Sugar 'n Cream - Honeycomb Check Dishcloth (knit)

Purls, knits, decreases, and increases combine to produce this gorgeous honeycomb dishcloth in Lily Sugar 'n Cream.

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MEASUREMENT
Approx 9” [23 cm] square.

MATERIALS
Lily® Sugar ’n Cream® (70.9 g/2.5 oz; 109 m/120 yds)
00010 (Yellow)
or 01699 (Tangerine)
or 01740 (Hot Pink)
or 01628 (Hot Orange)
or 01742 (Hot Blue) 1 ball

Size 4.5 mm (U.S. 7) knitting needles or size needed to obtain gauge. Cable needle or size 3.5 mm (U.S. E or 4) crochet hook.

GAUGE
20 sts and 26 rows = 4” [10 cm] in stocking st.

ABBREVIATIONS
www.sugarncream.com/abbreviations
Approx = Approximately.
Beg = Beginning.
Center dec = Slip next 2 stitches as if to K2tog. Knit next stitch, then pass slipped stitches over knit stitch, leaving center stitch on top.
Inc = Increase 1 stitch in next stitch by knitting into front and back loops of next stitch.
K = Knit.
K2tog = Knit next 2 stitches together.
P = Purl.
Pat = Pattern.
RS = Right side.
RH = Right-hand.
Rep = Repeat.
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).
WS = Wrong side.

INSTRUCTIONS
Note: St number will vary throughout pattern.

Cast on 37 sts.
Knit 4 rows (garter st) noting first row is WS.
Next row: (WS). K4. *Inc 1 st in next st. K3. Rep from * to last st. K1. 45 sts.

Proceed in pat as follows:
1st row: (RS). K3. *P3. K3. Rep from * to end of row.
2nd row: K3. *K3. P3. Rep from * to last 6 sts. K6.
3rd row: K3. *P3. Center dec. Rep from * to last 6 sts. P3. K3. 33 sts.
4th row: K6. *P1. K3. Rep from * to last 3 sts. K3.
5th row: K3. P2. *Insert RH needle from front of work into center dec st from 3rd row and draw up a loose loop. Place this loop on RH needle. P3. Insert cable needle or crochet hook into front of same center dec st from 3rd row and draw up a loose loop. Place this loop on RH needle. P1. Rep from * to last 4 sts. P1. K3. 45 sts.
6th row: K3. *P3. K3. Rep from * to end of row.
7th row: K3. *K3. P3. Rep from * to last 6 sts. K6.
8th row: As 6th row.
9th row: K4. ssk. *P3. Center dec. Rep from * to last 9 sts. P3. K2tog. K4. 33 sts.
10th row: K3. P2. *K3. P1. Rep from * to last 4 sts. P1. K3.
11th row: K3. P3. Insert cable needle or crochet hook into front of ssk st from 9th row and draw up a loose loop. Place this loop on RH needle. P1. *Insert RH needle from front of work into center dec st from 9th row and draw up a loose loop. Place this loop on RH needle. P3. Insert cable needle or crochet hook into front of same center dec st from 9th row and draw up a loose loop. Place this loop on RH needle. P1. Rep from * to last 6 sts. Insert RH needle from front of work into K2tog st from 9th row and draw up a loose loop. Place this loop on RH needle. P3. K3. 45 sts.
12th row: As 2nd row.
Rep these 12 rows for pat until work from beg measures approx 8½” [21.5 cm], ending with a 2nd row of pat. 45 sts.
Next row: (RS). K4. *K2tog. K3. Rep from * to last st. K1. 37 sts.
Knit 4 rows (garter st).
Cast off knitwise (WS).