Wednesday, May 20, 2015

I'M ON A ROLL , DON'T KNOW HOW LONG IT WILL LAST LOL



I made this one from scratch I found that you get a lot of leftover cotton after making full sized dishcloths. So I came across a smaller version but I found it too small so I came up with my own size one that is useful for many things.  Full sized measures 10 inches and the mini measures 5 and 1/4 inches.  Mine measures 7 inches 

Pattern 

CO 10 sts
Row 1 K across
Row 2, K3, YO, knit to last 2 sts turn knit back
Row 3, K3 YO knit to last 4 sts turn knit back
Row 4, K3 YO knit to last 6 sts turn knit back
Row 5, K3 YO knit to last 8 sts turn knit back
Row 6 , BO 4 sts knit to end 
one wedge made

repeat these rows 11 more times for 12 wedges total 
 BO off last sts leaving a tail to sew up seam.

first gather the middle and pull tight to close the hole then sew up seam 
weave in all ends 
and that's it your done !
Takes no time and you can use up all your leftovers mix and match scraps . have fun!

Sunday, May 17, 2015

Knitted Dishcloths

Well I know its been donkey ages since I have done anything on here.  To tell you the truth I have a very hard time with this site and how it all works its amazing that I have even gotten this far lol.  I came across a dishcloth pattern that I liked alot but I found the pattern very hard to read to I rewrote it so everyone can understand it and make a dishcloth and not guess on how to make it ,so here it goes .


EYELET DISHCLOTH

MATERIALS:
Cotton yarn, I used Bernats crafter's cotton
4.50mm or US size 7 needles
2 stitch markers
measurements approx 10 by 10 inches or 25cm by 25 cm

ABBREVIATIONS
CO cast on
K knit
P purl
PM place marker
SM slip marker
SKP slip knit pass .
Slip 1st st , knit next stitch, pass the slipped stitch over the knitted stitch, decrease made
YO yarn over
K2TOG knit two sts together
*repeat between *
BO bind off

PATTERN:
CO 39 stitches (4 border stitches and each end 31 stitches in the center)
set up knit for 6 rows to make 3 ridges
Row 1 (Right side row) , K4, PM, knit across, PM, K4
Row 2 (Wrong side row )and for all even rows throughout the pattern:
K4, SM, purl to marker SM, knit 4
Row 3 K4,SM, K3 * YO, SKP, K6* , to last 4 sts YO,SKP, K2 SM, K4
Row 5 K4, SM, K2tog, *YO, K1, YO, SKP, K3 *To last 6 sts , K2tog, YO, K1, YO,
SKP,K1 SM, K4
Row 7 K4,SM,K3,*YO,SKP, K6* To last 4 STS , YO, SKP, K2, SM K4
Row 9 K4 SM, Knit across remembering to slip markers
Row 10 K4, SM , Purl to marker SM, K4
First section complete.
Row 11 K4 , SM , K7, YO, SKP, K6 to marker Sm , K4
Row 13 K4 ,SM, K5,* K2tog, YO, K1, YP, SKP, K3, Last 2 sts K SM.K4
Row 15 K4, SM, K7, YO, SKP, K6, SM, K4
Second section complete

To complete dishcloth repeat rows 1 to 15 twice then repeat rows 1 to 10 once more
knit 6 plain rows removing markers then BO

This is my first attempt to write a pattern so if there are any errors please let me know in
the comments below thanks for looking

Happy Knitting!