Knit Washcloths - Heart

I'm on a mission to make a rainbow of knit washcloths!  I finished the first one, a heart, and have the pattern here for you today.  If you're a beginning knitter (like me!), this is really easy!  All you have to know is how to do a knit stitch, how to do a purl stitch, and how to count.  If you want to make a rainbow, like I am, you'll also need to know how to do a single crochet stitch - not hard at all.  When I make the next washcloth in the series, I'll add a tutorial on how to do that.

Materials:
*Knitpicks Cotlin cotton/linen blend yarn in Swan and Moroccan Red
*size 4 (3.5mm) knitting needles
*size E crochet hook

1.  With Swan, cast on 40 stitches.

2.  Work rows 1 - 7 in garter stitch (just knit stitch).

3.  Begin stockinette stitch.  For rows 8, 10, and 12, knit 4 stitches,  purl for 32 stitches, and knit the last 4 stitches.  Work rows 9 and 11 in garter stitch.  

4.  Beginning with row 13, you can work from the chart.  The chart shows the uneven rows through row 47.  For the even rows, work 4 knit stitches, purl for 32 stitches, and knit the last 4 stitches.

Row 13 - knit 20 stitches, purl 1 stitch, knit 19 stitches
Row 15 - knit 19 stitches, purl 3 stitches, knit 18 stitches
Row 17 - knit 18 stitches, purl 5 stitches, knit 17 stitches
Row 19 - knit 16 stitches, purl 9 stitches, knit 15 stitches
Row 21 - knit 15 stitches, purl 11 stitches, knit 14 stitches
Row 23 - knit 14 stitches, purl 13 stitches, knit 13 stitches
Row 25 - knit 13 stitches, purl 15 stitches, knit 12 stitches
Row 27 - knit 13 stitches, purl 7 stitches, knit 1 stitch, purl 7 stitches, knit 12 stitches
Row 29 - knit 12 stitches, purl 7 stitches, knit 3 stitches, purl 7 stitches, knit 11 stitches
Row 31 - knit 12 stitches, purl 6 stitches, knit 5 stitches, purl 6 stitches, knit 11 stitches
Row 33 - knit 11 stitches, purl 6 stitches, knit 7 stitches, purl 6 stitches, knit 10 stitches
Row 35 - knit 11 stitches, purl 6 stitches, knit 3 stitches, purl 1 stitch, knit 3 stitches, purl 6 stitches, knit 10 stitches
Row 37 - knit 11 stitches, purl 7 stitches, knit 2 stitches, purl 1 stitch, knit 2 stitches, purl 7 stitches, knit 10 stitches
Row 39 - knit 11 stitches, purl 19 stitches, knit 10 stitches
Row 41 - Repeat row 39
Row 43 - knit 12 stitches, purl 8 stitches, knit 1 stitch, purl 8 stitches, knit 11 stitches
Row 45 - knit 13 stitches, purl 6 stitches, knit 3 stitches, purl 6 stitches, knit 12 stitches
Row 47 - knit 14 stitches, purl 4 stitches, knit 5 stitches, purl 4 stitches, knit 13 stitches


5.  Rows 48, 50, 52, 54, 56 - knit 4 stitches, purl 32 stitches, knit 4 stitches.
     Rows 49, 51, 53, 55, and rows 57 - 63, work in garter stitch.

6.  Cast off.

7.  Join red yarn and single crochet evenly around the washcloth, putting 3 single crochets in each corner.  Join to first single crochet with a slip stitch.  Chain 1 and add a second row of single crochet, again putting 3 stitches in each corner.  Finish off.

Happy Creating!  Deborah