The Musings of a Magic Knitter: Another Couple of Freebie Patterns

Ok, before I make a separate post about life and knitting, I wanted to post a couple of free patterns up here for you all. Both patterns are going to be available as a PDF on Ravelry as well, so clicky for that link.

Flowerbasket and Fishy Dishcloths

These two dishcloths came out of my design process while working on something completely different. While they were not chosen to be the patterns used for the other project, I thought that you all might enjoy having them anyways. So, here are some free patterns for you all and I hope that you will enjoy knitting them and using the scrubby cloths! If anyone has charting software and wanted to make a chart for the cable pattern on the Fishy Dishcloth, please go ahead and do so. I did not have access to any charting software at the time of this pattern’s publishing.

Materials:

Worsted weight dishcloth cotton. One ball of Sugar and Cream should make 2 dishcloths.

US Size 8 Needles, straight or circular

Gauge: not too important. Just make it so it’s a density you’re happy with.

Flowerbasket Dishcloth:

Cast on 34 stitches. Work in Seed Stitch for 9 rows. Row 10: Work 9 stitches in seed stitch, place marker, work 16 stitches from flower pattern, place marker, work 9 stitches in seed stitch. Continue working in established pattern until flower pattern is completed twice. Next row, work all stitches in seed stitch, removing markers as you come to them. Work 8 more rows in seed stitch, then bind off.

Flower pattern:

Row 1: K all stitches

Row 2: Purl all stitches

Row 3: K all stitches

Row 4: P3, K3, P4, K3, P3

Row 5: K3, P4, K2, P4, K3

Row 6: P3, K4, P2, K4, P3

Row 7: K4, P3, K2, P3, K4

Row 8: P7, K2, P7

Row 9: K7, P2, K7

Row 10: P4, K3, P2, K3, P4

Row 11: K3, P4, K2, P4, K3

Row 12: P3, K4, P2, K4, P3

Row 13: K3, P3, K4, P3, K3

Row 14: Purl all stitches

Row 15: Knit all stitches

Row 16: Purl all stitches

Repeat these 16 rows for pattern

Seed Stitch:

Row 1: K1, P1 to end

Row 2: P1, K1 to end

Repeat these 2 rows, making sure to knit the purl stitches and purl the knit stitches to form the bumpy texture

Fishy Dishcloth:

Cast on 35 stitches. Work 12 rows in seed stitch. Next row, work 4 stitches in seed stitch, place marker, work chart 1, place marker, work 4 stitches in seed stitch. Continue this way until chart 1 is complete. Work 12 rows of seed stitch, removing markers as you come to them. Bind off.

Chart 1:

Row 1: P2 (k1, p1) 5 times, RBC, P1, (k1, p1) 5 times, P1

Row 2: FC, (p1, k1) 3 times, P1, BC, k1, FC, (p1, k1) 3 times, P1, BC

Rows 3,5,7,11, 13, 15, 19, 21, and 23: K all the knit stitches and P all the purl stitches

Row 4: k1, FC, (p1, k1) twice, p1, BC, k1, p1, k1, FC (p1, k1) twice, p1, BC. K1

Row 6: p1, k1, FC, p1, k1, p1, BC, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, FC, p1, k1, p1, BC. K1, p1

Row 8: k1, p1, k1, FC, p1, BC, k1, p1, k1, (p1, k1) twice, FC, p1, BC, k1, p1, k1

Row 9: (p1, k1) twice, p1, RFC, (p1, k1) 5 times, p1, RFC, p1, (k1, p1) twice

Row 10: p1, k1, p1, BC, k1, FC, p1, k1, p1, (k1, p1) twice, BC, k1, FC, p1, k1, p1

Row 12: k1, p1, BC, k1, p1, k1, FC, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, BC, k1, p1, k1, FC, p1, k1

Row 14: p1, BC, (k1, p1) twice, k1, FC, p1, k1, p1, BC, (k1, p1) twice, k1, FC, p1

Row 16: BC, (k1, p1) 3 times, k1, FC, p1, BC, (k1, p1) 3 times, k1, FC

Row 17: Repeat row 1

Row 18: Repeat row 2

Row 20: Repeat row 4

Row 22: Repeat row 6

Row 24: Repeat row 8

Row 25: Repeat row 9

RBC: Slip 2 stitches to cable needle and hold in back. P1, then slip the knit stitch from cable needle back to left hand needle. Knit it, then p1 from cable needle

RFC: slip 2 stitches to cable needle and hold in front. P1, then slip the knit stitch from cable needle back to left hand needle. Knit it, then p1 from cable needle.

BC: Slip 1 stitch to cable needle and hold in back. K2, p1 from cable needle.

FC: Slip 2 stitches to cable needle and hold in front. P1, K2 from cable needle.