I found this adorable idea for the "We WASH you a Merry Christmas" soap gifts from Darling Doodles. (Pinterest to the rescue!) I paired it with my handmade dishcloths for an extra special touch. And voila! Happy teacher gifts all ready to go. In fact, I've been a crazy knitting lady these past couple of weeks. Late nights of knitting + early mornings to get kids ready for school = what my 11 year old calls "a cranky mom". True. But the gifts are all done & made! In fact, the girls are delivering the last of the bunch at school today. Christmas break starts this afternoon. Woohoo! (Which means any more late nights of knitting can be met with a morning of sleeping in. I am loving life right now!)
I've had requests for these patterns, so I thought I'd share the trio that, so far, are my "go to" patterns.
The instructions are listed below. For a free printable version, click HERE.
This pattern, & the next, were given to me by my grandmother. They were typed out onto a piece of paper, complete with scribbles & notes & check-marks to keep track of rows.
SCALLOPED CIRCULAR DISHCLOTH
Cast on 15 sts.
ROW 1---knit
ROW 2--- K3, YO, K11 (1 st left on needle) TURN
ROW 3---knit
ROW 4---K3, YO, K11 (2 sts left on needle) TURN
ROW 5---knit
ROW 6---K3, YO, K11 (3 sts left on needle) TURN
ROW 7---knit
ROW 8---Bind off 3 sts. K2, YO, K8 (4 sts left on needle) TURN
ROW 9 ---knit
ROW 10---K3, YO, K8 (5 sts left on needle) TURN
ROW 11---knit
ROW 12---K3, YO, K8 (6 sts left on needle) TURN
ROW 13---knit
ROW 14---Bind off 3 sts. K2, YO, K5 (7 sts left on needle) TURN
ROW 15---knit
ROW 16---K3, YO, K5 (8 sts left on needle) TURN
ROW 17---knit
ROW 18---K3, YO, K5 (9 sts left on needl) TURN
ROW 19---knit
ROW 20---Bind off 3 sts. Knit to end. Repeat ROW 1 thru 20 six more times. (Row 1 thru 20 forms one section of dishcloth. Complete dishcloth has 7 total sections.)
Once completed, bind off & sew ends together.
CIRCLE DISHCLOTH
Cast on 17 sts.
Turn---Slip 1 st, K16
Turn---K15
Turn---Slip 1 st, K14
Turn---K13
Turn---Slip 1 st, K12
Turn---K11
Turn---Slip 1 st, K10
Turn---K9
Turn---Slip 1 st, K8
Turn---K7
Turn---Slip 1 st, K6
Turn---K5
Turn---Slip 1 st, K4
Turn---K3
Turn---Slip 1 st, K2
Knit 17 sts & repeat
Makes a total of 12 sections
Bind off & stitch ends together
WAFFLE STITCH DISHCLOTH
I have found there are many different variations on the waffle stitch. This, of course, is just one of the many. This dishcloth looks quite cool in a solid color too.
I cast on 40 sts, & got a dishcloth approximately 9"x9". But make it whatever size you prefer.
ROW 1---*K1, P2* (repeat from * to *) K1
ROW 2---*P1, K2* (repeat from * to *) P1
ROW 3---Knit
ROW 4---Purl
Repeat ROWS 1-4 until you reach the desired size.
Happy knitting!
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What size needles do you use?
ReplyDeleteI usually go by what the yarn suggests for these cotton yarns---which I think is an 8 U.S. But as I've been knitting these dishcloths, I think I like the size 7 U.S. better.
DeleteOh, Nikki, thank you for this fabulous post!!!!! I gave gifts like this last year, but didn't have such a cute tag :( and CIRCULAR cloths are blowing my mind!!!
ReplyDeleteYou're very welcome Holly! I have been scouring the internet the past few nights for more circular ones. They are so fun to knit! I found a couple more pretty neato ones. (Trying to squeak out some last-minute gifts!)
DeleteBeautiful... I am looking for same cover for my Defense Shower Gel. Should I make it circular or square?
ReplyDeletePlz suggest!
Cheers.
hi, yes nice pattern.....kind of short rows....I will definitly try this one..thanks so much
ReplyDeleteWhat yarn did you use for the Waffle stitch dishcloth? I live those colors.
ReplyDeleteIt's from the Sugar 'n Cream brand cotton yarn. But I don't know what the color is called. A multi-colored yarn---isn't it fun?
DeleteThank you! I can't wait to try one--or more!
ReplyDeleteLove the waffle stitch dishcloth pattern. The yarn is different and so cheerful. Do you remember what yarn you used?
ReplyDeleteHi nelcin!
ReplyDeleteI love the colors in that dishcloth too! The yarn I used was Lily Sugar & Cream in a color called Batik Ombre.
Hope that helps!
-Nikki