Tuesday, December 18, 2007

A Christmas Dishcloth Story....

I've been making dishcloths for certain family members this holiday season, they were a huge hit last year. This year, my mom wanted something cute and special. She's been having alot of work done on the outside of her house and it's been taking forever. Because of the work we haven't put up any decorations so she asked for a dishcloth with a Christmas scene of her home. I pulled up a graph on the computer and went to work. She has a Tudor style house with a huge evergreen in the back. I'll scan a picture when I find one. I finished this a few weeks ago but decided last night to write up the pattern for everyone to make. Enjoy!







Finished Measurements : 9"x10"

Materials: 1 ball Lily Sugar'n Cream Solid
US #3/3.25mm needles
Tapestry Needle

Notes: I used a smaller needle size to obtain denser fabric for daily dishes.

Pattern:

co 47s

k1 p1 to last stitch, k1 repeat for 6 rows

row 1: "and all odd rows" (k1,p1) 2x, K to last 4s, (p1,k1)
row 2: (k1,p1)2x, p17, k4, p7, k4, p7, (p1,k1)2x
row 4: (k1,p1)2x, p7, k5, p9, k1, p5, k1, p11(p1,k1)2x
row 6: (k1,p1)2x, p5, k2, p1, k3, p1, k2, p8, k1, p5, k1, p7, k1, p2,
(p1,k1)2x
row 8: (k1,p1)2x, p2, k3, p3, k3, p3, k2, p7, k8, p3, k2, p3 (p1,k1)2x
row 10:(k1,p1)2x, p8, k3, p4, k8, p5, k1, p2, k3, p1, k1, p3 (p1,k1)2x

row 12:(k1,p1)2x, p8, k3, p4, k1, p12, k1, p3, k1, p2, k1, p3 (p1,k1)2x
row 14:(k1,p1)2x, p8, k3, p4, k1, p2, k7, p3, k2, p2, k1, p2, k1, p3
(p1,k1)2x
row 16:(k1,p1)2x, p1, k13, p1, k1, p2, k1, (p1,k1)x3, p3, k1, p3, k1,
p2, k1, p3 (p1,k1)2x
row 18:(k1,p1)2x, p1, k13, p1, k1, p2, k1, (p1,k1)x3, p3, k5, p2, k1,
p3 (p1,k1)2x
row 20:(k1,p1)2x, p2, k12, p1, k1, p2, k1, (p1,k1)x3, p3, k1,
(p1,k1)x2, p2, k1, p3 (p1,k1)2x

row 22:(k1,p1)2x, p1, k13, p1, k1, p2, k1, (p1,k1)x3, p3, k5, p2, k1,
p3 (p1,k1)2x
row 24:(k1,p1)2x, p1, k13, p1, k1, p2, k1, (p1,k1)x3, p3, k1,
(p1,k1)x2, p2, k1, p3 (p1,k1)2x
row 26:(k1,p1)2x, p3, k11, p1, k1, p2, k7, p3, k5, p2, k1, p3 (p1,k1)2x
row 28:(k1,p1)2x, p1, k13, p1, k1, p19, k1, p3 (p1,k1)2x
row 30:(k1,p1)2x, p4, k10, p1, k21, p3 (p1,k1)2x

row 32:(k1,p1)2x, p1, k13, p1, k1, p10, k10, p3 (p1,k1)2x
row 34:(k1,p1)2x, p5, k9, p1, k1, p2, k7, p2, k7, p1, k1, p3 (p1,k1)2x
row 36:(k1,p1)2x, p1, k13, p1, k1, p2, k1, (p1,k1)x3, p3, k5, p2, k1,
p3 (p1,k1)2x
row 38:(k1,p1)2x, p2, k12, p1, k1, p2, k1, (p1,k1)x3, p4, k3, p3, k1,
p3 (p1,k1)2x
row 40:(k1,p1)2x, p6, k8, p1, k2, p1, k7, p5, k1, p3, k2, p3 (p1,k1)2x

