Simplicity

Sometimes, especially this time of year, when you're feeling most hard-pressed to get Christmas knitting done, you just can't. Your mind and fingers just refuse to mesh and you need a break from it all. At least, I need a break. So I've decided to just knit some simple dishcloths. The bonus? People love them and they make pretty darn good gifts on their own.

This is a pretty common pattern that I don't think has a real "source." So here it is:

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Simple Dishcloth

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US7-8 needles

Cotton like Sugar n' Cream (or cotton chenille for an elegant facecloth)

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CO 4 stitches

Row 1: knit

Row 2: k2, YO, knit to end

Repeat row 2 until washcloth is the desired size (I like 40 for dishcloths and 45 or so for facecloths.)

Begin decreasing:

Dec. row 1: k1, k2tog, YO, k2tog, knit to end

Repeat dec. row 1 until you only have 4 stitche left, knit last row, and bind off.

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Super simple and very easy to memorize. These are great for those knit nights where you end up talking instead of counting!!!

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Remember to take it easy everyone. Knitting is supposed to be fun!

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(Apologies for the "." line breaks. Blogger hasn't been cooperating with me today!)