I love slip-stitch knitting. The technique creates a woven fabric using basic stitches. This stitch pattern is one of my faves; it’s beautiful, reversible, and thick enough for a great dishtowel.
The i-cord edging provides additional interest and nice finishing, and the hook will keep the towel on your cabinet and not on the floor.
The pattern is easy to memorize and great for beginners or TV knitting. The finished product appears more complicated than it is.
MATERIALS & INFO
Yarn: Worsted Weight Cotton
200 yards/3.7 oz (2 balls)
Gauge: 18 sts per 4”/10 cm
Needles: US 7 - 4.5 mm
US 7 double-pointed needles or circular for i-cord hook (optional)
Notions: Darning needle
Finished size: 13”x17”
Experience Level: Beginner
ABBREVIATIONS
CO = cast on
pm = place marker
sm = slip marker
k = knit
p = purl
Sl = all stitches are slipped purlwise
slip as if to purl, with right needle in
front of the left
wyf = with yarn in front
bring yarn through the needles to
the front on the working side
BO = Bind off
PATTERN INSTRUCTIONS (Garter Stitch Border)
CO 64 stitches with preferred cast-on method.
Knit 5 rows
Row 1(RS): k3, sm, k1, * k2, sl 2wyf, repeat from * to last 4 stitches, k1, sm, k3.
Row 2 (all wrong side rows): k3, sm, purl to last 3 stitches, sm, k3.
Row 3: k3, sm, k1, * sl1 wyf, k2, sl1 wyf, repeat from * to last 4 stitches, k1, sm, k3.
Row 5 k3, sm, k1, * sl 2 wyf, k2, repeat from * to last 4 stitches, k1, sm, k3.
Row 7: k3, sm, k1, * k1, sl 2 wyf, k1, repeat from * to last 4 stitches, k1, sm, k3.
Repeat Rows 1 – 8 until piece measures 17”, ending with a Row 8.
FINISH (Garter Stitch Edge with Hook)
Knit 6 rows, ending on the wrong side.
(RS) Knit across to last two stitches, cast on 12 stitches using backward loop or preferred method, k2tog.
BO loosely, weave in ends and enjoy!
Download the PDF which includes the pattern for the i-cord version and charted instructions.
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