"Pro Dishcloth" knitting Lace by Marieta Iosifidou

 "Pro Dishcloth" knitting Lace by Marieta Iosifidou

 

A flat, easy and quick knitted (in 3 knitting hours) , openwork dishcloth. 

Super Idea for Birthday and Christmas Handmade Gift.

The piece is started with long tail cast on, then made a set-up row and four rows with seed stitch in the area between stitch markers, while on the outer edge an I-cord edging is formed.

Continue with knitting the basic lace pattern (sts multiple of 3).

The lace area of the pattern completed in 2 rows and knitted the same stitch, in the RS and in the WS.

Completed the dishcloth with the repeat for starting 4 rows (R1-R4) .  

Materials:

·        Yarn:  any cotton, weight Worsted –  65gr

·        Gauge: 20sts x 28r - 4”x4”/ 10x10cm

·        Needles: 4,5mm / US7

·        2 stitch markers 

 Abbreviations

·        R: row

·        RS: Right side

·        WS: wrong side

·        K : knit

·        P : purl

·        k2tog: knit 2 stitches together

·        Yo: yarn over

·        Slstpw: slip stitch purlwise

·        St/s: Stitch/stitches

·        Wyif: with yarn in front

·        Pm : put marker

Sm: slip marker

 

Measurements: 20 cm x 20cm after blocking

 

Notes

Used sts multiple of 3 + (5sts +5sts  for the border & I cord edge).

The lace stitch pattern completed in 2rows (R5 & R6).

 

 Starting

·     Cast on 31sts with long tail way. 

·     Set up row:

k4,p1, pm, k21,pm, p1,k2,wyif,2slsts pw.

 

·     R1  (RS) : k4, 1slst pw,sm, *p1, k1,p1* rep to sm, bring yarn in back side, 1slst pw, k2, wyif, 2slsts pw

·     R2 (WS) : k4,p1,sm, *p1,k1,p1* rep to sm,  p1,k2,wyif, 2slsts pw

·     R3  (RS) : as R1

·     R4 (WS) : as R2

Lace pattern area :

·     R5  (RS) : k4 , 1slst pw,sm, *k1, Yo, k2tog* x 7, sm, 1slst pw, k2, 2slsts pw

·     R6  (WS) : k4,p1, bring yarn in back ,sm, *k1, Yo, k2tog* x 7, sm, p1,k2, wyif, 2slsts pw

Repeat R5 & R6 until you have the desire length.

Repeat R1-R4 once for the ended edge.

Bind off all stitches with Knit 2 stitches together through the Back Loop (k2tog tbl)

 

 Chart for Pro Dishcloth 

 

 

I-Cord Cast On Way, by Marieta Iosifidou - Video and Written Instructions

I-Cord Cast On Way, by Marieta Iosifidou  

Video and Written Instructions

 

 

     Written Instructions

    Cast on 4sts in the needle. 

    there are 4sts in the left needle.

1. with the right needle,
   
2. knit the 1^st st of the left needle, kfb - knit in the front and back loop of the stitch (kbf). bring these two stitches to the right needle.
3. then with the right needle, k3 the next 3 sts of the left needle. Bring them to the right needle.
4. now there are 5sts on the right needle
5. bring back to the left needle 4 of the stitches.

• repeat steps 1-5 until have the  number of stitches you need. 
• 4sts from i-cord, don't counts in the number of stitches for the knitting  work. .
• when completed the needed number of stitches,  bind off the 4sts from    the i-cord 
• ready to starting  knitting work .

Video by Marieta Iosifidou