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Herringbone Dish Cloth

Cotton dish/wash cloth featuring a slipped stitch that creates a herringbone style design.

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/herringbone-dish-cloth • Posted by Liesl M.

You will need

Project Budget
Free

Time

1 h 00

Difficulty

Pretty Easy
Medium 113346 2f2016 02 09 193926 img 5511%2bcopysm Medium 113346 2f2016 02 09 194118 img 5519%2bcopysm

Description

Instructions

  1. Gauge : 20 sts = 4"(but not overly crucial) Yarn : approx 50 yards worsted weight cotton Needle : US sz 6 Creates a 7" - 7 1/2" square.

  2. CO 38 sts. Knit 6 rows. Work the stitch pattern below until desired length. Don't knit a perfect square. Make the dishcloth a little longer than it is wide. It will shrink lengthwise considerably after use. k - knit yf - bring yarn to front sl1 pwise - slip 1 stitch purlwise sl2 pwise - slip 2 stitches purlwise Row 1 : k4, *k2, yf, sl2 pwise*, rpt from * to * until 6 sts remain, k6 Row 2 (and all even numbered rows) : k4, p to last 4 sts, k4 Row 3 : k4, yf, sl1 pwise, *k2, yf, sl1 pwise, *k2, yf, sl2 pwise*, rpt from * to *, until last 5 sts, k5 Row 5: k4, yf, sl2 pwise, *k2, yf, sl2 pwise*, rpt from * to * until last 4 sts, k4 The pattern is continued in this fashion, by moving one stitch to teft every right side row. K 6 rows. Bind off knit wise.