I recently filled this summer’s R&R quota on a week-long beach vacation. The small town borders Lake Huron and is known for its out-of-this-world beautiful sunsets (the picture below doesn’t do them justice). Anyways, the cottage we rented happened to have handmade dishcloths, and the town had a yarn outlet. Obviously this led to a new knitting endeavor.
Since I’m usually creating projects to protect from cold Canadian winters, cotton yarn was actually new to me. This Bernat yarn had interesting transitioning colours that reminded me of a sunset — hence the name of this post. I looked pretty silly on the beach taking blog photos but you only vacation once, or something like that…
As you’ll see once you scroll down, I’m not a complete pro at pattern abbreviations. I usually just try to document what I did, which will hopefully help others do the same.
Knit Dish Cloths
Knit and Weave
Materials:
- Cotton yarn
- Size 6 knitting needles
- Tapestry Needle
Stitches Used:
** Completed referencing Little House in the Suburbs’ pattern, which can be found here
- Knit
- Purl
Patterns:
Smaller Dish Cloth
Cast on 34 stitches
K 3 rows
*Row 4: K
Row 5: K2, P to last 2 stitches, K2
Row 6: K2, K1, P1 to last 2 stitches, K2
Row 7: K2, P to last 2 stitches, K2
Repeat from * 15 times (75 rows)
K 3 rows and cast off
Weave ends with a tapestry needle
Larger Dish Cloth
Same pattern as above worked across 40 stitches (rather than 34)
And since I had a bit of yarn left over…
Crochet Cozy
In The Round
Materials:
- Medium-weight twine
- Size 6.00MM Crochet Hook
- Tapestry Needle
Crochet Stitches Used:
- Single
- Double
Pattern:
Chain 22 st and join in the round
Single crochet 3 rounds
Triple crochet 1 round
Single crochet 3 rounds
Weave ends with a tapestry needle
Happy knitting and crocheting!
J
cottonblend.ca 