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Hamilcloth — Hamilton-Inspired Washcloth Knitting Pattern

September 28, 2017 by Sarah White

Knit a Hamilton inspired washcloth.I’ve been pretty obsessed with the musical Hamilton for a little over a year now, and I’ve long wanted to knit something to honor that obsession.

A sweater with the star? Maybe someday.

Even better: a washcloth with the star. A Hamilcloth, if you will. (Though my daughter prefers the name Wash-ilton for the double pun with Washington/Hamilton and it being a washcloth. She’s her mother’s child for sure.)

Whatever you call it, this is a perfect project for Hamilfans, and you could easily alter the chart to be a normal star if you’d rather not make a Hamilton-inspired washcloth. Just please don’t tell me about it if you do!

I will admit this isn’t a stitch pattern, per se, but it is a fun way to try color knitting if you haven’t done it before. Or just to knit a Hamilton washcloth because why not?

Materials

  • one skein each of Lion Brand Kitchen cotton yarn in Citrus and Licorice (you’ll use about 75 yards total for a washcloth the same size as mine)
  • one pair size 7 US/4.5mm knitting needles
  • Hamilcloth chart

Gauge

Gauge isn’t critical but I got about 4 stitches and 5 rows per inch/2.5 cm in Stockinette Stitch (non-colorwork portion).

Size

Finished washcloth measures 10 inches/25 cm square.Knit a Hamilton inspired washcloth.

How to Knit a Hamilcloth

Cast on 43 with yellow/background color.

Knit 4 rows.

K4, P35, K4.

Keeping the first and last 4 stitches in Garter Stitch, work the center 35 stitches in Stockinette from the chart.

When the chart is complete, work one more row of Stockinette all in yellow.

Knit 4 rows.

Bind off. Weave in ends.

Working the ChartKnit a Hamilton inspired washcloth.

Ideally this project is worked with the colorwork method known as intarsia, where you use a separate ball of yarn for each section of color. I did that for the star because the black portions are so big, but for the little guy at the top I worked stranded knitting, with one ball of yarn for each color. It makes him stand out a little more.

Add this project to your Ravelry queue.

A Sort-of Fundraiser

Because Lin-Manuel Miranda and his family are from Puerto Rico, which has been devastated by Hurricane Maria, I wanted to do something with this washcloth to help raise funds for hurricane relief.

Of course, because I value intellectual property, I didn’t want to sell the pattern, even if I was donating the proceeds, so instead I’m just going to ask if you enjoy this pattern and have a little to spare that you make a donation to Puerto Rico hurricane relief. You can do so in lots of ways, but one is to go through the Hispanic Federation; just choose Puerto Rico Hurricane Relief as your gift designation. Thank you for any support you can provide!

This free pattern uses cotton yarn. Check out Lion brands new Re-Up Yarn
Lion Brand’s new recycled cotton, gives knitters and crocheters another reason to love working with cotton. It’s eco-friendly! It takes, on average, 20,000 liters of water to make 1 kilogram of cotton. By using one 70 gram ball of Re-Up you are saving 1,400 liters of water. So try Re-Up for your next cotton project: you’re going to love how it feels to work with and how it feels to help save the planet while doing the craft you love.  You can learn more about it here on this video below.

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