Evelyn Clark Designs Spaniel Portrait Dishcloth
Simple knit and purl stitches are combined on this dishcloth to create a portrait of a spaniel wearing a heart-shaped tag. It knits up quickly and makes a wonderful gift for anyone owned by a variety of spaniels. This dishcloth is designed for worsted weight cotton yarns. Skill Level Beginner Size $7\times7.5"$ $.18\times19\mathsf{c m})$ Yarn Requirements 30g (52 yds/48m) worsted weight cotton Needles US size 6 ( $4\mathsf{m m}$ needles, or size to obtain gauge Other Supplies Tapestry needle to weave in ends Gauge 20 sts $=4"$ (10cm) in stockinette stitch
Abbreviations
k knit P purl RS right side of dishcloth st(s) stitch(es) WS wrong side of dishcloth () repeat instructions inside parentheses specified number of times
Dishcloth Notes
1. Dishcloth has 4-stitch garter stitch side borders. 2. Wraps-per-inch (wpi) is a way to measure yarn size. Without stretching, wrap yarn around a ruler for 1" (2.5cm), and count the strands.
Sample Dishcloth: 30g (52 yds/48m) Lily Sugar 'n Cream, worsted weight (10 wpi), 100% cotton, Color 01009 Soft Teal
INSTRUCTIONS
Bottom Border
Cast on 35 sts. Rows 1-6: knit across. Start Spaniel Portrait Pattern.
Spaniel Portrait Pattern
Rows 1 & 3 (RS): knit across. All Even Rows (Ws): k4, purl to last 4 sts, k4. Row 5: k9, p4, k4, p1, k4, p4, k9. Row 7: k8, (p2, k2) 2 times, p3, (k2, p2) 2 times, k8. Row 9: k7, p2, k4, p1, k2, p1, k1, p1, k2, p1, k4, p2, k7. Row 11: k6, p2, (k2, p1) 2 times, k7, (p1, k2) 2 times, p2, k6. Row 13: k6, p1, k3, p1, k2, p2, k1, p3, k1, p2, k2, p1, k3, p1, k6. Row 15: k6, p1, (k2, p1) 3 times, k3, p1, (k2, p1) 3 times, k6. Row 17: k6, p2, k1, p1, k2, p1, k3, p3, k3, p1, k2, p1, kl, p2, k6. Row 19: k7, (p1, k2) 3 times, p3, (k2, p1) 3 times, k7. Row 21: k7, p1, (k2, p1) 2 times, k7, p1, (k2, p1) 2 times, k7. Row 23: k7, p2, k3, p1, k9, p1, k3, p2, k7. Row 25: k8, (pi, k2) 2 times, p2, k3, p2, (k2, p1) 2 times, k8. Row 27: k8, p2, k1, p1, k1, p3, k3, p3, k1, p1, k1, p2, k8. Row 29: k9, p1, k1, p1, k11, p1, k1, p1, k9. Row 31: k9, p3, k11, p3, k9. Row 33: k10, p2, k11, p2, k10. Row 35: k11, (p1, k11) 2 times. Row 37: k11, p2, k9, p2, k11. Row 39: k12, p3, k5, p3, k12. Row 41: k14, p7, k14. Row 43: knit across. Row 44: k4, purl to last 4 sts, k4. Start Ending Border.
Ending Border
Rows 1-7: knit across. Row 8 (Ws): cast off in knit.
Finishing
Weave in yarn ends, and steam lightly to block.
