Comprehensive Guide to Dishcloth Mosaic 46: Knitting Pattern, Tips, and Techniques for Beginners and Experienced Crafters

DetailsabouttheProjectPicture/DishclothMosaic#47
BasedonMydesign/39over52rows
NeedleSize 5
Cast on51
Finishedsizeapprox 8.5"widex 8" long
Yarn mainKnitpicksDishie,Tranquil25405(dkmintygreen)
YarnContrastH.L.1LoveThisCotton,258Pistacchio

Pattern illustration

Mosaic Knitting in General If you've never done Mosaic Knitting before, I recommend a little research first. It's NOT
in the photo looks orange and purple) which goes into a lot of detail or there are many excellent online resources.
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/dishcloth-in-mosaic
A Note about Needle SizeYou can do the whole pattern using the same needle size. However, since you are doing garter
diau ln! 'ooa g do ne azis aiaau e umop oh nos fl aiddo pue sasool al e aq on puan aun 'ooa pue dot aun e shaoq s
Right and Wrong Sides
Slipping the Stitchesright side - wyib (with yarn in back)wrong side - wyif (with yarn in front)
Stitch Markers This pattern is divided into sections.
On right side rows, you will have the following:
1 - a beginning border which consists of 2 iCords
2 - section 1 which has 10 stitches
3- section 2 which has 10 stitches
4 - section 3 which has 10 stitches
5-section4whichhas9stitches
6-an endborderwhich consistsof 2iCords
uunwos o uouae ed o pasoddns wi moui I 'a e o aoo I uaum em pu

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Cutting the yarn when adding new colorsDon't. You won't be cutting either color until you are completely done using it.
Instead, carry it up the side of the work. My original Dishcloth in Mosaic on Ravelry (a free download) has detailed explanations.
Side Borders and StockinetteI personally like the fancy borders and the look of stockinette. However, you may just want a
plainer dishcloth or don't feel like putting so much effort into it. If you don't want to mess with fancy side borders, you can just do
garter stitch borders on the side. Just remember, if you do stockinette, you'll need some sort of border, or it'll curl and won't lay flat.
If you really hate purlingIf you really want to make your life easy, just do your whole cloth in garter stitch (knit, knit, knit.)
The process is the same, but on the WRONG side, make sure to slip stitches with yarn in front!
The knitted in iCords Just because of the way the stitches are, there will be a slight tendency for the iCord borders to
pull in a little bit. To minimize that, try to knit both iCords (on both sides) nice and loose. Don't pull tight. Loosey goosey is better.
Borders in this PatternThe borders in this pattern add an additional 12 stitches to the width (6 each side).
Adjusting your cloth size
do in blocks of whatever the multiple is. For width, add or subtract another multiple of the pattern. For instance, if the pattern multiple
is 10+3, the edge stitches are always there. lf you want to make the cloth wider or narrower, add or subtract a multiple of 10. If you wa to change the length and the pattern multiple is 20 rows, then add or subtract 20 rows. Of course you can always make minor tweaks
by adjusting the width of your side borders or top and bottom borders.
kknit
pund
mcmain colorThis is the color you'll start and end the cloth with.
cCcontrast color
slslip the stitche.g. sl-1 would mean to slip 1 stitch from the left needle to the right needle without working it (sl-2 would mean to slip 2 stitches, etc). For this pattern, always slip purlwise
which means the needle is facing the stitch to be slipped as if you were going to purl it.
wyib on nnoge aam nos j! s ssng 'yog au ui aq oi spaau ui aun uos e ds no uaum - yog ui ue ym
wyif

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k first iCordThisinvolves3stitches.
Whatyou do:1) k12) slip 1 purlwise wyif3) k1
How you do it: You knit the first stitch, move the yarn to the front like you are about to purl and slip
the middle stitch without working it, move the yarn to the back and knit the 3rd stitch.
sl-1firstiCordThisinvolves3stitches.
Whatyou do:1)slip 1 2) purlwise wyifk13) slip 1 purlwise wyif
Howyou do it: You slip the first stitch with the yarn in front, like you were going to purl. Then you move
the yarn to the back, knit the middle stitch, move the yarn to the front and slip the
third stitch, move the yarn to the back and you are ready to knit whatever comes next.

