LOVE dishcloth (52SP friendly;) Beginner VALENTINES knitting pattern
LOVE dishcloth
My “LOVE” dishcloth is the 2nd Valentine’s beginner pattern I have for you this year. If you missed the 1st (VALENTINES dishcloth) click HERE.
Happy knitting!
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THE ENTIRE PATTERN (written and charted) IS BELOW.
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. |
– Work 18 rows in stocking stitch with 4 garter sts at each side (i.e., knit all sts in odd rows, and k4, p35, k4 in even rows).
– Now work the “LOVE” pattern, with 4 garter sts at each side (16 rows).
– Work 21 rows more in stocking stitch with 4 garter sts at each side, as you did before the “LOVE” pattern.
– 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.
Stocking Stitch (or Stockinette Stitch)
Row 1) (RS) k all row
Row 2) (WS) p all row
Repeat these two rows.
“LOVE” pattern – row by row
Row 1) (RS) k all sts
Row 2) p2, k7, p2, k5, p4, k3, p3, k7, p2
Row 3) k all sts
Row 4) p2, k7, p1, k7, p2, k5, p2, k7, p2
Row 5) k all sts
Row 6) p2, k3, p5, k3, p1, k3, p2, k5, p2, k3, p6
Row 7) k all sts
Row 8) p2, k3, p5, k2, p3, k2, p1, k3, p1, k3, p1, k6, p3
Row 9) k all sts
Row 10) p2, k3, p5, k2, p3, k2, p1, k3, p1, k3, p1, k6, p3
Row 11) k all sts
Row 12) p2, k3, p5, k3, p1, k3, p1, k2, p3, k2, p1, k3, p6
Row 13) k all sts
Row 14) p2, k3, p5, k7, p1, k2, p3, k2, p1, k7, p2
Row 15) k all sts
Row 16) p2, k3, p6, k5, p2, k2, p3, k2, p1, k7, p2
LOVE dishcloth knitting pattern (52SP sized) – CHART
- Read all odd rows from right to left, and all even rows from left to right.
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