Michigan Dish Cloth
Yarn: Your favorite worsted cotton dish cloth yarn Needles: Us 7 (or your preferred size for dish cloths)
Directions:
Cast on 42 stitches, preferably with the long tail cast on. Knit 4 rows (3 garter ridges on right side, including cast on) Begin pattern Row 1 (rS): k3, k36, k3 Row 2 (ws): k3, p36, k3 Row 3: k3, k36, k3 Row 4: k3, p36, k3 Row 5: k3, k36, k3 Row 6: k3, p16, k14, p6, k3 Row 7: k3, k5, p14, k17, k3 Swim in Lake Michigan in St. Joseph Row 8: k3, p18, kl3, p5, k3 Row 9: k3, k5, p13, k18, k3 Eat Rice Krispies in Battle Creek Row 10: k3, p19, k13, p4, k3 Row 1l: k3, k4, p13, k19, k3 Cheer the Tigers in Detroit Row 12: k3, p19, k14, p3, k3 Row 13: k3, k3, p14, k19, k3 Eat a melon in Howell Row 14: k3, p19, k15, p2, k3 Row 15: k3, k2, p15, k19, k3 Tour the capitol in Lansing Row 16: k3, p18, kl6, p2, k3 Row 17: k3, k2, p16, k18, k3 Dine at the B.O.B.in Grand Rapids Row 18: k3, p18, k10, pl, k5, p2, k3 Row 19: k3, k2, p4, k2, p10, k18, k3 Fish in Saginaw Bay Row 20: k3, p18, k10, p2, k3, p3, k3 Row 21: k3, k7, p1l, k18, k3 Catch the ferry in Ludington Row 22: k3, p18, kll, p7, k3 Row 23: k3, k6, p11, k19, k3 Vacation in Tawas Row 24: k3, p19, k11, p6, k3 Row 25: k3, k5, p12, k19, k3 Parasail in Traverse City Row 26: k3, p19, k2, p1, k9, p5, k3 Row 27: k3, k5, p9, ki, pl, k20, k3 See the shipwrecks in Alpena Row 28: k3, p13, k1, p8, k8, p6, k3 Row 29: k3, k6, p7, k9, p1, k13, k3 Discover Petoskey stones in Petoskey Row 30: k3, p12, k2, p9, k6, p7, k3 Row 31: k3, k8, p4, k10, p2, k12, k3 Visit the lighthouses in Cheboygan Row 32: k3, p1l, k4, p2, kl, p18, k3 Row 33: k3, k1l, p1, k5, p8, k11, k3 Take a carriage ride on Mackinac Island Row 34: k3, p8, k20, p8, k3 Row 35: k3, k9, p21, k6, k3 Check out a mining camp in Caspian Row 36: k3, p3, k24, p9, k3 Row 37: k3, k12, p7, k3, p12, k2, k3 Ski in Marquette Row 38: k3, p3, k10, p8, k3, p12, k3 Row 39: k3, k23, p2, kl, p4, k6, k3 Appreciate the Pictured Rocks shoreline Row 40: k3, p8, k2, p26, k3 Row 41: k3, k25, p2, k9, k3 Walk the bridge between Houghton and Hancock Row 42: k3, p10, k2, p24, k3 Row 43: k3, k23, p2, k11, k3 Enjoy the beauty of nature in Copper Harbor
Row 44: k3, p36, k3 Row 45: k3, k36, k3 Row 46: k3, p36, k3 Row 47: k3, k36, k3
Knit 4 rows
Bind off in knit stitch on ws, creating the 3rd garter ridge on the front, trying to match the tension of the cast on. (Tip: when 2 stitches remain on LH needle, knit those two together, then bind off with remaining stitch from RH needle. This seems to match the curve of the other corners.)
Sew in ends If you use the chart, remember to knit 3 at the beginning and end of every row.
