Made for Huck when he was still Baby Z! These beautiful wash cloths were made by Allison and knit up with Ty-Dy yarn - soft for gentle skin! Here are her pattern instructions:
First you need to determine an approximate gauge. You will probably want to go with the needles and stitch gauge recommended for the yarn. Loose knitter: go down 1 or 2 needle sizes, tight knitter, go up 1 or 2 sizes.
Stitch pattern:
Multiple of 4 stitches plus 2 i.e., if you want something around 24 sts wide for the gauge you are getting, 24 is a multiple of 4, then add 2 and you have 26 sts. I think my washcloths were around 50 or 60 sts wide. Add for the +2 and the 6 sts for the borders.
Row 1: does not include border sts described below:* k2, p2*, end k2
Row 2: does not include border sts described below * p2, k2*, end p2
Row 3: does not include border sts described below *p2, k2* end p2
Row 4: does not include border sts described below *k2, p2* end k2
Repeat these rows for the pattern.
Border note: Add 3 sts on both sides of the knitting for a border going up the sides. So in the above example, you would k 3 at the beginning and end of every row, then do the patterning in between. Stitch markers are really helpful to place after the first 3 sts of a row and before the last 3 sts of a row to remind you.
I did 6 rows of garter st knit every row for the bottom border and when it was tall enough, did another 6 rows of garter.
Materials
Yarn |
Knit One, Crochet Too Ty-Dy Yarn
Worsted (19-20 sts/4 in), Cotton, Hand Wash
Quantity: 2
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Needles |
Crystal Palace Bamboo Single Points Needles - US 7 - 12
Quantity: 1
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Type:
Baby and Kids Accessories (view more)Wearer:
Baby (view more)Craft:
Knitting (view more)Creator:
Laura (view more)Difficulty:
Beginner (view more)Percent Complete:
100%Completion Date:
06/25/2009Total Views:
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