Intarsia Insanity Dishcloth

Designer: Laura Tejada
This pattern is taken from The Harmony Guide to Knitting Stitches, page 43.
Materials: Dishcloth cotton, you will need one ball of main color (MC), one smaller ball or bobbin of MC, plus bobbins for 4 Contrast Colors (CC). and your preferred needle size

Hint: You may use 1, 2, 3, or 4 contrast colors. For easy visualization, I will call the contrast colors CC1, CC2, CC3, and CC4. When changing yarns during a row, pick the new yarn up from UNDER the old yarn. This prevents holes.

Pattern Stitch:
Row 1: (Right Side) Using Contrast Colors, 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:
Using MC, cast on 36 stitches.
Knit 6 rows.
Row 7: Set-up row (wrong side) K3, P30, K3.
Row 8: Begin pattern: K3 MC, attach CC1 and work 15 stitches in Row 1 of pattern. Attach CC2 and work the next 15 stitches in Row 1 of pattern, attach bobbin of MC and K3.
Row 9: K3 MC, P15 CC2, P15 CC3, K3MC.
Row 10: (right side): Keeping the 3-stitch border at each side in MC garter stitch, work Row 3 of pattern in MC, changing MC yarns at the left border.
Row 11: K3 from MC bobbin, change to MC yarn and P30, K3.

Work in pattern and colors as established until CC blocks are square. This should be about 28-32 rows, depending on your row gauge. (Use your judgment.) End with a wrong side row in MC. Cut CC1 and CC2.

Using CC3 and CC4, repeat rows 8-11 until second tier of CC blocks are square. End with a wrong side row in MC. Cut CCs and extra MC.

Border: Using MC, K3, P30, K3. Then K7 rows. Bind off on right side.


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.