Caston53 with main color (l used the long tail cast on method for this pattern)
NeedleSizeI am using a size 4 to cast on and knit border rows, will change to size 5 for pattern rows

Beginning Border

BorderRow1-mcbeg borderk first iCordsl-1 first iCord
knit to last 6
end bordersl-1 first iCordk first iCord
BorderRow2-mcbeg bordersl-1 first iCordk first iCord
knit tolast 6
endborderk first iCordsl-1 first iCord

BorderRow3-mcbeg borderk first iCordsl-1 first iCord
knit to last 6
end bordersl-1firstiCordk first iCord
BorderRow4-mcbeg bordersl-1 first iCordk first iCord
knit to last 6
end borderk first iCordsl-1 first iCord

BorderRow5-mcbeg borderk first iCordsl-1f first iCord
knit to last 6
end bordersl-1 f firstiCordk first iCord

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Littlereminder:k 1st iCord = k1wyif sl-1 k1sl-1 1st iCord = wyif sl-1k1wyif sl-1
Border Row6 -mcbeg bordersl-1 first iCordk first iCord
PURLtolast6
end borderk first iCordsl-1 first iCord
!?If you used a smaller needle for the border rows
now is the time to change to larger needle for pattern rows

BorderRow 7-CCbeg borderk first iCordsl-1 f first iCord
knit tolast 6
end dbordersl-1f first iCordk first iCord

BorderF Row8-ccbeg bordersl-1 f first iCordk first iCord
purl to last 6
endborderk first iCordsl-1 firstiCord

Row 1 - mcbeg borderk first iCordsl-1 first iCordplace marker
section 1 (10 sts)k1Sl-1 k1sl-1 k1sl-1 k4place marker
section 2 (10 sts)k3sl-1 k1sl-1 k4place marker
section 3 (10 sts)k3sl-1 k1sl-1 k4place marker
section 4 (9 sts)k3sl-1 k1sl-1 k1sl-1 k1place marker
end bordersl-1 first iCordk first iCord

Row2 2-mcbeg bordersl-1first iCordk first iCord
purl the mc stitches & wyif slip the cc stitches until 6 left
endborderk first iCordsl-1 f firstiCord

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Littlereminder:k1st iCord= k1 wyif sl-1 k1sl-11stiCord = wyif sl-1 k1 wyif sl-1

Row 3 - cCbeg borderk first iCordsl-1 first iCordslip marker
section 1 (10 sts)k2sl-1 k3sl-1 k3slip marker
section 2 (10 sts)k2sl-1 k3sl-1 k3slip marker
section 3 (10 sts)k2sl-1 k3sl-1 k3slip marker
section 4 (9 sts)k2sl-1 k3sl-1 k2slip marker
end bordersl-1 first iCordk first iCord
Row 4 - ccbeg bordersl-1 first iCordk first iCord
purl cc stitches, & wyif, slip mc stitches until last 6
end borderk first iCordsl-1 first iCord

Row 5 - mcbeg borderk first iCordsl-1 first iCordslip marker
section 1 (10 sts)k1sl-1 k5sl-1 k1sl-1slip marker
section 2(10 sts)k1sl-1 k5sl-1 k1sl-1slip marker
section 3 (10 sts)k1sl-1 k5sl-1 k1sl-1slip marker
section 4 (9 sts)k1sl-1 k5sl-1 k1slip marker
end bordersl-1 first iCordk first iCord
Row 6 - mcbeg bordersl-1 first iCordk first iCord
purl the mc stitches & wyif slip the cc stitches until 6 left
end borderk first iCordsl-1 first iCord

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Little reminder:k 1st iCord = k1 wyif sl-1 k1sl-1 1st iCord = wy
Row 7 - ccbeg borderk first iCordsl-1 first iCordslip marker
section 1 (10 sts)k4sl-1 k5slip marker
section 2 (10 sts)k4sl-1 k5slip marker
section 3 (10 sts)k4Sl-1 k5slip marker
section 4 (9 sts)k4sl-1 k4slip marker
end bordersl-1 first iCordk first iCord
Row 8 - ccbeg bordersl-1 first iCordk first iCord
purl cc stitches, & wyif, slip mc stitches until last 6
end borderk first iCordsl-1 first iCord

Row 9 - mcbeg borderk first iCordsl-1 first iCordslip marker
section 1 (10 sts)k1sl-1 k1sl-1 k1sl-1 k1sl-1 k1sl-1slip marker
section 2(10 sts)k1sl-1 k1sl-1 k1sl-1 k1sl-1 k1sl-1 slip marker
section 3 (10 sts)k1sl-1 k1sl-1 k1sl-1 k1sl-1 k1sl-1slip marker
section 4 (9 sts)k1sl-1 k1sl-1 k1sl-1 k1sl-1 k1slip marker
end bordersl-1 first iCord k first iCord
Row 10 - mcbeg bordersl-1 first iCordk first iCord
purl the mc stitches & wyif slip the cc stitches until 6 left
end borderk first iCordsl-1 first iCord

