HOURGLASS dishcloth knitting pattern: Block 48 of 52SP

To see this pattern in Ravelry click HERE.

The entire pattern is below.

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BLOCK 48: HOURGLASS

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, HOURGLASS pattern over 35 sts, 4 garter sts​ until you have a total length of 8’’ (20.5 cm).

I knitted 3 times the HOURGLASS 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.

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STITCH GLOSSARY

Garter Stitch

k all sts, all rows.

HOURGLASS Stitch Pattern 

(Over a multiple of 14 sts. I added 7 more sts to reach our needed 35.)

Row 1) (RS) [p3, k1, p10], p3, k1, p3

Row 2) k3, p1, k3, [p7, k3, p1, k3]

Row 3) [p2, k3, p2, k7], p2, k3, p2

Row 4) k2, p3, k2, [k1, p5, k3, p3, k2]

Row 5) [p1, k5, p2, k5, p1], p1, k5, p1

Row 6) k1, p5, k1, [k2, p3, k3, p5, k1]

Row 7) [k7, p2, k3, p2], k7

Row 8) p7, [k3, p1, k3, p7]

Row 9) [p10, k1, p3], p7

Row 10) p7, [k3, p1, k3, p7]

Row 11) [k7, p2, k3, p2], k7

Row 12) k1, p5, k1, [k2, p3, k3, p5, k1]

Row 13) [p1, k5, p2, k5, p1], p1, k5, p1

Row 14) k2, p3, k2, [k1, p5, k3, p3, k2]

Row 15) [p2, k3, p2, k7], p2, k3, p2

Row 16) k3, p1, k3, [p7, k3, p1, k3]

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HOURGLASS 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 (2 times horizontally, in case of this block).