Tweed Stitch (2 color) Dishcloth
Designer: Laura Tejada
This pattern is taken from The Harmony Guide to Knitting Stitches, page 43.
Materials: One ball of Main color (MC) and one ball of Contrasting Color (CC)Dishcloth cotton and your preferred needle size
Note: Before knitting, prepare a small ball or bobbin of MC yarn. (A ping-pong ball sized yarn ball should do just fine.)
Hint: When changing yarns during a row, pick the new yarn up from UNDER the old yarn. This prevents holes.
Difficulty: Medium
Pattern Stitch:
Row 1: (Right Side) Using Contrast Color, K1, *yf, sl1, yb, k1*; repeat between *'s to end.
Row 2: Purl
Row 3: Using Main Color, *yf, sl1, yb, k1*, repeat between *'s to end
Row 4: Purl
Repeat these 4 rows for pattern
Directions:
Cast on 36 stitches using Main Color. The pattern is a multiple of 2+1+border stitches(6).
Rows 1 - 6: Knit
Row 7: Set-up row (wrong side) K3, place marker (pm), purl 30, pm, K3.
Row 8: Begin pattern: K3 MC, attach CC and work Row 1 of pattern to last 3 stitches, attach bobbin of MC and K3.
Row 9: K3 MC, purl 30 CC, K3 MC.
Row 10: (right side) Keeping the 3-stitch border at each side in MC garter stitch, work row 3 of pattern in MC.
Row 11: Work pattern as established in MC.
Work pattern as established until center of cloth is desired letnth, ending with pattern row 1 (right side in CC). Cut CC.
Border: Using MC, K3, P30, K3. Then Knit 7 rows.
Bind off
Thank you Laura for sharing another great pattern.
Copyright 2001 Laura Phillips. This pattern may be copied for personal use only and may not be posted to any other web site without the designers permission.
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