Earlier this week, I was working to sift through the mess in my sewing room earlier this week, and I found some balls of cotton yarn in my yarn stash. What the heck, I thought ... I might as well see how long it would take to knit a dishcloth or two ...
Or three (so far).
The pattern I'm using is called "Grandmother's Favorite Dishcloth", and it is so simple to make. Even if you can barely knit, this is absolutely a beginner type of project. I love the detail of the eyelets at the edges!
The directions for this pattern are all over the Web ... but I will put them here, to make it easier so you don't have to go hunting.
"Grandmother's Favorite Dishcloth"
Cotton yarn (like Sugar 'n Cream, available anywhere that sells yarn)
Knitting needles (I used size 7)
Instructions:
Cast on 4
stitches.
Row 1:
knit 4.
Row 2: knit 2,
yarn over (increases one stitch on the row and makes the eyelet), knit to the end of the row.
Repeat Row 2 until
you have 45 stitches on the needle.
Row 3: Knit 1, knit 2 together, yarn over, knit to the end of the row.
Row 4: knit 1,
knit 2 together, yarn over, knit 2 together, knit to the end of the row.
Repeat Row 4, which decreases one stitch from each row, until you have 5 stitches left on the needle.
Row 5: knit 2,
knit 2 together, knit 1.
Bind off the 4
stitches. Weave in the ends.
That's all there is to it! I have cranked out one dishcloth per night for the last three nights, and I have a little bit of a fourth one already started. It's a great mindless activity, to keep my hands busy while watching TV in the evening. We'll see how long my fascination with this lasts.
Almost makes me WANT to do dishes, when I have something this pretty at the sink to use.