Grey Squirrel Dish Cloth

By Jill-Ayn, on September 21st, 2014

Hello Fellow Readers and Writers–

As promised in my newest Two Old Biddies Mini Mystery, Make-One Missing, here are the dishcloth instructions so you can copy them and not have to try to follow 34 rows on your Kindle.

Materials: cotton or cotton-blend yarn (I used Lion Brand’s Cotton Ease in Stone), and size 8 knitting needles.

Cast on 35 stitches. Knit 3 rows if you used the long-tail cast on, and 4 rows for the simple cast on.

Border row 1: (Right Side), Knit across. Row 2: Knit 3, Purl 29, Knit 3. Now work the pattern rows as follows:

K 13, P 9, K 13.
K 3, P 9, K 9, P 11, K 3.
K 16, P 8, K 11.
K 3, P 7, K 9, P 13, K 3.
K 15, P 11, K 9.
K 3, P 5, K 12, P 12, K 3.
K 13, P 14, K 8.
K 3, P 5, K 15, P 9, K 3.
K 11, P 16, K 8.
K 3, P 5, K 18, P 6, K 3.
K 8, P 19, K 8.
K 3, P 5, K 20, P 4, K 3.
K 7, P 20, K 8.
K 3, P 6, K 15, P 2, K 2, P 4, K 3.
K 9, P 17, K 9.
K 3, P 6, K 18, P 5, K 3.
K 7, P 19, K 9.
K 3, P 7, K 7, P 1, K 10, P 4, K 3.
K 8, P 9, K 1, P 7, K 10.
K 3, P 8, K 7, P 1, K 8, P 5, K 3.
K 9, P 6, K 2, P 7, K 11.
K 3, P 5, K 1, P 1, K 8, P 2, K 6, P 6, K 3.
K 10, P 4, K 3, P 11, K 7.
K 3, P 4, K 11, P 3, K 3, P 8, K 3.
K 12, P 2, K 4, P 10, K 7.
K 3, P 4, K 10, P 4, K 1, P 10, K 3.
K 19, P 9, K 7.
K 3, P 4, K 9, P 16, K 3.
K 20, P 7, K 8.
K 3, P 6, K 4, P 19, K 3.
Knit across.
K 3, P 29, K 3.
Knit across.
K 3, P 29, K 3. Now knit 3 or 4 rows, as you did in the beginning, then bind off. Optional: When the last bind-off loop is still on your needle, slip in a G crochet hook and chain 12. Fasten back to where the chain began. This gives you a hanging loop for your dishcloth. Weave in ends. As I’ve mentioned in the book, this is my original design. I don’t mind you making these and selling them, but PLEASE DO NOT SELL THE PATTERN. I worked hard on designing it. 🙂 Well, that’s about it. Happy Reading and Writing to you all, Jill-Ayn