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Vine Lace Dishcloth Pattern

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Vine lace dishcloth knitting pattern.It’s time for another installment of the Knitted Kitchen Blog Hop. This week I have a fun, simple lace pattern for you that should definitely encourage you to try lace knitting if you’ve never done it before.

Vine Lace looks a little complex, but really, it’s not at all. In fact, it’s almost a one-row pattern. All the wrong-side rows are purled, and the two alternating pattern rows on the right side are just one stitch off from each other. Once you get the rhythm of it, it’s really easy.

Part of what makes this pattern so interesting is the pairing of ssk and k2tog decreases. And because the increases and decreases aren’t right next to each other, the edge will scallop, though the Garter Stitch border I put on mine helps with that a little.Vine lace dishcloth knitting pattern.

Materials

  • about 72 yards or most of a skein of Lion Brand Yarns Kitchen Cotton (I used color 108, Blue Ice)
  • pair of size 7 US/4.5 mm knitting needles

Gauge

Gauge is not critical but I got 19 stitches and 22 rows per 4 inches/10 cm or almost 5 stitches and 5.5 rows per inch/2.5 cm in pattern.

Size

Finished dishcloth is about 10 inches/25 cm square. If you want to change size, the pattern works on a multiple of 9 plus 4 stitches. Note: pattern begins on a wrong-side row.

How to Knit the Vine Lace Dishcloth

Vine lace dishcloth knitting pattern.Cast on 48 stitches.

K 4 rows.

Leaving the first 4 and last 4 stitches of each row in Garter Stitch, begin Vine Lace pattern as follows:

Rows 1 and 3: Purl

Row 2: K3, *yarn over, k2, slip slip knit, knit 2 together, k2, yarn over, k1. Repeat from * across, end k1.

Row 4: K2, *yo, k2, ssk, k2tog, k2, yo, k1. Repeat from * across, end k2.

Work in pattern until piece is almost square (the border takes about .25 inch/.5 cm).

Knit 4 rows.

Bind off.

Why use dishcloths? Dishcloths are re-useable and save on kitchen waste. Most dishcloths are made using cotton yarn and can be thrown into the washing machine when dirty. This makes them very hygienic, especially when compared to kitchen sponges, which sit on the sinks for days if not weeks.  Another great thing about dishcloths is when it comes to knitting the knit up quickly and are great for gift giving. Everyone needs a dishcloth.  For gifting, It’s not something that has to be in fashion or a certain colour for the recipient to like it, though there are so many great dishcloth pattern designs out there.

Looking to knit more dishcloth patterns ? Check out these dishcloth patterns on Etsy 

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Knit a Stunning Bestiary Scarf

I don’t even know what to say about this amazing knitting pattern. The Bestiary Scarf from Monstra & Mirabilia is so full of details it’s a little intimidating to talk about. 

It features, as the designer describes it, an “artistic encyclopaedia of Western mythical creatures.”

The pattern includes a dragon, harpy, Medusa, chimaera, centauress, phoneix, kraken, mermaid, sew serpent, cyclops, wyvern, Pegasus, amphiptere and amphibaena. (It’s a good thing there’s a photo of the proejct with everything labelled because I definitely didn’t know the names for everything.) It’s also designed like a landscape, with water and land creatures toward the bottom ends and sky creatures toward the top. 

The dragon is at the center and is worked sideways so it will show as upright when you wear it. 

The scarf is worked in double knitting, so the colorwork appears in the opposite colors on the other side. 

It’s worked in light fingering weight yarn (on size 0 US or 2mm knitting needles) and the colorwork is shown in charts. The pattern also includes some video tutorials and written instructions to help you along. The designer says the pattern is for intermediate knitters, and “advanced beginners may succeed with patience and the help of the video tutorials.”

When I was an advanced beginner this kind of a pattern would have brought me to tears, but if you love a challenge, and a project that you’ll wear and get tons of astonished reactions every time, this is the project for you. And of course if you have a few double knitting projects under your belt and are comfortable reading charts, this project shouldn’t be hard, but that doesn’t mean it’s fast. But lots of great things take time, and that’s never stopped us before, right? 

You can get a copy of this pattern from Monstra & Mirabilia on Ravelry. 

[Photo: Monstra & Mirabilia ]