Supplies & Tools
RED HEART®
Scrubby®: 1 ball 980 Tropical
Susan Bates® Knitting
Needles: 5mm [US 8]
Yarn needle
GAUGE: 14.5 sts = 4” [10 cm]; 30 rows = 4” [10 cm] in Garter st. Exact gauge is not crucial for this project.
Dishcloth measures 7” [18 cm] wide x 7” [18 cm] long
SPECIAL STITCHES
Kfb (knit front and back): Knit into the front of next stitch and leave on left needle; knit into the back of same stitch and drop both stitches from left needle - increase made.
Skp (slip, knit, pass over): Slip next stitch knitwise to right needle; knit stitch on left needle; pass slipped stitch over knit stitch and off right needle - decrease made.
DISHCLOTH
Cast on 2 sts.
Row 1: Kfb, knit 1 – 3 sts.
Row 2: Knit 1, kfb, knit 1 – 4 sts.
Increase Row: Knit 1, kfb, knit to end of row – 5 sts.
Repeat Increase Row until there are 37 sts on needle.
Decrease Row: Knit 1, skp, knit to end of row – 36 sts.
Repeat Decrease Row until there are 2 sts on needle.
Final Row: Skp.
Fasten off last st.
Finishing
Weave in all ends.
ABBREVIATIONS
cm = centimeters;
k = knit;
kfb = knit
front and back;
mm = millimeters;
p =purl;
skp = slip, knit, pass over;
st(s) =stitch(es)