BEE STITCH DISHCLOTH – Knitted Kitchen Blog Hop 2017

Bee Stitch Dishcloth – Free Knitting Pattern

This Bee Stitch dishcloth gives a textured surface. Quick and easy to learn and work up.
Perfect for garments or home decor.

SKILL LEVEL:
Easy
Basic stitches, simple shaping and finishing.

MATERIALS:
Yarns:
Approx 60-80 yards Lion Brand 24/7 Cotton – Lilac

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Needles & Notions:
Needles – 4, 00 mm
Yarn needle

Abbreviations:
K – knit
P – purl
SL – slip

K1B (below)

• Insert your working needle into the stitch directly below the first stitch on your main needle, knit wise.
• Wrap your working needle with the working yarn and knit the stitch as normal, pulling the yarn through the stitch.
• Pull the worked stitch and the stitch above off the needle together.
• Watch this video tutorial from New Stitch A Day!

Size: approx 9 inches

Notes:
Due to the nature of this pattern – the yarn and needles used is only a suggestion and any substitute may be used.
Size of finished product will vary depending on yarn and also size of needles used.

INSTRUCTIONS:

PLEASE NOTE: I did NOT do the border (seed or knit) on this dishcloth – I was so excited to do this stitch that I was already half way thru before I realized I did not have my border!

This Bee Stitch version is worked over an ODD number of stitches

Cast On 45 STS (9 inch dishcloth) or 65 STS (12 inch dishcloth)

You can choose to either do the Seed Stitch for the border if you are more comfortable and experienced with knitting – or if you are a beginner you can do a plain Knit Stitch border.

Border:
ROW 1: Knit until end. Optional Seed Stitch: P1; *K1; P1. Repeat from until end.
ROW 2 – 5: Knit until end. Optional Seed Stitch: SL1; *K1; P1. Repeat from, until end.

ROW 6:
Border – K4 (Seed Stitch: SL1; K1; P1; K1);
Pattern – K till end
Border – K4 (Seed Stitch: K1; P1; K1; P1)

ROW 7:
Border – K4 (Seed Stitch: SL1; K1; P1; K1);
Pattern – K1; *K1B;K1. Repeat from * to last 4 STS
Border – K4 (Seed Stitch: K1; P1; K1; P1)

ROW 8:
Border – K4 (Seed Stitch: SL1; K1; P1; K1);
Pattern – K till end
Border – K4 (Seed Stitch: K1; P1; K1; P1)

ROW 9:
Border – K4 (Seed Stitch: SL1; K1; P1; K1);
Pattern – K2; K1B; *K1; K1B. Repeat from * to last 6 STS; K2.
Border – K4 (Seed Stitch: K1; P1; K1; P1)

Repeat these 4 rows for pattern and required length.

Border:
LAST 5 ROWS: Knit until end. Optional Seed Stitch: SL1; *K1; P1. Repeat from, until end.
Cast off knit wise.

NOTE – CHART IS SHOWN WITHOUT THE BORDER
Chart is read from LEFT TO RIGHT – starting at ROW 1

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