A Valentine Surprise....

This one was really fun. I made it for a dear friend who just moved into a new apartment. It looks spectacular in her kitchen.

Fast and easy this cloth should knit up in no time ready for Valentine's Day. Or make it as a sweet gift for someone you love.



"Be My Dishcloth"









Finished Measurements : 10"x10"

Materials: 1 ball Lily Sugar'n Cream Solid
US #3/3.25mm needles
Tapestry Needle

Notes: I used a smaller needle size to obtain denser fabric for daily dishes.

Chart :



Note: Chart does not include the 4 seed stitch border on either side.






Pattern:

co 47s

(k1, p1) to last stitch, k1 repeat for 6 rows

row 1: "and all odd rows" (k1,p1) 2x, K to last 4s, (p1,k1)

row 2: (k1,p1)2x, p39, (p1,k1)2x
row 4: (k1,p1)2x, p39, (p1,k1)2x
row 6: (k1,p1)2x, p6, k1, p20, k1, p11, (p1,k1)2x
row 8: (k1,p1)2x, p5, k3, p18, k3, p10, (p1,k1)2x
row 10: (k1,p1)2x, p4, k5, p16, k2, p1, k2, p9, (p1,k1)2x

row 12: (k1,p1)2x, p3, k7, p6, k1, p7, k2, p3, k2, p8, (p1,k1)2x
row 14: (k1,p1)2x, p2, k9, p4, k3, (p5, k2)x2, p7 , (p1,k1)2x
row 16: (k1,p1)2x, p2, k9, p3, k2, p1, (k2, p3)x2, k1, p3, k2, p6, (p1,k1)2x
row 18: (k1,p1)2x, p2, k4, p1, k4, p2, k2, p3, k2, p1, k2, p3, k3, p3, k2, p5, (p1,k1)2x
row 20: (k1,p1)2x, (p3, k2)x2, p2, k2, p6, k2, p3, k5, p3, k2, p4, (p1,k1)2x

row 22: (k1,p1)2x, p11, k2, p3, k1, p2, k2, p3, k7, p3, k2, p3, (p1,k1)2x
row 24: (k1,p1)2x, p10, k2, p3, k2, p1, k2, p3, k9, p3, k2, p2, (p1,k1)2x
row 26: (k1,p1)2x, p9, k2, p3, k3, p1, k2, p2, k11, p2, k2, p2, (p1,k1)2x
row 28: (k1,p1)2x, p8, k2, p3, k4, p1, k2, p2, k11, p2, k2, p2, (p1,k1)2x
row 30: (k1,p1)2x, p7, k2, p3, k5, p1, k2, p2, k5, p1, k5, p2, k2, p2, (p1,k1)2x

row 32: (k1,p1)2x, p6, k2, p3, k6, p1, k2, p2, k4, p3, k4, p2, k2, p2, (p1,k1)2x
row 34: (k1,p1)2x, p5, k2, p3, k7, p1, k2, p3, k2, p2, k1, p2, k2, p3, k2, p2, (p1,k1)2x
row 36: (k1,p1)2x, p4, k2, p3, k9, p1, k2, p5, k3, p5, k2, p3, (p1,k1)2x
row 38: (k1,p1)2x, p3, k2, p3, k11, p1, k2, p3, k2, p1, k2, p3, k2, p4, (p1,k1)2x
row 40: (k1,p1)2x, p2, k2, p3, k13, p1, k5, p3, k5, p5, (p1,k1)2x

row 42: (k1,p1)2x, p2, k2, p2, k15, p7, k1, p10, (p1,k1)2x
row 44: (k1,p1)2x, p2, k2, p2, k10, p1, k10, p2, k2, p8, (p1,k1)2x
row 46: (k1,p1)2x, p2, k2, p2, k9, p3, k9, p2, k2, p8, (p1,k1)2x
row 48: (k1,p1)2x, p2, k2, p2, k8, p2, k1, p2, k8, p2, k2, p8, (p1,k1)2x
row 50: (k1,p1)2x, p2, k2, p2, k7, p2, k3, p2, k7, p2, k2, p8, (p1,k1)2x

row 52: (k1,p1)2x, p2, k2, p3, k5, p2, k2, p1, k2, p2, k5, p3, k2, p2, k1, p5, (p1,k1)2x
row 54: (k1,p1)2x, p3, k2, p8, k2, p3, k2, p8, k2, p2, k3, p4, (p1,k1)2x
row 56: (k1,p1)2x, p4, k2, p6, k2, p5, k2, p6, k2, p2, k5, p3, (p1,k1)2x
row 58: (k1,p1)2x, p5, k8, p7, k8, p2, k7, p2, (p1,k1)2x
row 60: (k1,p1)2x, p7, k5, p9, k5, p4, k7, p2, (p1,k1)2x

row 62: (k1,p1)2x, p31, k2, p1, k2, p3, (p1,k1)2x
row 64: (k1,p1)2x, p39, (p1,k1)2x
row 66: (k1,p1)2x, p39, (p1,k1)2x
row 68: (k1,p1) to last stitch, k1 Repeat for 4 more rows
next row: bo in pattern

Weave in ends.


Hope everyone is well. I can't wait to see your cloths!