OFF-SET RIB BAMBOO/COTTON WASH CLOTH
THESE NICE LITTLE BAMBOO OR COTTON WASH CLOTHS ARE SIMPLE TO KNIT AND WOULD MAKE A LOVELY SMALL NATURAL HANDMADE GIFT. PERFECT THANK YOU OR WELCOME PRESENT TO BE LEFT ON A VISITORS BED OR BATHROOM, ESPECIALLY IF ACCOMPANIED BY A HANDMADE SOAP.
THE BAMBOO YARN IS COSY AND SOFT TO THE TOUCH AND THE OFF-SET RIB ADDS A LITTLE TEXTURE TO AID EXFOLIATION.
NOTIONS: TO MAKE TWO
ONE PAIR OF 4.5 NEEDLES
TWO 50g BALLS OF DK BAMBOO YARN
A DARNING NEEDLE TO WEAVE IN YARN ENDS.
I USE DOUBLE THE THICKNESS OF THE THREAD BY USING TWO SKEINS OF YARN TOGETHER TO GIVE A CLOSER TEXTURE.
CAST ON: 45 STITCHES USING 4.5 MM NEEDLES WORKING WITH TWO BALLS OF YARN AT THE SAME TIME.
ROW 1: KNIT INTO THE BACK OF EACH STITCH, THIS WILL GIVE A NICE FIRM EDGE.
ROWS 2 TO 7: KNIT ALL THE STITCHES.
ROW 6: K 4, * (K1, P1); REPEAT FROM * TO LAST 5 ST'S, K5.
ROW 7: K4, * (P1,K1); REPEAT FROM * TO LAST 5 ST'S; p1, k4.
ROWS 8 AND 9: REPEAT ROWS 6 AND 7 ONCE.
ROWS 10 AND 11: K ALL STITCHES.
ROW 12: REPEAT ROW 7.
ROW 13: REPEAT ROW 6.
ROWS 14 AND 15: REPEAT LAST TWO ROWS ONCE.
ROWS 16 AND 17: KNIT ALL STITCHES.
ROWS 18 TO 53: REPEAT ROWS 6 TO 17, THREE MORE TIMES.
ROWS 53 TO 58: REPEAT ROWS 6 TO 11, ONCE.
ROWS 59 TO 60: KNIT ALL STITCHES.
ROW 61: CAST OFF. CUT OFF YARN AND THREAD ANY LITTLE EXTRA BITS INTO THE WASH CLOTH.
AS THIS ISN'T AN ITEM OF CLOTHING I DIDN'T THINK IT IMPORTANT TO WRITE A TENSION/GAUGE.
THE APPROXIMATE MEASUREMENTS FOR A FINISHED CLOTH IS:- 8.5 x 8.5in/ 21.5 x21.5cm
ROWS 8 AND 9: REPEAT ROWS 6 AND 7 ONCE.
ROWS 10 AND 11: K ALL STITCHES.
ROW 12: REPEAT ROW 7.
ROW 13: REPEAT ROW 6.
ROWS 14 AND 15: REPEAT LAST TWO ROWS ONCE.
ROWS 16 AND 17: KNIT ALL STITCHES.
ROWS 18 TO 53: REPEAT ROWS 6 TO 17, THREE MORE TIMES.
ROWS 53 TO 58: REPEAT ROWS 6 TO 11, ONCE.
ROWS 59 TO 60: KNIT ALL STITCHES.
ROW 61: CAST OFF. CUT OFF YARN AND THREAD ANY LITTLE EXTRA BITS INTO THE WASH CLOTH.
AS THIS ISN'T AN ITEM OF CLOTHING I DIDN'T THINK IT IMPORTANT TO WRITE A TENSION/GAUGE.
THE APPROXIMATE MEASUREMENTS FOR A FINISHED CLOTH IS:- 8.5 x 8.5in/ 21.5 x21.5cm
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