Diamond Brocade Knit Dishcloth Pattern
Clean your dishes, your body or your face with this diamond brocade knit dishcloth pattern. Easy knit pattern made in one piece and perfect for any knitter to make for a gift or for themselves.
Not everybody wants to use a dishcloth for actually doing dishes or cleaning the kitchen. I use my cotton knit dishcloths as facecloths because they help remove makeup more efficiently than the make-up remover wipes I've used. These are great for mother's day gifts, bridal shower gifts, baby shower gifts, or for graduation gifts (especially when the graduate is a big make-up fan like I am).
This hand knit dishcloth pattern uses a rather traditional stitch pattern in the body and simple garter stitch around the border. An added i-cord just makes it easy to hang off the faucet to air-dry.
The time has come to use up that 100% cotton yarn stash you have accumulated and make some fun dishcloths or facecloths.
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MEASUREMENTS
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
8” [20.32cm] wide / 7.5” [19cm] tall does not include i-cord loop
GAUGE
17.5 and 26 rows = 4"/10cm in Diamond Brocade pattern Gauge is not essential for this project
MATERIALS
YARN: 100% cotton [worsted weight/4-Ply, 2oz/56.7g, 102 yds/93m] -- 1 ball
Sample used Peaches & Cream Stripey in Spring Blue Stripes colorway
KNITTING NEEDLES: 1 size 7 (4.5mm)
NOTIONS: Yarn needle, stitch markers
SPECIAL ABBREVIATIONS
K1fb: knit 1 front and back (increase 1 st) -- Video Tutorial Help
PM: place marker
SM: slip marker
NOTES
- First 5 and last 5 stitches are worked in garter stitch throughout the project.
- The stitch multiple of the diamond brocade is 12 sts + 1
DIAMOND BROCADE DISHCLOTH / FACECLOTH
First Border
Cast on 35 -- Video Tutorial Help
Rows 1-9: Knit
Body
*Updated PDF and pattern on May 8, 2020 @ 3:50pm
| Row 1 (RS): K5, PM, *k1, p1, k9, p1; repeat from * to last 6 sts, k1, PM, k5. |
| Row 2: K5, SM, k1, *p1, k1, p7, k1, p1, k1; repeat from * to marker, SM, k5. |
| Row 3: K5, SM, *[k1, p1] twice, k5, p1, k1, p1; repeat from * to last st before marker, k1, SM, k5. |
| Row 4: K5, SM, p1, *[p1, k1] twice, p3, k1, p1, k1, p2; repeat from * to marker, SM, k5. |
| Row 5: K5, SM, *k3, p1, [k1, p1] 3 times, k2; repeat from * to last st before marker, k1, SM, k5. |
| Row 6: K5, SM, p1, *p3, k1, [p1, k1] twice, p4; repeat from * to marker, SM, k5. |
| Row 7: K5, SM, *k5, p1, k1, p1, k4; repeat from * to last st before marker, k1, SM, k5. |
| Row 8: K5, SM, p1, *p3, k1, [p1, k1] twice, p4; repeat from * to marker, SM, k5. |
| Row 9: K5, SM, *k3, p1, [k1, p1] 3 times, k2; repeat from * to last st before marker, k1, SM, k5. |
| Row 10: K5, SM, p1, *[p1, k1] twice, p3, k1, p1, k1, p2; repeat from * to marker, SM, k5. |
| Row 11: K5, SM, *[k1, p1] twice, k5, p1, k1, p1; repeat from * to last st before marker, k1, SM, k5. |
| Row 12: K5, SM, k1, *p1, k1, p7, k1, p1, k1; repeat from * to marker, SM, k5. |
Rep Rows 1-12 twice more
Final Border
Row 1 (RS): K5, remove marker, k25, remove marker, k5.
Rows 2-9: Knit
Bind Off and I-Cord Loop
Bind off knitwise to the last two stitches, k1fb -- 3 sts on the needle.
--another way to think of it is to knit 33 sts (you have 1 stitch on your right needle and 1 on the left hand needle), k1fb -- 3 sts on the needle.
Row 1 (RS): * Slip stitches from right hand needle to the left hand needle, k3 sts. Do not turn.
Repeat row 1 nineteen more times .
Cut yarn leaving a 10” [25.4cm] tail.
Use the tail to seam together the remaining stitches on the needle to the first 3 stitches from the start of the i-cord.
Weave in all ends.
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*Updated PDF on May 8, 2020 @ 3:50pm
Free Knit Dishcloth Pattern
