Shell Dishcloth
MATERIALS:
Yarn: Worsted Weight 100% Cotton yarn Approximately: 1 oz (25g) 50 Yards Needles: US 5 / 3.75 mm, US 6 / 4.0 mm Yarn darning needle GAUGE: In Stockinette: 5.5 st & 8 rows per inch.
STITCHESUSEDINTHISPATTERN:
SIZE: Approximate dimensions: 6.25 x 7.25 inches Model done using Universal Yarn Cotton Supreme Batik in the Color #34- Cotton Candy
COMMON ABBREVIATIONS &
K - Knit K2tog - Knit 2 together P - Purl P2tog - purl 2 together RS - Right Side WS - Wrong side Kfb - knit into the front and back of stitch SSK - slip the first stitch as if to knit, slip the second stitch as if to knit, then slide the left-hand needle into the front part of both stitches and knit them together s2kpo - slip two stitches as if to knit two together, knit the next stitch, pass the slipped stitches over the knitted stitch sk2po - slip one stitch knitwise, knit the next two stitches together, pass slipped stitch over the knitted stitches Note: This shell is worked from the top down. SHELL Using the size 6 needles cast on 7 sts
| Row 1: | Knit (RS) |
| Row 2: | Purl (WS) |
| Row 3: | Cast on 4 sts, p4, k7 (11 st) |
| Row 4: | Cast on 4 sts, k4, p7, k4 (15 st) |
| Row 5: | Cast on 7 sts, [k7, p4] twice (22 st) |
| Row 6: | Cast on 7 sts, p7, [k4, p7] twice (29 st) |
| Row 7; | Cast on 4 sts, [p4, k7] 3 times (33 st) |
| Row 8: | Cast on 4 sts, k4, [p7, k4] 3 times (37 st) |
| Row 9: | Cast on 4 sts, k4, [p4, k7] 3 times, p4 (41 st) |
| Row 10: | Cast on 4 sts, p4, [k4, p7] 3 times, k4, p4 (49 st) |
| Row 11: | K4, [p4, k7] 3 times, p4, k4 |
| Row 12: | P4, [k4, p7] 3 times, k4, p4 |
| Row 13: | K4, p4, ssk, k3, k2tog, p4, k7, p4, ssk, k3, k2tog, p4, k4 |
| Row 14: | P4, k4, p5, k4, p7, k4, p5, k4, p4 |
| Row 15: | K4, p4, k5, p4, ssk, k3, k2tog, p4, k5, p4, k4 |
| Row 16: | P4, [k4, p5] 3 times, k4, p4 (39 st) |
Page 1 of 2 Copyright @ 2012 Mac's Crafty Creations. All rights reserved. This material, in whole or in part, may not be reprinted or distributed in any form or media without permission. This pattern may not be used to produce items for sale or for other commercial purposes.
Shell Dishcloth
| Row 17: K4, [p4, k5] 3 times, p4, k4 | |
| Row 18: | Same as Row 16 |
| Row 19: | Same as Row 17 |
| Row 20: | P4, [ssk, K2tog, P5] 3 times, ssk, K2tog, p4 |
| Row 21: | K4, [p2, k5] 3 times, p2, k4 |
| Row 22: | P4, [k2, p5] 3 times, k2, p4 |
| Row 23: | K4, p2, ssk, k1, k2tog, p2, k5, p2, ssk, k1, k2tog, p2, k4. (29 sts) |
| Row 24: | P4, k2, p3, k2, p5, k2, p3, k2, p4 |
| Row 25: | K4, p2, k3, p2, ssk, k1, k2tog, p2, k3, p2, k4 |
| Row 26: | P4, [k2, p3] 3 times, k2, p4 |
| Row 27: | K4, [p2, k3] 3 times, p2, k4 |
| Row 28: | Same as Row 26 |
| Row 29: | K4, p2tog, [k3, p2tog] 3 times, k4 |
| Row 30: | P4, [k1, p3] 3 times, k1, p4 |
| Row 31: | K4, [p1, k3] 3 times, p1, k4 |
| Row 32: | Same as Row 30 |
| Row 33: | Sk2po, k1, [p1, s2kpo] 3 times, p1, k1, k3tog |
| Row 34: | P2, [k1, p1] 3 times, k1, p2 |
| Row 35: | SSK, [p1, k1] 3 times, p1, k2tog |
| Row 36: | P1, [k1, p1] 4 times |
| Row 37: | K1, [p1, k1] 4 times |
| Row 38: | Same as Row 36 |
| Row 39: | Sk2po, p1, k1, p1, k2tog, slip st just made on to left-hand needle, pass next st over it; slip it back on to right-hand needle. (5 sts) |
| Row 40: | P1, [k1, p1] twice |
| Row 41: | K1, s2kpo, k1. (3 sts) |
| Row 42: | Purl |
| Row 43: | S2kpo. Fasten off remaining one st |
WINGS
Using the size 5 needles, with RS facing and starting at Row 41, pick up and k9 sts along row-ends of right-hand edge.
| Rows 1, 3, 5, 7: (WS) ) K | |
| Row 2: | SSK, k5, k2tog (7 sts) |
| Row 4: | SSK, k3, k2tog (5 sts) |
| Row 6: | SSK, k1, k2tog (3 sts) |
| Row 8: | Sk2po. Fasten off remaining one st |
Work left-hand edge to match.
TOP EDGE
Using the size 5 needles, with RS facing and working into the cast-on sts, pick up and knit sts around top edge. Pick up 1 st from each st plus 1 extra st from cast-on of each 5-st rib. (48 st) Next row: K2, kfb, [k8, kfb] 5 times, k2. (53 sts) Bind off knitwise.Block to shape. Page2of 2 Copyright @ 2012 Mac's Crafty Creations. All rights reserved. This material, in whole or in part, may not be reprinted or distributed in any form or media without permission. This pattern may not be used to produce items for sale or for other commercial purposes.
