Most summers my sweater knitting with wool or other yarn slows down. I usually weave more or try to knit with cotton yarns during this season. Although this season is more a time for yarn and a loom for me (more details in the next post), I have knitted a few dishcloths including these Summertime Dishcloths. Summertime dishcloths are knit flat from bottom up in a combination of garter stitch and twisted seed stitch pattern.

The Summertime Dishcloths Pattern*

Yarn: Loops & Threads Capri in Apricot colorway for the dishcloth 1
Yarn: Premier Home Cotton in Jelly dots colorway for the dishcloth 2
Knitting Needles: US #8,  and US #10 circular needle for the dishcloth 1
Knitting Needles: US #7,  and US #9 circular needle for the dishcloth 2
Crochet hook: 4.5 mm for the dishcloth 1; 4.0 mm for the dishcloth 2
Gauge: garter stitch pattern – 18 stitches/ 4 inches for the dishcloth 1; 17 stitches/ 4 inches for the dishcloth 2

Abbreviations:

• K: Knit
• RS: right side
• WS: wrong side
• wyif S1: bring working yarn to the front before slipping the next stitch (in this pattern slip the last stitch)
• K1B: Knit one stitch below the stitch that is on the left needle
• [….]: repeat of stitch pattern within a row

Cast on 31 stitches with US #10 needles for the dishcloth 1 or US #9 for the dishcloth 2. Then with US#8 knitting needles for the dishcloth 1 or with US#7 knitting needles for the dishcloth 2 knit as follows: 

• Row 1 (WS): Knit all stitches to 1 stitch before last, wyif S1
• Row 2 (RS): Knit all stitches to 1 stitch before last, wyif S1
• Row 3 (WS): Knit all stitches to 1 stitch before last, wyif S1
• Row 4 (RS): Knit all stitches to 1 stitch before last, wyif S1
• Row 5 (WS): Knit all stitches to 1 stitch before last, wyif S1
• Row 6 (RS): K2, [K1B, K1] till 1 stitch before last, wyif S1
• Row 7 (WS): Knit all stitches to 1 stitch before last, wyif S1
• Row 8 (RS): K1, K1B, [K1, K1B] till 1 stitch before last, wyif S1

Repeat Rows 1 to 8, 7 more times ending with Row 8

• Row (WS): Knit all stitches to 1 stitch before last, wyif S1
• Row (RS): Knit all stitches to 1 stitch before last, wyif S1
• Row (WS): Knit all stitches to 1 stitch before last, wyif S1
• Row (RS): Bind off loosely in knit stitch pattern with a US #10 knitting needle for the dishcloth 1 or US #9 knitting needles for the dishcloth 2 

Insert a 4.5 mm crochet hook for the dishcloth 1 (or 4.0 mm crochet hook for the dishcloth 2) in the last remaining stitch and single crochet all around the dishcloth.

(Optional) – For the hanging loop, chain 15 and slip stitch into the next single crocheted stitch on the crocheted border.
Finish the dishcloths by washing, blocking and weaving in the ends.

* text and images for personal use only.

~coffeeteaknits