Hi there the pattern was made up by a nice american lady and it is called the dw washcloth, but to get 2 of them i have had to adapt it so i will put my adapted one on for you. There is loads of washcloth patterns out there, but with the multicoloured wool i think this makes one of the nicest ones and best of all its not difficult which to me is a bonus.
Note: “sl 2 wyif” is worked like this:
bring your yarn to the front, as if you were going to purl. Now, slip the next two stitches from the left needle to the right needle without working them, and take your yarn BACK to the proper position for knitting the next 2 stitches. This is what forms the horizontal bars all over the cloth, and also what REALLY helps to break up the color blocks you so often get when knitting with a multicolored yarn!
this pattern is a multiple of 4, in case you want to make your cloth bigger or smaller!
I’ve added 3 stitches on each side for a border - and they ARE written into the instructions :o)
Cast on 38 stitches on 4mm needles
Knit for 3 rows
4th row: k3, p32, k3
5th row: k6, *sl 2 wyif, k2; rep from * to last 4 sts; k4
6th row: k3, p32, k3
7th row: k4, *sl 2 wyif, k2; rep from * to last 6 sts; sl 2 wyif, k4
8th row: k3, p32, k3
repeat rows 5-8 ten (10) more times
i normally do rows 5 and 6 once more so it is actually 11 1/2 repeats on the first one and then on the second washcloth sometimes you can squeeze the wool to get 12 repeats.
Then purl 2 rows
cast off purl wise on next row.
Obviously it is up to you whether you want bigger ones in which case you can go on ravelry and put dw washcloth in for the original pattern, but i like the fact you can get two out of one ball of wool in the adapted one, less waste.
Wendyx
