Monday, April 10, 2017

Free Pattern of the Week!

This weeks Free pattern is Mrs. Hunter's Dishcloth from KnitPicks.
Mrs Hunter's Dishcloth
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS 9x9”
NEEDLES US 7 (4.5 mm)

This sunny dishcloth is based on an easy Shetland lace pattern, named after a woman from one of the most prominent knitting families on the island and featured in Barbara G. Walker's indispensable book A Treasury of Knitting Patterns. The garter stitch border helps stabilize the lace. 

Mrs. Hunter's Pattern (worked flat) 
Row 1 (RS): Knit 
Row 2 (WS): Purl 
Row 3: *SL1, K3, psso the 3 knit sts; rep from * 
Row 4: *P3, YO; rep from * 

DIRECTIONS 
Cast on 42 stitches. Border Knit 9 rows in garter stitch (knit every row) Lace Pattern 
Row 1 (WS): K7, P28, K7 
Row 2 (RS): K7, *SL1, K3, psso the 3 knit sts; rep from * 7 times, K7 
Row 3: K7, *P3, YO; rep from * 7 times, K7 
Row 4: Knit all sts. 
Con't in established pattern until dishcloth measures approx 7 1/4 inches (19cm) from cast on edge. 
Finish with a K7, *P3, YO; rep from * 7 times, K7 row. 
Border Knit 9 rows in garter stitch. Bind off loosely knitwise. 

Finishing Weave in ends and block to finished measurements.

The Original Pattern can be found at http://www.knitpicks.com/patterns/Mrs_Hunters_Dishcloth__D55564220.html

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