Red Rectangle Nebula dishcloth Copyright @ Carol Schoenfelder - February 2011
Materials:
1 skein Cotton Yarn (Sample uses Peaches & Creme “Red".) US #7 (4.5mm) Knitting Needles
Notes:
The design is of the Red Rectangle Nebula, a protoplanetary nebula discovered in 1973. It lies near the constellation Monoceros (or Unicorn) -- discovered by William Herschel in 1781. The nebula is distinctive, obviously, due to its rectangular shape and red color.
The design is charted. Odd numbered rows are wrong side (ws) rows.
Abbreviations:
k:knit P: purl k2tog (a right-leaning single decrease): knit 2 together, ssk (a left-leaning single decrease): slip 2 sts individually knitwise, then knit together through the back loops ccd (centered double decrease): slip 2 sts together knitwise, knit the next st, then slip the 2 sts over
Directions:
Cast on 35 sts. Knit 6 rows. K3, p29, k3 K 35 Work the next 47 rows from chart. K35 K3, p29, k3 Knit 6 rows. Bind off and weave in ends.
Red Rectangle Nebula
k2tog ssk centered double decrease
