Thursday, April 24, 2008

Simply Striped Dishcloth

Simply Striped Dishcloth
© Cathy Waldie, April 22, 2008


100% worsted weight cotton (Bernat Handicrafter Cotton Stripes)
(US) 7 (4.5mm) Needles
Size small (large), 8” square (8.75” square)

The large sized sample used: 1.15 oz/ 32g of cotton for 54.2 yards/49.5m in length.
The small sized sample used: .9 oz/25g of cotton for 42.3 yards/38.7m in length.
Gauge: 15sts/24 rows=4”/10cm


C/O= Cast On
K=Knit
P=Purl
Sl=Slip
Sts= stitches
B/O=Bind Off

C/O 32 (38) stitches

1-6: Knit across for bottom border (slipping the first stitch of each row)

7: Knit across

8: K3, P26 (32), K3

9-44: (9-50) repeat rows [7-8] 18 (21) more times for a total of 19 (22) pattern repeats for body of dishcloth

45-51: (51-57) Knit across for top border

52: (58) B/O in P

Add it to a Simply Striped Sack Sock, a Simply Striped Kitchen Hanging Hand Towel and a Tribble and you have a great set for your next gift, or better yet, your own Kitchen!

Simply Striped Kitchen Hanging Hand Towel

Simply Striped Kitchen Hanging Hand Towel
© Cathy Waldie, April 20, 2008



100% worsted weight cotton (Bernat Handicrafter Cotton Stripes)
(US) 7 (4.5mm) Needles
Button to fit buttonhole
Gauge: 16 sts/24 r = 4"/10 cm
Sample used 2.95 oz/83 g of cotton for 221.4 yards/202.4m in length

C/O= Cast On
K=Knit
P=Purl
K2tog=Knit two together
Sl=Slip
PSSO=Pass Slipped Stitch Over
Sts= stitches

C/O 59 stitches
1-6) Knit across for bottom border (slipping the first stitch of each row)

7) Knit across

8) K5, P49, K5

9-78) repeat rows 7&8 for 35 more pattern repeats for a total of 36 pattern repeats.

79-82) Knit across

Begin decreases for the Towel Top.
83) Sl 1, K7, *(Sl 1, K2tog, PSSO), K7* 4 times, end, (Sl 1, K2tog, PSSO) K8. (49 sts.)

84, 86, 88, 90, 92, 94) Knit (slipping the first stitch)

85) Sl 1, K6, *(Sl 1, K2tog, PSSO), K5* 4 times, last 10 sts: Sl 1, K2tog, PSSO), K7 (39 sts.)

87) Sl 1, K5, *(Sl 1, K2tog, PSSO), K3* 4 times, last 9 sts: (SL1 K2tog, PSSO), K6. (29 sts.)

89) Sl 1, K4, *(Sl 1, K2tog, PSSO), K1* 4 times, last 8 sts: (Sl 1, K2 tog, PSSO), K5. (19 sts)

91) Sl 1, K2, (K2tog) 3 times, K1, (K2tog) 3 times, K3 (13 sts.)

93) (K2tog) 3 times, K1, (K2tog) 3 times. (7 sts.)

Tab Section of Towel Top
95) Knit, slipping the first stitch

96) Sl 1, K1, P3, K2.

97-111) repeat rows 95 and 96 of the tab section.

112) Knit, slipping the first stitch

113) Sl 1, K1, P3, K2

114-127) repeat rows 112 and 113 of the tab section

128) Sl 1, K1, Bind off center 3 sts, K to end (4 sts) (creates buttonhole)

129) Sl 1, Kfb next st, Kfb next st, K1 (6 sts)

130) K2 tog, K2tog, K2tog

131) Knit 1, K2tog, pass first stitch over. Pull tail through last stitch. Weave in ends, wet/spray/steam block. Sew button into center stitches on tab decrease row #93.

Add the Simply Striped Kitchen Hanging Hand Towel to a Simply Striped Sack Sock and a Simply Striped Dishcloth and don't forger to throw in a Tribble to complete your set!


More stripy things!



If you're going to knit up a sack sock with that Bernat Handicrafter Cotton Stripes, don't you want to add a towel and dishcloth, not to mention a tribble? I did! Now, check out what I discovered along the knitty way....


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One skein of the Bernat Handicrafter Cotton Stripes will give you one large Simply Striped Sack Sock plus one Simply Striped Kitchen Hanging Hand Towel, and one Small sized Simply Striped Dishcloth with just a very wee bit left over. Roughly 4 yards. Not too much breathing room is there?

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If you use one skein of Lily Sugar 'n Cream cotton you can get one Large Sized Simply Striped Dishcloth and one Tribble with ~16 yards left over.


Now, if you put these both side by side, if you didn't know which size was knitted out of which 'brand', would you be able to tell the difference?

Patterns coming up shortly as I post them separately...but for the rest of today....I'll be working on another sack sock...out of Bernat's Handicrafter Naturals in Chocolate omb. Hey..I have 4 kids you know..they all have separate places to live..gotta treat them all the same here!