Top row: 1 [ Pretty Maids via Knitty ] 2 [ Silver Belle via Vogue Knitting ] 3 [ Desmid via Sipping and Stitching ]

Middle Row: 1 [ Bowline Mittens via Stephanie Earp (only available on Ravelry) ] 2 [ Oiseau de Feu via Caoua Coffee (only available on Ravelry) ] 3 [ Elvira via Knitting Glasses ]

Bottom Row: 1 [ Ringwood Gloves also via Knitty ] 2 [ Whirl-it-Kit via Pickles ] 3 [ Tern Socks via Twist Collective ]

With love,

Erica Lea

I love hand knitted dishcloths. But I’m not a huge fan of the kind made from worsted weight cotton. Yes, they are better than store bought dishcloths, but they can get very bulky.

I noticed a friend of mine knitting a dishcloth from a single strand of crochet cotton. Of course I had to try my hand at knitting some, and I was well rewarded. The scrubbing power was wonderful, and they were closer to the size of a store-bought dishcloth.

But they took so long to knit.

Then, at a friend’s bridal shower, I was struck by a certain gift: dishcloths knitted from two strands of crochet cotton. Brilliant!

So, I created this pattern. It knits up much quicker than using a single strand, but it still has that lovely scrubbing action!

This pattern is a very good “mindless” knitting project. Grab yourself some crochet cotton and knitting needles, and take it wherever you go!

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Not Your Ordinary Knitted Dishcloth Pattern

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Materials:

• 2 balls of size 10 crochet cotton in contrasting colors of choice
• 1 pair of straight knitting needles, US size 2 or 3, depending on how tightly you knit

Gauge:

Not critical

Directions:

Holding the 2 strands of crochet cotton together, cast on 3 stitches.

Begin increasing:

Row 1: knit.

Row 2: knit 1, yarn over, knit to end of row.

Repeat row 2 until you have 77 stitches, or until desired size is obtained.

Begin decreasing:

Next row: knit 2 together, yarn over, knit 2 together, knit to end of row.

Repeat this row until there are 4 stitches remaining.

Next row: knit 2 together, bind off all stitches.

Finishing:

Weave in all loose ends. Wash before first use.

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© 2009 by Erica Lea