DIAMOND CHECKER dishcloth knitting pattern: Block 50 of 52SP KAL
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The entire pattern is below.
BLOCK 50: DIAMOND CHECKER
ABBREVIATIONS
- CO: cast on
- RS: right side
- WS: wrong side
- st: stitch
- k: knit
- p: purl
INSTRUCTIONS
– CO 43 sts with US 7 (4.5 mm) needles.
| I always cast on and bind off stitches with larger needles than I use for the main work. This prevent my cast on and bind off rows from being too tight. |
– With US 6 (4 mm) needles, knit 4 rows.
| Slip first stitch on every row as if you were to knit it, but without knitting it (except on the first row). It will form a neat and sturdy border. |
– Continue working as follows:
4 garter sts, DIAMOND CHECKER pattern over 35 sts, 4 garter sts until you have a total length of 8’’ (20.5 cm).
I knitted 6 times the DIAMOND CHECKER pattern complete + rows 1) to 7) again.
– Knit 4 rows.
– Bind off with US 7 (4.5 mm) needle. Cut yarn and weave in ends.
STITCH GLOSSARY
Garter Stitch
k all sts, all rows.
DIAMOND CHECKER Pattern
(Over a multiple of 8 sts. I added 3 more sts to reach our needed 35.)
Row 1) (RS) [p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1], p1, k1, p1
Row 2) p1, k1, p1, [k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1]
Row 3) [k2, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1], k2, p1
Row 4) p3, [p2, k1, p1, k1, p3]
Row 5) [k4, p1, k3], k3
Row 6) p3, [p2, k1, p1, k1, p3]
Row 7) [k2, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1], k2, p1
Row 8) p1, k1, p1, [k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1]
DIAMOND CHECKER Stitch Pattern – CHART
- Read all odd rows from right to left, and all even rows from left to right.
- Repeat the the chart as many times as you need (4 times horizontally, in case of this block).
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