Sugar 'n Cream - Basket Dishcloth (knit)

Add a touch of summer to your kitchen decor with this picnic basket dishcloth. Shown in Lily Sugar 'n Cream.

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MEASUREMENTS
Approx 9½" [24 cm] square.

MA TERIALS
Lily® Sugar 'n Cream® (70.9 g/2.5 oz; 109 m/120 yds)
Main Color (MC) Warm Brown (01130) (30 m/35 yds) or 1 ball
Contrast A Jute (00082) (15 m/18 yds) or 1 ball

Size 4.5 mm (U.S. 7) knitting needles or size needed to obtain gauge. 2 stitch holders. 2 stitch markers.

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

ABBREVIATIONS
www.sugarncream.com/abbreviations
Approx = Approximately
Beg = Beginning
Cont = Continue(ity)
Dec = Decrease(ing)
Inc = Increase 1 stitch by knitting into front and back of next stitch
K = Knit
P = Purl
Rem = Remaining
Rep = Repeat
RS = Right side
Pat = Pattern
Sl1P = Slip next stitch purlwise
St(s) = Stitches
Tog = Together
WS = Wrong side
Yb = Bring yarn to back of work
Yf = Bring yarn to front of work

INSTRUCTIONS
With MC, cast on 38 sts.
Knit 3 rows (garter st), noting 1st row is WS and inc 3 sts evenly
across last row. 41 sts.
Proceed in pat as follows:
1st row: (RS). With MC, K4. *K1 (wrapping yarn twice around needle). K3. Rep from * to last st. K1.
2nd row: With A, P4. *Sl1P (dropping extra loop). P3. Rep from * to last st. P1.
3rd row: With A, K4. *Sl1P. K3. Rep from * to last st. K1.
4th row: With A, K4. *yf. Sl1P. yb. K3. Rep from * to last st. K1.
5th row: With A, as 1st row.
6th to 8th rows: With MC, as 2nd to 4th rows.
9th row: With MC, K2. *K1 (wrapping yarn twice around needle). K3. Rep from * to last 3 sts. K1 (wrapping yarn twice around needle). K2.
10th row: With A, P2. *Sl1P (dropping extra loop). P3. Rep from * to last 3 sts. Sl1P (dropping extra loop). P2.
11th row: With A, K2. *Sl1P. K3. Rep from * to last 3 sts. Sl1P. K2.
12th row: With A, K2. *yf. Sl1P. yb. K3. Rep from * to last 3 sts. yf. Sl1P. yb. K2.
13th row: With A, as 9th row.
14th to 16th rows: With MC, as 10th to 12th rows.
Rep last 16 rows for pat until work from beg measures approx 8" [20.5 cm], ending on a 12th row of pat. Break A.

Next row: (RS). With MC, knit, dec 3 sts evenly across. 38 sts.
Knit 6 rows (garter st).
Next row: (WS). Cast off 4 sts. K6 and leave these 6 sts on a st holder. Cast off center 18 sts. K6 and leave these 6 sts on a st holder. Cast off last 4 sts.

Make handle: With RS facing, join MC to first 6 sts on st holder. Cont in garter st until work from cast off edge measures 4" [10 cm]. Cast off. Place marker on side edge of handle 1" [2.5 cm] above cast off edge of Dishcloth.
With RS facing, join MC to rem 6 sts on st holder. Cont in garter st until work from cast off edge measures 4" [10 cm]. Cast off. Place marker on side edge of handle 1" [2.5 cm] above cast off edge of Dishcloth.
Sew cast off ends of handle tog. Fold handle in half and sew
edge tog between markers.