Pine Cone Dishcloth Dress

Original Pine Cone Dishcloth Pattern by Janet Nogle for Monthly Dishcloth Group, Knitting Swatch Facebook Page, Knit Editor Blog

Conversion to Dishcloth Dress Pattern by Jeanette Holmes Picture knit by Jeanette Holmes

US Size 8 Straight or Circular Needles, which ever you prefer

About 1/3 to 1/2 of a Skein of Cotton Yarn
Cast on 25 stitches
Row 1-3: Knit across
Row 4: K2, P21, K2
Row 5: K5, K2tog, YO, K1, YO, S1K1PSSO, K5, K2tog, YO, K1, YO, S1K1PSSO, K5
Row 6: K2, P21, K2
Row 7: K4, K2tog, YO, K3, YO, S1K1PSSO, K3, K2tog, YO, K3, YO,S1K1PSSO, K4
Row 8: K2, P21, K2
Row 9: K5, K2tog, YO, K1, YO, S1K1PSSO, K5, K2tog, YO, K1, YO, S1K1PSSO, K5
Row 10: K2, P21, K2
Row 11: K5, K2tog, YO, K1, YO, S1K1PSSO, K5, K2tog, YO, K1, YO, S1K1PSSO, K5
Row 12: K2, P21, K2
Row 13: Knit across
Row 14: K2, P21, K2
Row 15: K2, S1K1PSSO, K6, K2tOg, YO, K1, YO, S1K1PSSO, K6, K2tog, K2 (23 stitches)
Row 16: K2, P19, K2
Row 17: K8, K2tog, YO, K3, YO, S1K1PSSO, K8
Row 18, K2, P19, K2
Row 19: K2, S1K1PSSO, K5, K2tog, YO, K1, YO, S1K1PSSO, K5, K2tog, K2 (21 Stitches)
Row 20: K2, P17, K2
Row 21: K8, K2tog, YO, K1, YO, S1K1PSSO, K8
Row 22: K2, P17, K2
Row 23: Knit across
Row 24: K2, P17, K2
Row 25: Knit across
Row 26: K2, P17, K2
Row 27: Knit across
Row 28: K2, P17, K2
Row 29: K2, (S1K1PSSO, K2tog) x2, K1, (S1K1PSSO, K2tog) x2, K2 (13 stitches)
Row 30: K3, S1P1PSSO, P2tog, P1, S1P1PSSO, P2tog, K2 (9 stitches)
Row 31: Knit across
Row 32: K2, P5K2
Row 33: K3, M1, K3, M1, K3 (11 stitches)
Row 34: K1, P9, K1
Row 35: K3, M1, K5, M1, K3 (13 stitches)
Row 36: K1, P11, K1
Row 37: Knit across
Row 38: K1, P11, K1
Row 39: K4, BO5, K3 (you now have 4 stitches a neck gap and 4 stitches)
Next work the 4 stitches on the right side 1^st; then the 4 stitches on the left side
Row 40R: K1, P3
Row 41R: K4
Row 42R: K1, P3
Row 43: S1K1PSSO, K2tog (2 stitches on the right side)
Row 44: P2tog (1 stitch on the right side)
Row 45: K1
Row 46: P1
Row 47: K1
Bind Off leaving a 3” tail, cut yarn

Now work the 4 stitches on the left side

Row 40L: Attach yarn, P3, K1
Row 41L: K4
Row 42L: P3, K1
Row 43L: S1K1PSSO, K2tog (2 stitches on the left side)
Row 44L: P2tog (1 stitch on the left side)
Row 45L: K1
Row 46L: P1
Row 47L: K1
Bind Off leaving a 3” tail, cut yarn

To finish tie the right and left sides together; you can choose to leave a bow or weave in the ends.

Now hang your Dishcloth Dress over the top of your dish soap container or dispenser so that it can catch the drips. .

I also use the Dishcloth Dress for my water bottle; I can put it over the neck of the bottle which makes it warmer for my hands when the water is too cold to hold and as a coaster so that I don’t leave water rings.

 

Janet Nogle

jcnogle@gmail.com