Knitting
Knitting
Knit a dishcloth
At the end of the day, Anna likes to snuggle down in her armchair with a hot cup of tea and her knitting. These days, she is busy knitting practical dishcloths, which also add a touch of individuality to daily life. Anna recommends that you knit dishcloths in your favourite colours. If you wish, you can knit dishcloths in seven different colours – one for each day of the week.
Using either a circular knitting needle or double-pointed knitting needles size 3.5 mm, cast on 52 stitches (sts). Work 5 rows: knit (k) to end.
Row 6 (Right Side): k3 *slip 1 st purlwise, yarn over needle, k2 together *, repeat from * to * until last 4 sts in row, slip 1 st purlwise, yarn over needle, k3.
Row 7 (Wrong Side): k3 * purl (p) 2 together, slip 1 st purlwise, yarn over needle *, repeat from * to * until last 5 sts in row, p2 together, k3.
Repeat rows 6 and 7 until your dishcloth measures 24 cm.
Work 5 rows of garter stitch (k to end in every row). Cast off. If you wish to make a small towel, increase the number of stitches, for example to 80 stitches. Always cast on an even number of stitches. If you wish, you can knit wider edges (e.g. 9 extra rows along both bottom and top edges and 5 extra stitches on each side of the towel). To make a hole to hang the towel, cast off 6 stitches in the third-to-last row (along the top edge) and then in the second-to-last row, cast on 6 stitches. Work 1 more row in garter stitch. Cast off.
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Anna and Clara’s cotton yarn (about 25 g per dishcloth, depending on knitting gauge).
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A circular knitting needle or double-pointed knitting needles size 3.5 mm.
