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Stash-Busting, Frilly Circular Washcloth Knitting Pattern

June 22, by Sarah White. 1 Comment

I have had a lot of fun developing patterns for the Knitted Kitchen Blog Hop, but now that we’re six months in I’m honestly a little bored with squares. So I thought it would be fun to do a circular washcloth this month, and to use it as a way to use some of my leftovers from other projects.Knit a frilly circle dishcloth with Knitted Kitchen.

This knit circle dishcloth is super easy to knit, and you can use the exact same method and rate of increases to make circles of all sizes, from washcloths to placemats to giant circular shawls.

I used two colors because mine was a stash-busting project, but you can use the same color throughout if you like. I feel like I need to warn you that the picot bind off takes forever (it really felt like it took as long as knitting the whole rest of the dishcloth) and uses a huge amount of yarn. And it makes the edge more frilly than circular, but I like it. You can just do a normal bind off if you prefer.

Materials

about 72 yards total of medium weight cotton yarn (I used Lion Brand Kitchen Cotton in Cayenne and Blueberry; the leftovers from the Two-Color Moss Stitch Dishcloth)

set of 4 size 8 US/5 mm double-pointed needles (you might also want a short circular toward the end)

stitch marker (optional)

Gauge

Gauge is not critical but I got about 5 stitches and 7 rows per inch/2.5 cm in Stockinette Stitch in the round.

Size

My dishcloth is about 9 inches across but you can make any size you like by continuing to increase or stopping earlier if you want a smaller one.Knit a frilly circle dishcloth with Knitted Kitchen.

Knitting the Frilly Circular Washcloth

Using main color, cast on 6.

Divide onto 2 DPNs, join in round and knit 1 round.

*K1, yo. Repeat from * around. 12 stitches.

Knit 2 rounds. Divide onto 3 DPNs whenever you want.

*K1, yo. Repeat from * around. 24 stitches.

Knit 3 rounds.

*K1, yo. Repeat from * around. 48 stitches.

Knit 4 rounds.

*K1, yo. Repeat from * around. 96 stitches. At this point you may want to switch to a circular needle and add a stitch marker to note the end of the round.

Knit 5 rounds.Knit a frilly circle dishcloth with Knitted Kitchen.

*K1, yo. Repeat from * around. 192 stitches.

Knit 2 rounds and switch to second color, if desired.

Knit 2 rounds.

To do the picot bind off, *cast on 2 stitches (I used cable cast on, but you can do whatever you like). Bind off 4. Slip stitch from right-hand needle back to left-hand needle and repeat from * around.

Cut yarn and weave in ends.

Add this project to your Ravelry queue.

More Knitted Kitchen

Check out my other patterns from the series: Loop Stitch Washcloth | Ridged Ribbon Eyelet | Cartridge Rib Dishcloth | Two-Color Moss Stitch Dishcloth | Vine Lace Dishcloth

You can find the full list of blog hop patterns as they become available on the main blog hop page, or join us on Facebook.

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Comments

  1. Carol Lee Parry says

    June 23, 2017 at 11:18 am

    thx for sharing. This looks interesting!

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