Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Knitted Tree dish cloth


Materials - 1 - 2 ounce ball worsted weight cotton yarn ( about 56 grams ), and 1 pr of knitting needles, US size 9

Gauge - 4 sts = 1 inch

Finished size - 9 ½ inches wide at bottom and 10 ½ tall.

Directions - Beginning at bottom of tree, cast on 39 sts. K 2 rows for foundation.
Start pattern -
Row 1- K 2, K 2 tog, K across row .
Row 2- K 2, P 2 tog, P across row to last 2 sts, K 2.
Repeat these 2 rows 4 more times , or total of 10 rows worked . ( 29 sts )
Row 11 - Cast on 4 sts at beginning of row, knit remaining sts.
Row 12 - Cast on 4 sts at beginning of next row, knit these 4 sts, purl across to last 4 sts, K 4.
Rows - 13- 22 - Repeat rows 1 and 2 for a total of 10 rows. ( 27 sts )
Rows 23 - 24 - Repeat rows 11 and 12.
Rows 25 - 36- Repeat rows 1 and 2 for a total of 12 rows. ( 25 sts )


Row 37 - Cast on 3 sts, knit across row.
Row 38 - Cast on 3 sts, knit these 3 sts, purl across to last 3 sts, K 3.
Repeat rows 1 and 2 until there are 13 sts remaining. Starting on the Knit side, work as follows :
K 2, K 2 tog, K across to last 4 sts, K 2 tog, K 2.
Next row - K 2, P 2 tog, P across to last 4 sts, P 2 tog, P 2.
Next row - K 2, K 2 tog, K across to last 4 sts, K 2 tog, K 2.
Next row - K 2, P 2 tog, K 2 tog, K 1.
Last row - K 2 tog, K 1, K 2 tog. Bind off in knit st.

No comments: