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The Knotted Dishcloth Pattern
The Knotted Dishcloth
I have wanted to knit the knot stitch pattern ever since I came across it and also because the first post in my previous blogsite was titled “To knit or to knot”. Although this knot stitch pattern is not nålbinding/nålebinding, it is a lovely pattern that I’ve wanted to knit. Being more of a product knitter, a dishcloth with this stitch pattern seemed a perfect project for me to learn more about this knot stitch pattern.
The Knotted Dishcloth Pattern is knit flat with a two row pillared knot stitch pattern. The knots are made by purling, knitting, and then purling the same three stitches together. The edge stitches around the Knotted Dishcloth are picked up with another yarn colorway and bound off using a two stitch I-cord bind off in the round method (several tutorials available on YouTube). I like the crochet look of this stitch pattern and the dense or open lacelike fabric it creates depending on the knitting needle size. Making these knots may cause some hand fatigue if the yarn is held too tightly. By pulling out more yarn while making these knots seemed to reduce some hand fatigue for me.
Yarn: Any cotton worsted yarn. I used Premier Home® Cotton Cone Yarn Colorway: Jelly Dots and a solid color for the I-cord edging
Knitting Needles: US #7 and US #9 (for cast on and bind off only)
Gauge: Not needed for this project
Abbreviations:
- K: Knit
- P: Purl
- *makeknot: Purl three stitches together, then knit the same three stitches together and then purl the three stitches together again
- ssk: slip slip knit (slip 2 stitches to right hand needle then insert the left needle in front of the two slipped stitches and knit them together
- pm: place marker
- sm: slip marker
- wyif S1: with yarn in front slip one stitch purlwise
- RS: right side
- WS: wrong side
- […]: stitch pattern repeats
The Knotted Dishcloth Pattern (text and images for personal use only):
Loosely cast on 47 stitches using the long tail cast on with US #9 knitting needles
With US #7 knitting needles knit the following pillared knot stich pattern
- Row 1 (RS): K1, pm, K1, [*makeknot, K1] repeat […] till 1 stitch before last, pm, wyif S1
- Row 2 (WS): K1, sm, purl to marker, sm, wyif S1
- Row 3 (RS): K1, sm, K1, [*makeknot, K1] repeat […] till 1 stitch before last, sm, wyif S1
- Row 4 (WS): K1, sm, purl to marker, sm, wyif S1
Repeat rows 3 and 4 twenty more times and then bind off loosely in pattern with US #9 knitting needles in the last row (WS)
2 stitch I-cord in the round bind off edging:
- Starting from top left corner of the dishcloth, pick up stitches all around the dishcloth with US #7 knitting needles. Yarn over at each corner for a rounded corner edge.
- Knit the first two stitches, return the two stitches to the left hand needle knitwise.
- Knit the first stitch on the left needle, then ssk the next two stitches. Return the two stitches back to the left hand needle. Repeat this till 4 stitches remain on the left hand needle. This will be around the top left corner of the knitted piece.
- For the hanging loop (optional) knit a 2 stitch I-cord fifteen times then ssk to the same bottom stitch and continue with I-cord in the round till last 2 stitches on the right hand needle.
- Graft the two stitches to the beginning two I-cord stitches (several tutorials on this are available on YouTube)
Weave in ends, wash and block the dishcloth
Enjoy knitting this knot stitch pattern!
~coffeeteaknits.com
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The Wistful Hat Pattern
I find knitting hats a great way to use up those single hanks of fingering weight sock yarn purchased at a yarn shop or at a craft festival. Although I could use these single hanks of sock yarn for knitting socks, I much prefer to knit hats, shawlettes or cowls with them. Hats are useful in keeping our heads warm, make wonderful gifts, are small enough projects to be knit quickly, and a great way to learn and explore the different knit stitch patterns and techniques.
I named this hat “The Wistful Hat” because I purchased the yarn a few years back from a yarn shop I had newly found but regrettably it is no longer there now. The Wistful Hat is knit bottom up and in the round. It’s knit holding two strands of the same yarn together with a simple textured knit stitch pattern for the body and crown shaping in stockinette stitch. The brim of the hat can be folded for extra warmth.
Yarn: Plymouth Yarn® Happy Feet 100 in color 0110 or any other colorway of choice
Knitting Needles: US #4 and US #5 circular needles for knitting the hat and US #6 knitting needles for the cable cast on
Tapestry needle to weave in ends
Gauge: 6 stitches / 8.75 rows per inch in stockinette stitch with US #4 knitting needles
Size: Adult M/L
Abbreviations:
K: Knit
P: Purl
pm: place marker
rm: remove marker
sm: slip marker
BOR: beginning of round
Ktbl: knit through the back loop
K2tog: Knit the two stitches on the left needle together
[ ]: stitch pattern repeats
The Wistful Hat Pattern (text and images for personal use only)
The brim of the hat:
- Cast on 128 stitches with two strands of yarn held together using the cable cast on method and with US #6 knitting needles.
- Transfer the stitches to US #4 circular knitting needles, place a BOR marker and join the round making sure the yarn is not twisted.
- Knit in 1 x 1 rib stitch pattern (K1,P1) for 32 rounds or about 4 inches.
The body of the hat:
- Change to US #5 circular needles and begin the textured stitch pattern as follows:
- Round 1: [Ktbl, P1] repeat [ ] till BOR marker, slip BOR marker
- Round 2: Knit till BOR marker, slip BOR marker
- Round 3: [P1, Ktbl] repeat [ ] till BOR marker, slip BOR marker
- Round 4: Knit till BOR marker, slip BOR marker
- Repeat Rounds 1 to 4 six more times and then knit
- Round 1: [Ktbl, P1] repeat [ ] till BOR marker, slip BOR marker
- Round 2: Knit till BOR marker, slip BOR marker
- Round 3: [P1, Ktbl] repeat [ ] till BOR marker, slip BOR marker
- Round 4: [K16, pm] repeat [ ] 6 more times, K16, slip BOR marker
The crown shaping of the hat:
- Change to US #4 circular knitting needles and knit for the crown shaping
- Round 1: [Knit to 2 stitches before marker, K2tog, sm] repeat [ ] 6 more times, knit to 2 stitches before marker, K2tog, slip BOR marker
- Round 2: [Knit to marker, sm] repeat [ ] 6 more times, knit till BOR marker, slip BOR marker
- Repeat Rounds 1 and 2 five more times (80 stitches) and then knit the following rounds
- Round 1: [K3, K2tog, pm, K3, K2tog, sm] repeat [ ] 6 more times, K3, K2tog, pm, K3, K2tog, slip BOR marker
- Round 2: [Knit to marker, sm] repeat [ ] 14 more times, knit to BOR marker, slip BOR marker
- Round 3: [K2, K2tog, sm] repeat [ ] 14 more times, K2, K2tog, slip BOR marker
- Round 4: [Knit to marker, sm] repeat [ ] 14 more times, knit to BOR marker, slip BOR marker
- Round 5: [K1, K2tog, sm] repeat [ ] 14 more times, K1, K2tog, slip BOR marker
- Round 6: [Knit to marker, sm] repeat [ ] 14 more times, knit to BOR marker, slip BOR marker
- Round 7: [K2tog, rm] repeat [ ] 14 more times, K2tog, slip BOR marker
- Round 8: Knit to BOR marker, slip BOR marker
- Round 9: K2tog till BOR marker, remove the BOR marker (8 stitches remaining)
- Break about 6 inches of the working yarn and thread it through a tapestry needle. Pass the tapestry needle with the working yarn into the remaining stitches, pull tight and secure yarn.
- Weave in the ends and wash the hat.
~coffeeteaknits.com
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Winterland Cowl
Hello folks hope your new year has begun smoothly. My family and I had a rough start to the new year. The first couple weeks were spent with illness and the rest of the month trying to get better. During those weeks, knitting the Winterland Cowl gave me a sense of calm and rest. The soothing colors, the warmth and soft fuzziness of the yarn reminded me of the coziness of the winter season, the beauty of the snow covered trees, and the quietness of nature. It’s a time when nature slows down and rests. I am grateful knitting, crocheting and weaving helped me slow down and heal this month.
The yarn is a blend of acrylic and alpaca that I purchased several years ago. Unfortunately, it has been discontinued but recommendations for other yarns that can be substituted for it can be found on Yarn Sub. Winterland Cowl is knit flat and in a rectangle with 2 different strands of yarn held together. It’s knit mainly in the stockinette knit stitch pattern and can be knit longer or shorter to preferred length or width. The bind off edge is then joined to the left border of the cast on edge with a zig-zag crochet join method. The Winterland Cowl is then finished with a few rounds of single crochet border at the neck and bottom edge.
Yarn: Premier Yarn Alpaca Dance in the Soft White and Silver Fog colorways
Knitting Needles: US #8 and US #10 (for cast on and bind off)
Gauge: 4.5 stitches / 6.5 rows per inch in stockinette stitch with US #8 knitting needles
Crochet hook: US size 7 or 4.5 mm crochet hook
Abbreviations:
K: Knit
P: Purl
RS: right side
WS: wrong side
pm: place marker
rm: remove marker
sm: slip marker
wyif S1: bring working yarn to the front before slipping the next stitch purlwise
The Winterland Cowl Pattern (text and images for personal use only)
With 2 strands of yarn held together (one in each colorway) cast on 32 stitches with US #10 knitting needles
With US #8 knitting needles knit:
- Row 1 (RS): K2, pm, knit to 2 stitches before marker, pm, K1, wyif S1
- Row 2 (WS): K2, sm, purl to marker, sm, K1, wyif S1
- Row 3 (RS): K2, sm, knit to marker, sm, K1, wyif S1
- Row 4 (WS): K2, sm, purl to marker, sm, K1 wyif S1
Repeat Rows 3 and 4 till length of the knitted piece is about 32 inches (or preferred length) ending with the WS row.
Bind off (RS row): Bind off using US #10 knitting needles
With 2 strands of the Silver Fog colorway held together join the bind off edge with a zig zag crochet join method (several tutorials available for this method on Youtube) to the left side of the cast on edge as shown in the image above.
With 2 strands of the Silver Fog colorway held together, add 5 rounds of single crochet border to the neck and bottom edge of the cowl with a US size 7 crochet hook.
Hand wash and dry flat. Weave in the ends to finish the Winterland Cowl.
~coffeeteaknits.com
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2021
A few more of my 2021 makes
2021 has been a year of the covid vaccine, celebration of events that couldn’t take place in 2020, health issues, covid infection and symptoms in spite of the vaccine etc…. Thankful this year is over and looking forward to the new year.
Stay healthy in the New Year!
~coffeeteaknits.com
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