{"id":1151,"date":"2012-03-27T17:16:37","date_gmt":"2012-03-27T14:16:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chocolatemintsinajar.com\/craft\/?p=1151"},"modified":"2012-05-11T10:04:42","modified_gmt":"2012-05-11T07:04:42","slug":"sploshy-washcloth-free-pattern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chocolatemintsinajar.com\/craft\/2012\/03\/sploshy-washcloth-free-pattern\/","title":{"rendered":"Sploshy Washcloth {Free Pattern}"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Sploshy<\/a>Before I learned crocheting or knitting I couldn’t understand why someone would want to use pretty hand crocheted or hand knit washcloths or dishcloths.\u00a0 It didn’t make any sense.\u00a0 I could just buy a much cheaper version from the store and I wouldn’t feel sad when they got dirty or fell apart.<\/p>\n

That was of course until I crocheted my own and then knit my own.<\/p>\n

First of all knitting or crocheting them is a great way for beginners to learn new stitches and improve their skills without worrying about ruining expensive yarn and they are quick to finish and don’t use up a lot of yarn.<\/p>\n

I like my dishcloths on the smallish side and I like them textured too.\u00a0 It is also best to use 100% cotton because it is really absorbent and hey that is what washcloths need to do right?<\/p>\n

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The yarn I used is mystery cotton but I am guessing it is light worsted or DK weight.<\/p>\n

Materials<\/strong><\/p>\n

2 stitch markers<\/p>\n

Tapestry needles<\/p>\n

Size 6 (4mm) needles<\/p>\n

A skein of worsted weight ( my 50gm ball made two washcloths and I still had leftover yarn)<\/p>\n

Pattern<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cast on 35 stitches<\/p>\n

Row 1 – 8 : Knit<\/p>\n

Place stitch markers after the 4th stitch and before the last 4 stitches to mark the garter border.
\nFor all rows knit to the first stitch marker and continue with pattern below, and then knit from the second stitch to the end.<\/p>\n

Row 9: Knit<\/p>\n

Row 10: *K1,P1*, K1<\/p>\n

Row 11: Knit<\/p>\n

Row 12: *P1, K1*, P1<\/p>\n

Repeat rows 9 – 12, 9 more times<\/p>\n

Repeat rows 1 – 8 once.<\/p>\n

Bind off and weave in any ends.<\/p>\n

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That’s it.<\/p>\n

Of course you could make a cup of coffee and cast on another one.<\/p>\n

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