Striped Knitted Dish Cloth


This is a free knitting pattern for a striped knitted dish cloth.  This free knitting pattern uses craft cotton and the traditional garter stitch with simple colour changes to produce a unique striped knitted dish cloth which is both hard wearing and washable.  Knitted cotton dish cloths have been used in the home for many decades.  This free knitting pattern produces a striped dish cloth which is approximately 20cm x 20cm but can be amended to make a bigger sized dish cloth by simply casting on more stitches and then knitting additional rows until it becomes square.

1 x 100g ball of craft cotton is sufficient to produce 3 dishcloths of 20cm x 20cm in size. 


 1 x 100g Ball of wool is sufficient to make approximately three dishcloths (20cm x 20cm).


 1 x 100g Ball of wool is sufficient to make approximately three dishcloths (20cm x 20cm).


 1 x 100g Ball of wool is sufficient to make approximately three dishcloths (20cm x 20cm).


 1 x 100g Ball of wool is sufficient to make approximately three dishcloths (20cm x 20cm).


 1 x 100g Ball of wool is sufficient to make approximately three dishcloths (20cm x 20cm).


 1 x 100g Ball of wool is sufficient to make approximately three dishcloths (20cm x 20cm).


Requirements:

1 x 5mm Knitting Needles
1 x 50g Craft Cotton (Ecru)
1 x 50g Craft Cotton (White)
1 x 2mm Crochet hook (for hanging loop)

Pattern: 

Using 5mm needles cast on 40 stitches using the ecru craft cotton. 
Work two rows in garter stitch then change to the white craft cotton and work a further two rows in garter stitch.   Continue changing colours on alternate rows, until the dish cloth is square  shaped (approximately 20cm x 20cm).  
Cast Off
If adding the optional hanging loop, cast off to leave the last stitch on the needle.  Transfer this onto the 2mm crochet hook and crochet 20 chains before completing the circle.  Tie off securely and sew in ends.


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