Cilantro Dishcloth, Free Knitting Pattern
This small and quick dishcloth is designed to make a lovely set with the Cilantro Tea Towel.
A thoughtful gift or stylish yet practical addition to your kitchen you can knit with less that one skein of worsted weight yarn and an hour or two of free relax time!
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Cilantro Dishcloth Free Knitting Pattern
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sizes
One size - width 18 cm (7”), length 18 cm (7”)
supplies
yarn
For this dishcloth I used Lion Brand 24/7 cotton in color Amber.
If you'd like to knit the dishcloth in a different yarn - you can choose any similar worsted weight (category 4 - medium) cotton yarn. A few options that should work fine:
Yardage: approx. 40 m (44 yds).
needles
5 mm (US 8) straight or circular needles, or to fit gauge
other notions
Tapestry needle and scissors
gauge
20 stitches x 25 rows in 10x10 cm (4x4”) in seed stitch, blocked
Pattern for gauge: cast on an even number of sts and work Rows 1-2 until you reach desired length.
Row 1: * k1, p1 * until end of row.
Row 2: * p1, k1 * until end of row.
pattern notes
As the dishcloth is not a wearable item, gauge is not critical in this project - however if you can’t match the gauge listed, the dishcloth will differ in dimensions and it may affect the yardage needed.
removing hanging loop
If you'd like to knit the dishcloth without a hanging loop, you can modify the pattern in the finishing section as follows: omit the hanging loop section and bind off all sts before finishing.
Row totals are noted in italic.
abbreviations
k - knit
p - purl
RS / WS - right side / wrong side
sl2wyib - slip 2 sts purlwise with yarn in back
sl2wyif - slip 2 sts purlwise with yarn in front
st(s) - stitch(es)
** - work instruction between asterisks given number of times or until given moment
instructions
Border
Cast on 35 sts using a long tail cast on, or another slightly stretchy cast on technique of your choice. Work Rows 1-2 a total of five times (10 rows worked).
When slipping the stitches (sl2wyif, sl2wyib) for the i-cord border, pay attention not to make an accidental yarnover when moving the yarn front/back.
Row 1 (WS): sl2wyif, *k1, p1* until 3 sts left, k1, p2.
Row 2 (RS): sl2wyib, *k1, p1* until 3 sts left, k3.
Next, work Rows 3-4 once (2 rows worked).
Row 3 (WS): sl2wyif, p until end of row.
Row 4 (RS): sl2wyib, k until end of row.
Main area
Work Rows 1-4 a total of 8 times, next work Row 1 once more (33 rows worked).
Row 1 (WS): sl2wyif, k until 2 sts left, p2.
Row 2 (RS): sl2wyib, k until end of row.
Row 3 (WS): sl2wyif, *k1, p1* until 3 sts left, k1, p2.
Row 4 (RS): sl2wyib, *p1, k1* until 3 sts left, p1, k2.
Hanging Loop
Bind off sts using standard bind off until there are only 2 left on the needles. The loop cord will be worked over the last 2 sts. Work Row 1 until the cord measures approx. 12 cm (4.75”).
Row 1 (RS): k2, slip the sts back to the left needle.
Bind off both sts and sew the end of the cord to the back of the dishcloth corner to create the hanging loop.
Finishing
Weave in ends and block to dimensions.
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