Free Knitted Dishcloth Pattern
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Looking for a dishcloth pattern that “pops?” This free knitted dishcloth pattern is a simple reverse stockinette stitch background with a slipped knit stitch that “pops.”
About the Pattern
Available Sizes: One
Pattern Format: Written Pattern, No Chart
Pattern Language: English
Skill Level: Advanced Beginner
PDF Format: Printer Friendly
Bonus: Video
Techniques
Here are some of the knitting skills you need to know before getting started:
Knit Flat
Knit & Purl Stitches
Slipped Stitch
Elongated Stitch
WHAT’S TO LOVE!?
- Quick dishcloth with a pop
- Great leftover yarn project
- Simple & engaging
- Video tutorials to help you along the way
Materials
Yarn Weight: Worsted Cotton
Yardage: 30 – 40 yards (27 – 37 meters)
Suggested Yarn: Knit Picks, Color Mist, Vermillion
Yarn Substitutions
Lion Brand 24/7 Cotton Yarn (40+ colors to choose from)
Lily Sugar N Cream (30+ colors to choose from)
Paintbox Yarns Cotton DK (60+ colors to choose from)
Needles & Notions
Gauge
17 STS & 28 rows per 4” (10cm) square, knit flat in the pattern below.
Measurements
6 1/2″ x 6 1/2″ (16cm x 16cm)
Notes
Not reversible.
The CO edge is the width.
Knit using the Slipped Rib Stitch.
Video
Row 1 @ 2:21. Row 2 @ 3:40.
Repeat rows 1 & 2 until desired length.
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Knitting Abbreviations
*– * – repeat between * to end of row
BO – bind-off in pattern
CO – cast-on (long-tail cast-on method)
K – knit stitches (K1 means to knit 1 stitch)
P – purl stitches (P2 means to purl 2 stitches)
RS – right side
S1PW – slip one stitch purl-wise
STS – stitches
WS – wrong side
WYIF – with yarn in front
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Pattern Instructions
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CO 34 STS
Row 1 (WS): K4 *WYIF S1PW, K4* WYIF S1PW, K4
Row 2 (RS): K4 *K1, P4* K1, K4
Repeat rows 1-2, 23 more times, 7” (17cm), or until desired length.
Ending:
Row 1 (WS): K4 *WYIF S1PW, K4* WYIF S1PW, K4
BO in the Row 2 pattern
Blocking is optional, but it helps square it up and even out the stitches
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