This week's free pattern is the Quadrant Dishcloth from Knitpicks.com.
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS - Approx. 10” square
NEEDLES - US 5 (3.75mm) needles or size needed to obtain gauge
NOTIONS - Yarn Needle
GAUGE - 5.5 sts = 1” in garter stitch
Notes:
Each stripe for CC1-CC4 will take approx. 7 grams of yarn, CC5 will take approx. 15 grams of yarn.
DIRECTIONS
CO 44 stitches with CC1.
Row 1: Wyif, slip first stitch P-wise, YO, K to end of row.
Row 2: Wyif, slip first stitch P-wise, YO, K to the last two stitches and k2tog.
Repeat Row 2 sixteen more times, for a total of 18 rows or until stripe measure 2” long.
With CC2, repeat Row 2 a total of 18 times or until stripe measures 2” long.
With CC3, repeat Row 2 a total of 18 times or until stripe measures 2” long.
With CC4, repeat Row 2 a total of 18 times or until stripe measures 2” long.
For the final stripe (which will become the asymmetrical border), repeat Row 2 a total of 18 times of until stripe measures 2” long.
Row 19: Wyif, slip first stitch P-wise (do not YO) and BO across the row, leaving the last bound off stitch on your needle.
Turn piece clockwise in order to PU stitches along the lengthwise edge of the dishcloth. You will be picking up stitches by going into each selvage edge stitch (there will be one edge stitch for every two rows of garter stitch).
PU 10 stitches along the edge of CC5 stripe and 9 sts along the edge of CC4 , CC3, CC2 and CC1 stripes.
You will now have a total of 48 stitches picked up.
Row 1: Wyif, slip first stitch P-wise, YO, K to end of row.
Row 2: Wyif, slip first stitch P-wise, YO, K to the last two stitches and k2tog.
Repeat Row 2 sixteen more times, for a total of 18 rows.
BO across entire row.
Finishing
Weave in ends, wash and block to size.
The original pattern can be located at http://www.knitpicks.com/patterns/Quadrant_Dishcloth__D55548220.html
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