Sugar 'n Cream - Heart Dishcloth / Blanket (knit)

Knit a beautiful heart motif in Lily Sugar 'n Cream and use it as a dishcloth or make several for a memorable Valentine's blanket.

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MEASUREMENTS
Dishcloth: Approx 8" [20.5 cm] square.
Blanket: Approx 32" x 40" [81.5 x 101.5 cm]

MATERIALS
Lily® Sugar ’n Cream® (70.9 g/2.5 oz; 109 m/120 yds)
Dishcloth (00095 Red) 1 ball
Blanket (01004 Soft Ecru) 9 balls or 865 m/950 yds

Size 4 mm (U.S. 6) knitting needles or size needed to obtain gauge.

GAUGE
21 sts and 28 rows = 4" [10 cm] in stocking st.

Abbreviations
www.sugarncream.com/glossary
Alt = Alternate(ing).
Approx = Approximately.
K = Knit.
K2tog = Knit next 2 stitches together.
Pat = Pattern.
Psso = Pass slipped stitch over.
P = Purl.
P1tbl = Purl next stitch (or loop) through back of loop.
Rep = Repeat.
RS = Right side.
Sl1 = Slip next stitch knitwise.
Ssk = Slip next 2 stitches knitwise one at a time. Pass them back onto left-hand needle, then knit through back loops together.
St(s) = Stitch(es).
Tog = Together.
WS = Wrong side.
Yo = Yarn over.

INSTRUCTIONS
DISHCLOTH MOTIF (see chart)
Cast on 37 sts.
1st row: (RS). *K1. P1. Rep from * to last st. K1.
2nd to 6th rows: Rep last row for Seed St Pat 5 times more.
7th row: (K1. P1) twice. Knit to last 4 sts. (P1. K1) twice.
8th row: (K1. P1) twice. K1. Purl to last 5 sts. (K1. P1) twice. K1.
9th and 10th rows: As 7th and 8th rows.
11th row: (K1. P1) twice. K4. yo. [Sl1. K2tog. psso. (yo) twice] 6 times. Sl1. K2tog. psso. yo. K4. (P1. K1) twice.
12th row: (K1. P1) twice. K1. Purl to last 5 sts (working into double yo as follows: P1. P1tbl). (K1. P1) twice. K1.
13th row: (K1. P1) twice. K4. K2tog. yo. K17. yo. ssk. K4. (P1. K1) twice.
14th and alt rows: As 8th row.
15th row: (K1. P1) twice. K4. yo. ssk. K17. K2tog. yo. K4. (P1. K1) twice.
17th row: (K1. P1) twice. K4. K2tog. yo. K8. P1. K8. yo. ssk. K4. (P1. K1) twice.
19th row: (K1. P1) twice. K4. yo. ssk. K7. P3. K7. K2tog. yo. K4. (P1. K1) twice.
21st row: (K1. P1) twice. K4. K2tog. yo. K6. P5. K6. yo. ssk. K4. (P1. K1) twice.
23rd row: (K1. P1) twice. K4. yo. ssk. K5. P7. K5. K2tog. yo. K4. (P1. K1) twice.
25th row: (K1. P1) twice. K4. K2tog. yo. K4. P9. K4. yo. ssk. K4. (P1. K1) twice.
27th row: (K1. P1) twice. K4. yo. ssk. K3. P11. K3. K2tog. yo. K4. (P1. K1) twice.
29th row: (K1. P1) twice. K4. K2tog. yo. K2. P13. K2. yo. ssk. K4. (P1. K1) twice.
31st row: (K1. P1) twice. K4. yo. ssk. K2. P13. K2. K2tog. yo. K4. (P1. K1) twice.
33rd row: (K1. P1) twice. K4. K2tog. yo. K2. P6. K1. P6. K2. yo. ssk. K4. (P1. K1) twice.
35th row: (K1. P1) twice. K4. yo. ssk. K2. P5. K3. P5. K2. K2tog. yo. K4. (P1. K1) twice.
37th row: (K1. P1) twice. K4. K2tog. yo. K3. P3. K5. P3. K3. yo. ssk. K4. (P1. K1) twice.
39th row: As 15th row.
41st row: As 13th row.
43rd and 44th rows: As 11th and 12th rows.
45th and 46th rows: As 7th and 8th rows.
47th to 52nd rows: As 1st row.
Cast off in pat.

BLANKET
Make 20 Dishcloth Motifs.
Sew Motifs tog into 4 Strips, 5 Motifs long. Sew 4 Strips tog.