Saturday, March 15, 2008

Dragonfly Dishcloth


Finished size: 8" X 9"

Materials:
(US) size 7 needles, 2 ounces Worsted Weight Cotton in desired color (Example was made using Sugar ‘n Cream’s Hot Purple)

Cast on 39.

Row 1: k1 (p1, k1) across.

Row 2-5: Repeat row 1.

Row 6: (k1, p1) twice, k31, (p1, k1) twice.

Row 7: k1, p1, k1, p33, k1, p1, k1.

Row 8: (k1, p1) twice, k15, p1, k15, (p1, k1) twice.

Row 9: k1, p1, k1, p16, k1, p16, k1, p1, k1.

Row 10: Repeat row 8.

Row 11: k1, p1, k1, p15, k3, p15, k1, p1, k1.

Row 12: (k1, p1) twice, k14, p3, k14, (p1, k1) twice.

Row 13-28: Repeat rows 11 and 12 eight times.

Row 29: k1, p1, k1, p4, k7, p4, k3, p4, k7, p4, k1, p1, k1.

Row 30: (k1, p1) twice, k2, p9, k3, p3, k3, p9, k2, (p1, k1) twice.

Row 31: k1, p1, k1, p3, k10, p2, k3, p2, k10, p3, k1, p1, k1.

Row 32: (k1, p1) twice, k3, p10, k1, p3, k1, p10, k3, (p1, k1) twice.

Row 33: k1, p1, k1, p6, k21, p6, k1, p1, k1.

Row 34: (k1, p1) twice, k6, p19, k6, (p1, k1) twice.

Row 35: k1, p1, k1, p15, k3, p15, k1, p1, k1.

Row 36: (k1, p1) twice, k7, p17, k7, (p1, k1) twice.

Row 37: k1, p1, k1, p5, k23, p5, k1, p1, k1.

Row 38: (k1, p1) twice, k3, p25, k3, (p1, k1) twice.

Row 39: k1, p1, k1, p3, k27, p3, k1, p1, k1.

Row 40: (k1, p1) twice, k2, p9, k3, p3, k3, p9, k2, (p1, k1) twice.

Row 41: k1, p1, k1, p4, k5, p6, k3, p6, k5, p4, k1, p1, k1.

Row 42: (k1, p1) twice, k13, p5, k13, (p1, k1) twice.

Row 43: k1, p1, k1, p14, k5, p14, k1, p1, k1.

Row 44: Repeat row 42.

Row 45: k1, p1, k1, p15, k1, p1, k1, p15, k1, p1, k1.

Row 46-47: Repeat row 6 and 7.

Row 48: Repeat row 6.

Row 49-52: Repeat row 1.

Row 53: Bind off in established pattern.

Finish off. Weave in ends. Block as desired.

Designed and written by April Moreland
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10 comments:

  1. Wow, is this ever nice. I'm just learning to crochet, but will definitely try this out sometime. Thanks.

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  2. LOL...you must be a left-handed...as I am so I think I get this. Anyway, I will try this pattern...Do you happen to have a dragon fly pattern for a knit throw?


    Thanks Becky

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  3. Lol...I'm a lefty so I think I get this since my crochet never comes out right. I'm going to make this wash cloth asap. Would you happen to have a dragon fly pattern for a throw?
    Thanks
    Becky

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  4. Hi Becky, yup, I'm a lefty!

    Sorry, I don't have any patterns for anything bigger than the dishcloths. I'm such a slooow knitter I don't think I'd ever be able to finish something as big as a throw! LOL

    Thanks for stopping by! :)

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  5. Love the dragonfly cloth. Thanks for sharing, April. :)

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  6. i tried this pattern. what does bind off in the established pattern mean? i looked at a video on youtube and it said bind off by knit 2, pull 1 over 2 and drop 1. that didn't work it unraveled from corner.

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  7. Hi John, thank you for using the dragonfly pattern! Working in established pattern means to continue with the same pattern that you've been doing. The last 4 rows are done in seed stitch (k1, p1) so you would bind off in seed stitch. This video might help. She is only binding off 2 sts, but it will give you the basic idea to continue across the row. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9O0A9EvoLRw

    Hope that helps! Let me know if you have any other questions. :)

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  8. Hi April! I have been trying to do this pattern and find that the tail of the dragonfly sinks into the rest of the work rather than being raised. I have been using Red Heart worsted weight yarn for it. I am also a righty so not sure if that makes a difference. Any tips to help me out? Thanks!

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  9. Hi April! I have been trying to do this pattern and find the tail sinks into the work rather than raised. I have been using Red Heart worsted weight yarn. I am all a righty so not sure if this makes a difference. Any tips to help me out?? Thanks!

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  10. Hey April, I love your dragonfly dishcloth, I just don't knit. Do you have instruction in crochet for it? You could email it to me bethlord78@gmail.com

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