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Little reminder:k 1st iCord = k1wyif sl-1 k1sl-1 1st iCord = wyif sl-1k1 wy
Row 11 - cCbeg borderk first iCordsl-1 first iCordslip marker
section 1 (10 sts)k4sl-1 k5slip marker
section 2 (10 sts)k4sl-1 k5slip marker
section 3 (10 sts)k4sl-1 k5slip marker
section 4 (9 sts)k4sl-1 k4slip marker
end bordersl-1 first iCordk first iCord
Row 12 - ccbeg bordersl-1 first iCordk first iCord
purl cc stitches, & wyif, slip mc stitches until last 6
end borderk first iCordsl-1 first iCord
Row 13 - mcbeg borderk first iCordsl-1 first iCordslip marker
section 1(10 sts)k1sl-1 k5sl-1 k1sl-1slip marker
section 2 (10 sts)k1sl-1 k5sl-1 k1sl-1slip marker
section 3 (10 sts)k1sl-1 k1slip marker
sl-1 k5Sl-1
section 4 (9 sts)k1sl-1 k5sl-1 k1slip marker
end bordersl-1 first iCordk first iCord
Row 14 - mcbeg bordersl-1 first iCordk first iCord
purl the mc stitches & wyif slip the cc stitches until 6 left
k first iCordsl-1 first iCord
end border

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Littlereminder:k1st iCord= K1 wyif sl-1 k1sl-11stiCord =wyif sl-1 k1 wyif sl-1

Row 15 - cCbeg borderk first iCordsl-1 first iCord
slip marker
section 1 (10 sts)k2sl-1k3sl-1 k3slip marker
section 2 (10 sts)k2sl-1k3sl-1 k3slip marker
section 3 (10 sts)k2sl-1k3sl-1 k3slip marker
section 4 (9 sts)k2sl-1k3sl-1 k2slip marker
end bordersl-1 first iCordk first iCord
Row 16 - ccbeg bordersl-1 first iCordk first iCord
purl cc stitches, & wyif, slip mc stitches until last 6
end borderk first iCordsl-1 first iCord
Rows 17-32Repeat rows 1-16 a second time
Rows 33-48Repeat rows 1-16 a third time
Row 49 - mcbeg borderk first iCordsl-1 first iCordslip marker
section 1 (10 sts)k1sl-1 k1sl-1 k1sl-1 k4 slip marker
section 2 (10 sts)slip marker
k3sl-1k1 sl-1k4
section 3 (10 sts)k3sl-1 k1sl-1k4slip marker
section 4 (9 sts)k3sl-1 k1sl-1k1sl-1 k1 slip marker
end bordersl-1 first iCordk first iCord
Row 50 - mcbeg bordersl-1 first iCordk first iCord
purl the mc stitches & wyif slip the cc stitches until 6 left
end borderk first iCordsl-1 first iCord

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Little reminder:k1st iCord = k1wyif sl-1 k1sl-1 1st iCord = wyif sl-1k1wyif sl-1
As you go across this row you can remove all of the stitch markers except the first and last ones
(thosedesignating youriCord borders)
Row 51 - ccbeg borderk first iCord sl-1 first iCord
sections 1-4knit to last 6
end bordersl-1 first iCord k first iCord
Row 52 - ccbeg bordersl-1 first iCord k first iCord
purl to last 6
end borderk first iCordsl-1 first iCord

End of Pattern, begin End Border

!?If you used a larger needle for the pattern rows,
now is the time to change to a smaller needle for the border rows

Border Row 1 - mcbeg borderk first iCordsl-1 first iCord
knit to last 6
end bordersl-1 first iCordk first iCord
Border Row 2 - mcbeg bordersl-1 first iCordk first iCord
purl to last 6
end borderk first iCordsl-1 first iCord
Border Row 3 - mcbeg borderk first iCordsl-1 first iCord
knit to last 6
end bordersl-1 first iCordk first iCord

BorderRow4-mcbeg bordersl-1 first iCordk first iCord
KNIT (not purl) to last 6
end borderkf first iCordsl-1f firstiCord

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Little reminder:k1st iCord = k1wyif sl-1k1sl-1 1st iCord = wyif sl-1k1wyif sl-1
Border Row 5 - mcbeg borderk first iCordsl-1 first iCord
knit to last 6
end bordersl-1 first iCordk first iCord
Border Row 6 - mcbeg bordersl-1 first iCordk first iCord
KNIT (not purl) to last 6
end borderk first iCordsl-1 first iCord
Border Row 7 - mcbeg borderk first iCordsl-1 first iCord
knit to last 6
end bordersl-1 first iCordk first iCord
Bind off and sew in ends This will be on the wrong side
Following is a very rough copy of the chart for those who'd like one.
Note that the chart does not include the top and bottom border rows or the side border stitches included
in the written directions.
If you would like directions on how to read a Mosaic Chart, I have a free download on Ravelry
http:/www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/mosaic-charts-explained

Pattern illustration

(39 stitches)

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