Spring Rain Dishcloth By Serene Knitter

This original pattern is worked with cotton yarn over 47 stitches. The Dish cloth comes off the needles at approximately 11 inches square but shrinks with washing and drying. This is perfectly fine. It should shrink up a bit. In doing so, it will become thicker and much nicer to work with and will not lose stitch definition.

Gauge is: 4 Stitches = 1 Inch
6 Rows = 1 Inch

I used size 7 needles to get this gauge, however, I knit very loose and always have to down-size needles at least 2 sizes. A knitter who normally knits to gauge with probably need to use size 9.
Dishcloth is knit with 4 ply cotton yarn.
Cast on 47 stitches.

Row 1: Knit across 47 stitches, turn.
Row 2 thru 6: Repeat Row 1 (6 rows garter stitch).
Row 7: K6, (K1, P3) 8 times, K1, P2, K6, turn.
Row 8: K6, K2, P1, (K3, P1) 8 times, K6, turn.
Row 9: K6, (K1, P1) 17 times, K7, turn.
Row 10: K6, P1, (K1, P1) 17 times, K6, turn.
Row 11: K6, P2, K1, (P3, K1) 8 times, K6, turn.
Row 12: K6, (P1, K3) 8 times, P1, K8, turn.
Row 13: K6, P2, K1, (P3, K1) 8 times, K6, turn.
Row 14: K6, (P1, K3) 8 times, P1, K8, turn.
Row 15: K6, (K1, P1) 17 times, K7, turn.
Row 16: K6, P1, (K1, P1) 17 times, K6, turn.
Row 17: K6, (K1, P3) 8 times, K1, P2, K6, turn.
Row 18: K6, K2, P1, (K3, P1) 8 times, K6, turn.

Repeat Rows 7 thru 18 for pattern.

When dishcloth measures 10 inches in length repeat Rows 1 thru 6 and bind off.

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