p3, k13, p16.
Rep Row 6 and Row 7: 10 more times (total of 20 rows).
Next row (left to right): k to end of row.
Next row: p16, k13, p3
Rep last two rows: 10 more times (total of 20 rows).
Next row: k to end of row.
Next row: p to end of row.
Rep last 2 rows: 2 more times.
Remove with Basic bind off method.
Dotted Dishcloth
Cast on 32 sts, prepare to work a flat panel.
Row 1 (from right to left): p to end of row.
Row 2: k to end of row.
Row 3: p to end of row.
Row 4: k to end of row.
Row 5: p to end of row.
Row 6: k3, *k2, p1; rep from * to last 5 sts, k5.
Row 7: p3, k to last 3 sts, p3.
Rep Rows 6 and 7: 18 more times (36 total rows).
Next row: k to the end row.
Next row: p to the end of row.
Rep last two rows: 2 more times.
Remove with Basic bind off method.
Scrubbie Dishcloth
Row 1 (from right to left): p to end of row.
Row 2: k to end of row.
Row 3: p to end of row.
Row 4: k to end of row.
Row 5: p to end of row.
Row 6: k to end of row.
Row 7: p3, *k1, sl 1 wyif, rep from * to last 4 sts, k1, p3.
Rep Rows 6 and 7: 18 more times (36 total rows).
Next row: k to end of row.
Next row: p to end of row.
Rep last two rows: 2 more times.
Remove with Basic bind off method.