Challenge KAL: Ribbons

Rosie wearing RIBBONs for this month's challenge!!

Challenge KAL, May 15, 2018

Welcome to our May Challenge! 

This month I designed a dishcloth for you to take advantage of those partial skeins of yarn that you have on hand!

NOTE:

  one suggestion for knitting with different colors of yarn, you can use a colored pencil or hi-liter on the pattern rows, so you are reminded to change color of yarn you are using

 Supplies:

# 7 knitting needles, or your preferred size

1 skein solid color cotton yarn = Color A

3 partial skeins of different solid cotton yarn = Color B, Color C, Color D

K = knit

P = purl

Sl = slip one stitch, purl-wise

Ribbons Dishcloth

 ~ designed by Linda Schmidt

With Color A, cast on 43 stitches

[Continue to knit in Color A until change of colors is noted]

Knit 4 rows [bottom border]

Row 1: [Right side] Knit

Row 2:  K 4, Purl 35, K 4

-carry COLOR  A up side of cloth

Attach COLOR B and knit:

Row 3: K 4[border] K 1, *sl 1, K 3* rpt from * to last 6 st; sl 1, K 1, K4 [border]

 Row 4:  K 4, P 1, *sl 1, P 3* rpt from * to last 6 st, sl 1, P 1, K 4

Cut B; Pick up COLOR A and knit:

Row 5: Knit across

Row 6:  K 4, P 35, K 4

Cut A; Attach COLOR C and knit:

Row 7:  K 7, *sl 1, K 3* rpt from * to end, K 4

Row 8: K4, P 3, * sl 1, P3* rpt from * to end, K 4

Row 9:  K 7, *sl 1, K 3* rpt from * to end, K 4

Row 10:  K 4, P 3, *sl 1, P 3* rpt from * to end, K 4

Cut C; Attach COLOR A and knit:

Row 11:  Knit across

Row 12:  K 4, P 35, K 4

Carry A up side of cloth, Attach COLOR B and knit:

Row 13:  K 5, *sl 1, K 3* rpt from * to last 6 st; sl 1, K 5

Row 14:  K 4, P 1, *sl 1, P 3* rpt from * to last 6 st; sl 1, P 1, K 4

Cut COLOR  B, Continue with COLOR A and knit:

Row 15: Knit across

Row 16:  K 4, P 35, K 4

Carry A up side of cloth, Attach COLOR D and knit:

Row 17: K 7,  *sl 1, K 3* rpt from * to end, K 4

Row 18: K 4, P 3, *sl 1, P 3* rpt from * to end, K 4

Row 19:  K 7, *sl 1, K 3* rpt from * to end, K 4

Row 20: K 4, P 3, *sl 1, P 3* rpt from * to end, K 4

Cut COLOR D

~ Repeat Rows 1 – 20, starting with COLOR A

~  After Row 20, attach COLOR B and knit:

-  Repeat Rows 3 and 4

Cut COLOR B; attach COLOR A and knit:

~ K 1 row

~ K 4, P 35, K 4

K 4 rows [Top Border]

Bind off.  Enjoy!

~ I named my design, Ribbons, because it looks like ribbons of color woven across the cloth.

c. 2018, L.C.C. Schmidt