Honey Dishcloth, Free Knitting Pattern
What's not to love about a small, quick stash busting knitting project? Hand knit towels and dishcloths are great for quick knit gifts for friends and family - they're beautiful and super practical!
This dishcloth is a small sister of Honey Tea Towel - featuring the same fade color transitions and all over seed stitch. Grab some worsted cotton yarn leftovers and enjoy this quick project today!
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Honey 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 colorways Ecru, Camel and 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 for a dishcloth:
Yardage (approx.): color 1: 12 m (13 yds), color 2: 16 m (18 yds), color 3: 12 m (13 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
Seed stitch - worked over an odd number of sts.
All rows: *k1, p1* until 1 st left, k1.
pattern notes
When slipping the stitches for the i-cord border, pay attention not to make an accidental yarnover when moving the yarn front/back.
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 finishing section as follows: omit the hanging loop section and bind off all sts before finishing.
Row totals are noted in italic. Tutorials for specific techniques are linked and showing as yellow.
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
Section 1
Using color 1, cast on 35 sts with Long Tail Cast On, or another cast on method of your choice.
Work Rows 1-2 in color 1 five times (10 rows worked in total in this section).
Row 1 (WS): sl2wyif, *k1, p1* until 3 sts left, k1, p2.
Row 2 (RS): sl2wyib, *k1, p1* until 3 sts left, k3.
Color Transition 1
In this section you’ll be working alternating colors every two rows. Don't break your yarn when changing colors in the transition section, rather carry the color not in use up the side of your dishcloth and it will disappear into your i-cord edge.
Using color 2, work Rows 1-2 once.
Row 1 (WS): sl2wyif, *k1, p1* until 3 sts left, k1, p2.
Row 2 (RS): sl2wyib, *k1, p1* until 3 sts left, k3.
Change to color 1 and work Rows 1-2 once.
Change to color 2 and work Rows 1-2 once.
Change to color 1 and work Rows 1-2 once.
8 rows worked in total in this section.
Section 2
Break color 1 yarn. Change to color 2 and work Rows 1-2 five times (10 rows worked in total in this section).
Row 1 (WS): sl2wyif, *k1, p1* until 3 sts left, k1, p2.
Row 2 (RS): sl2wyib, *k1, p1* until 3 sts left, k3.
Color Transition 2
In this section you’ll be working alternating colors every two rows again. Manage the yarn colors the same way as in Color Transition 1.
Using color 3, work Rows 1-2 once.
Row 1 (WS): sl2wyif, *k1, p1* until 3 sts left, k1, p2.
Row 2 (RS): sl2wyib, *k1, p1* until 3 sts left, k3.
Change to color 2 and work Rows 1-2 once.
Change to color 3 and work Rows 1-2 once.
Change to color 2 and work Rows 1-2 once.
8 rows worked in total in this section.
Section 3
Break color 2 yarn. Change to color 3 and work Rows 1-2 five times (10 rows worked in total in this section).
Row 1 (WS): sl2wyif, *k1, p1* until 3 sts left, k1, p2.
Row 2 (RS): sl2wyib, *k1, p1* until 3 sts left, k3.
HANGING LOOP
Bind off sts using standard bind off until there are only 2 left on the needles (1 on left needle and 1
on right needle), k1, slip both sts to the left needle. The loop cord will be worked over these last 2 sts.
Work Row 1 until the i-cord measures approx. 10 cm (4”).
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. Block to dimensions.
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