Monday, February 05, 2007

Angie's Dishcloths

Angie has a new home! I brought her housewarming dishcloths and she gave me bran muffins, coffee, and Airborne for my recurring virus.

The "Seaspray" and "Maize" colors would have been better matches for her kitchen decor, but I didn't know and I was tired of those colors, so she received "Periwinkle" and "Sunflower" - two bright spring colors to counteract the brutal weather we are having.



Double basket stitch (multiples of 6) from Knitting Stitch Bible (p. 35)
K2 border on left and right is separate from the pattern stitch, so I kept it separate in the directions

Lion Brand Cotton color 183 "Periwinkle"
Needle size: 7US/4.5mm
Gauge doesn't really matter

CO 40 (If using long-tail caston, start with row 2)
Row 1: k2, knit to last 2 stitches, k2
Row 2: k2, *k5, p1, repeat from * to last 2 stitches, k2
Row 3: k2, knit to last 2 stitches, k2
Row 4: k2, *k5, p1, repeat from * to last 2 stitches, k2
Row 5: k2, knit to last 2 stitches, k2
Row 6: k2, k2, *p1, k5, repeat from * to last 6 stitches, p1, k3, k2
Row 7: k2, knit to last 2 stitches, k2
Row 8: k2, k2, *p1, k5, repeat from * to last 6 stitches, p1, k3, k2
Repeat rows 1-8 until lentgh is approximately the same as width
BO
Weave in ends


Knit and purl stitch (multiples of 4) from Knitting Stitch Bible (p. 38)
K2 border on left and right is separate from the pattern stitch, so I kept it separate in the directions

Lion Brand Cotton color 157 "Sunflower"
Needle size: 7US/4.5mm
Gauge doesn't really matter

CO 40 (If using long-tail caston, start with row 2)
Row 1: k2, *k2, p2, repeat from * to last 2 stitches, k2
Row 2: k2, *p2, k2, repeat from * to last 2 stitches, k2
Repeat rows 1-2 until length is approximately the same as width
BO
Weave in ends

How To Tell When Length Equals Width
This is simple. Just fold the side of the dishcloth along the needle.



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