Simple Living - Knitted Dishcloths

These dishcloths are knitted on the diagonal & look gorgeous.  I've used this pattern as a mindfulness (& productive) knitting project.  There are many patterns online like this, but this is one of the easiest.  These can be colour coded for different areas in the house (bathroom, kitchen) or used as dusters, face clothes or given as a gift? 

Enjoy,
xPaula

What you need

• Pure Cotton - 1 x50gram (an 8ply ball made two dish clothes, approximately 18cm squared).
• Knitting needles size 5 - the size of your cloth will depend on how tight or loose your stitches are).
• Tapestry needle (to stitch in the start & finish threads)

Stitches you'll use

• Cast On (CO)
• Knit (K)
• Yarn Over (yo) - bring the cotton 'yarn' over the needle to create an extra stitch.
• Knit 2 Together (k2tog)
• Cast off (CO)

The Pattern:

1. CO 4
2. K 4
3. K 2, yo, knit to end

Repeat step 3 until you have 45 stitches across 

1. K 1, k2tog, yo, k2tog, knit to end

Repeat step 4 until you are down to 4 stitches

1. CO

When you are done, put the end of the cotton thread through your last loop & tighten it.  Use your tapestry needle to sew in your start & finishing thread.

Note: Each time you 'yarn over' (yo) you are creating an eyelet border (or hole) along the edge of the dishcloth while also increases each row by 1 stitch.

The reason you knit 2 together twice as you decrease & continue to do the 'yarn over' (yo) stitch is to maintain the eyelet or hole border edge while also decreasing 1 stitch for each row.