Home Sweet Home Dishcloth

Home Sweet Home Dishcloth

Skill Level: intermediate
Stitches Used: cast on, knit, purl, bind off
Measures: 9″ by 9″
Abbreviations: Knit (K) Purl (P)
Gauge: in knit stitch, 16 stitches and 23 rows = 4″ by 4″
Notes repeat the pattern within these symbols * * as many times as told

-Materials-

  • 1 skein Pisgah Yarn & Dyeing Co. Peaches & Creme, red – 2 oz. (100% cotton)
  • size 8 knitting needles
  • yarn needle

-Pattern-

  1. Cast on 36 stitches.
  2. Knit 6 rows.
  3. K5, purl till there are 5 stitches left, K5.
  4. Knit 1 row.
  5. Repeat numbers 3 and 4.
  6. K5, P5, K6, P4, K6, P5, K5.
  7. Knit 1 row.
  8. Repeat numbers 6 and 7 two times.
  9. K5, P5, K2, P3, K1, P4, K1, P3, K2, P5, K5.
  10. Knit 1 row.
  11. Repeat numbers 9 and 10.
  12. K5, P6, K2, P3, K6, P3, K2, P5, K5.
  13. Knit 1 row.
  14. K5, P5, K16, P5, K5.
  15. Knit 1 row.
  16. Repeat numbers 14 and 15 till piece measure 5″.
  17. K5, P6, *K1, P1* repeat 6 times, P7, K5.
  18. K11, *P1, K1* repeat 6 times, K11.
  19. K5, P8, *K1, P1* repeat 6 times, P7, K5.
  20. K13, *P1, K1* repeat 4 times, P1, knit to end.
  21. K5, P8, *K1, P1* repeat 4 times, P8, K5.
  22. K15, *P1, K1* repeat 3 times, knit to end.
  23. K5, P10 *K1, P1* repeat 2 times, P10, K5.
  24. K17, *P1, K1* repeat 1 time, K16.
  25. K5, P13, K1, P12, K5.
  26. Knit 1 row.
  27. K5, purl till there are 5 stitches left, Knit 5.
  28. Repeat numbers 26 and 27.
  29. Knit 6 rows.
  30. Bind off, weave in ends.

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One thought on “Home Sweet Home Dishcloth

  1. I really like this pattern, but I found a number of rows with mistakes in them, where the stitches listed didn’t add up to 36… Just thought you should know.

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