New dish Cloth Pattern!

Picot-Edged Grandma's Favorite

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Size 7 Knitting Needles

Less than 1 ball worsted weight cotton yarn

K = Knit

KFB = Knit in front and back of same stitch

BO = Bind off

YO = Yarn Over

K2tog = Knit two stitches together

K2togtbl = Knit two stitches together through back loops

Sl1 = Slip 1 stitch

St = Stitch

Cast on 2

Increasing Rows:

1. BO 1, kfb

2. Sl1, kfb
3. Sl1, kfb, kfb

4. BO 1, k2, kfb

5. BO 1, kfb, kfb, k1

6. Sl1, knit 5

7. Sl1, k2, yo, k to last st, kfb

8. BO 1, k2, yo, kto last st, kfb

9. BO 1, k2, yo, k to end

10. Sl1, k2, yo, k to end

11. Sl1, k2, yo, k to last st, kfb

Repeat Rows 7 through 10 until size desired, ending with Row 8.

Turning Rows:

1. Sl1, k2, turn, sl1, k2, turn, sl1, k1, turn, sl1, kfb, turn, bo1, k2, turn, sl1, k2, turn, sl1, k1, k2togtbl, yo, k2togtbl, k to end

2. Sl1, k2, turn, sl1, k2, turn, sl1, k1, turn, sl1, kfb, turn, bo1, k2, turn, sl1, k2, turn, sl1, k1, k2togtbl, yo, k2togtbl, k to last st, kfb

Decreasing Rows:

1. BO1, k1, k2togtbl, yo, k2togtbl, k to last st, kfb

2. BO1, k1, k2togtbl, yo, k2togtbl, k to end

3. Sl1, k1, k2togtbl, yo, k2togtbl, k to end

4. Sl1, k1, k2togtbl, yo, k2togtbl, k to last st, kfb

Repeat Rows 1 through 4 until you have 7 st left on your needle.

Finishing:

1. BO1, k to last st, kfb

2. BO1, k2togtbl, k1, k2tog, k1

3. Sl1, k to end

4. Sl1, k2tog, kfb

5. BO1, k2tog

6. K2tog, pull yarn through loop, finish off.

Diagonal Garter Stripe Cloth

Well, I don't know if any one has ever come up with this pattern, but I was sitting down with my needles one day and came up with this. I have tons of cloth patterns, but I seem to enjoy doing the diagonal-type cloths. So, hope you like it! Here goes!

Diagonal Garter Ridge Cloth

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Size 7 or 8 needles

Worsted weight cotton, less than 1 ball

K = Knit

P = Purl

K2tog = Knit two stitches together

K2tog tbl = Knit two stitches together through back loop.

Inc = Knit in front and back of same stitch

Cast on 3 stitches.

Increasing Half:

Row 1: knit

Row 2: K1, inc, k1. (4 sts)

Row 3: Knit

Row 4: K1, inc in next 2 sts, k1. (6 sts)

Row 5: Knit

Row 6, 7, & 8: K3, yo, knit to end. (7, 8, & 9 sts)

Row 9: K3, yo, k1, purl to last 4 sts, k4. (10 sts)

Repeat Rows 6, 7, 8, & 9 until the cloth is your desired width, ending with Row 9.

Corners: (I use short rows for a neater corner. If you do not wish to make your corners this way, I put the short row corner in brackets, so you can eliminate that portion and just do the row as written.)

Row 1: {K3, turn; sl 1 st, k2, turn; k2, turn; sl 1 st, k1, turn; k2, turn, sl 1 st, k1, turn; k3, turn; sl 1 st, k2, turn}; k2, k2tog tbl, yo, k2tog tbl, knit to end.

Row 2: Repeat Row 1.

Decreasing half:

Row 1: K2, k2tog tbl, yo, k2tog tbl, knit to end.

Row 2: K2, k2tog tbl, yo, k2tog tbl, purl to last 4 sts on needle, k4.

Rows 3 & 4: Repeat Row 1.

Repeat Rows 1, 2, 3, & 4 until you have 7 stitches left on your needle.

Row 1: Knit.

Row 2: K1, k2tog tbl, k1, k2tog, k1

Row 3: Knit

Row 4: Bind off, knitting last 2 sts tog before binding them off.

Jumping in Feet First!

Well, I've decided to jump and and give this blogging thing a try. I hope to have a lot of fun with it and meet a lot of great people! First, I should introduce you to the joys in my life!

Below is my little Cocoa. See that evil gleam in her eye???? Trust me, she is full of mischief and life! This is when she was just a pup. Now, she is a little over a year old. But you would never know it! She is very, very vocal, talks to you all the time (probably a good thing that I don't understand doggie language!). She loves to play, run as fast as she can, and sit on my shoulder while I am trying to knit. With all that, I just love her to pieces and wouldn't trade her for any thing.

Next is Bow. She is the old girl.....cousin to Button. She is pretty laid back and mellow. Cocoa has given her a boost of energy, but there is not an evil or michievious bone in her body.