After over 2 months with no rain at all, we were deluged with about 2 inches on Saturday! It was a nice cozy, knit while watching movies kind of day so I finished the next of my rainbow knit washcloths. (The heart washcloth is here)
Materials:
*Knitpicks Cotlin - Swan and Nightfall
* 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, 11 and 13 in garter stitch.
4. Beginning with row 15, 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 15 - knit 17, purl 5, and knit 18
Row 17 - knit 16, purl 8, and knit 16
Row 19 - knit 15, purl 10, and knit 15
Row 21 - knit 14, purl 12, and knit 14
Row 23 - knit 13, purl 2, knit 5, purl 7, and knit 13
Row 25 - knit 12, purl 1, knit 8, purl 6, and knit 13
Row 27 and row 29 - knit 22, purl 6, knit 12
Rows 31, 33, 35, and 37 - knit 23, purl 5, knit 12
Row 39 - knit 23, purl 4, knit 13
Row 41 - knit 22, purl 4, knit 14
Row 43 - knit 20, purl 5, knit 15
Row 45 - knit 19, purl 4, knit 17
Row 47 - knit 18, purl 3, knit 19
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 blue 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.
And now the sun's out, the birds are so, so happy and singing their little hearts out! I think I'll start on a sun motif washcloth next ...
Happy Creating! Deborah
great idea!
ReplyDeleteWonderful photos!
congrats