Star Flower Dishcloth to Hand Knit

I enjoy making small hand knit dishcloths, quick little projects and interesting to knit.  This dishcloth is made from worsted weight cotton yarn on a U.S. size 5 needle.  You can practice your Kitchener stitch in garter stitch.

Star Flower Dishcloth 

by Diana Sullivan

  

Begin by casting on 16 stitches.  If you want an invisible join, instead of an ordinary cast-on, start with several rows of contrasting waste yarn, then knit 1 row of main color, or else start by knitting in the back loops of a contrasting colored chain.  I like this second method, because when I'm all finished, I can cut the chain, unravel it, and remove it from the dishcloth.

Row 1 and all odd rows:  Slip 1, knit to end.


Row 2:  (Knit 2 together, yarn over) 4 times, knit 7, turn, leaving 1 stitch left on needle. You should still have a total of 16 stitches, 15 on one needle and 1 on the other.  The first time you knit this, count your stitches each row to make sure you still have a total of 16 stitches.


Row 4:  Knit 1, (knit 2 together, yarn over) 3 times, knit 7, turn, leaving 2 stitches left on needle.


Row 6:  (Knit 2 together, yarn over) 3 times, knit 7, turn, leaving 3 stitches left on needle.


Row 8:  Knit 1, (knit 2 together, yarn over) 2 times, knit 7, turn, leaving 4 stitches left on needle.


Row 10:  (Knit 2 together, yarn over) 2 times, knit 7, turn, leaving 5 stitches left on needle.


Row 12:  Knit 1, Knit 2 together, yarn over, knit 7, turn, leaving 6 stitches left on needle.


Row 14:  Knit 2 together, yarn over, knit 7, turn, leaving 7 stitches on needle.


Row 16:  Knit across.


Repeat these 16 rows 8 times.


If you don't want an invisible join, you can bind off and then whip the beginning to the end.


The invisible join is much more attractive.  For the invisible join, end last section with row 15.  Cut yarn, leaving about 16" to sew with.  Kitchener stitch in garter stitch, the stitches on the needle to the stitches from the cast-on chain or scrap yarn.


To close the center and end off the yarn, I draw the yarn through the loops along the inside edge.  I go around a few times and draw up the center, then hide the end.   Hide the beginning end, as well, and you're finished.