row 42:(k1,p1)2x, p2, k13, p1, k2, p15, k1, p1, k1, p3 (p1,k1)2x
row 44:(k1,p1)2x, p4, k12, p1, k2, p13, k2, p1, k1, p3 (p1,k1)2x
row 46:(k1,p1)2x, p7, k7, p4, k2, p4, k3, p4, k3, p1, k1, p3 (p1,k1)2x
row 48:(k1,p1)2x, p3, k14, p2, k2, p3, k1, p1, k1, p3, k2, (p1,k1)x2,
p3 (p1,k1)2x
row 50:(k1,p1)2x, p1, k1, p6, k5, p7, k2, p2, k1, p1, k1, p2, k2, p2,
k1, p1, k1, p3 (p1,k1)2x

row 52:(k1,p1)2x, p5, k10, p6, k2, p2, k1, p2, k2, p2, k5, p2 (p1,k1)2x
row 54:(k1,p1)2x, p9, k3, p6, k1, p3, k2, p3, k2, p3, k5, p2 (p1,k1)2x
row 56:(k1,p1)2x, p3, k1, p2, k8, p4, k1, p4, k2, p1, k2, p6, k1, p4(p1,k1)2x
row 58:(k1,p1)2x, p9, k3, p4, k1, (p1,k1)x2, p3, k3, p6, k3, p3(p1,k1)2x
row 60:(k1,p1)2x, p7, k7, p3, k1, p1, k1, p5, k1, p6, k4, p3 (p1,k1)2x

row 62:(k1,p1)2x, p1, k1, p3, k1, p3, k3, p3, k2, p3, k2, p5, k7, p3,
k1, p1 (p1,k1)2x
row 64:(k1,p1)2x, p9, k3, p5, k1, p1, k1, p6, k7, p6 (p1,k1)2x
row 66:(k1,p1)2x, p10, k1, p5, k1, (p1,k1)x2, p5, k8, p5 (p1,k1)2x
row 68:(k1,p1)2x, (p3,k1)x2, (p2,k1)x2, p4, k1, p6, k8, p2, k1, p3(p1,k1)2x
row 70:(k1,p1)2x, p18, k1, p4, k8, p8 (p1,k1)2x

row 72:(k1,p1)2x, p20, k12, p7 (p1,k1)2x
row 74:(k1,p1)2x, p to last 4s (p1,k1)2x
row 75:(k1,p1)2x, k to last 4s (p1,k1)2x
row 76:(k1,p1) to last s, k1
repeat last row 6 more times
bo


Chart
: Here is a chart that is worked from right to left from bottom to top.

Note:The chart does not include the 4 seed stitch border on either side



Happy Holiday's!

31 comments:

amber said...

sooooo cute!!!!!

Marion said...

wow your mom is so lucky! You did a wonderful job and i can appreciate all the hard work Thanks for shareing Marion
http://knittingspinningsewingcrocheting.blogspot.com/

Michele said...

This is the nicest cloth I have seen. You did a very nice job on it. Thank you so much for sharing this pattern with all of us.
Merry Christmas.

Michele mkahle6@aol.com

Enid said...

Stunning gorgeous...Nice WOrk!

Lil Knitter said...

What a beautiful cloth and a nice story behind it too. Thanks so much for sharing it with us.
Merry Christmas!

susanmark said...

Kris, your cloth is absolutely beautiful !!!!!!!!!! Prettiest Christmas cloth, I've ever seen.

Your Mom is lucky to have you and you're lucky/blessed to have her also.

hugs
susan

LDSVenus said...

Oh my gosh!!! That is gorgeous! You did a beautiful job, thank you for the pattern, I know it will give much pleasure to anyone I knit it as a gift for. :)

Aunt Kathy said...

Wow, this pattern is amazing. Very nice. Thanlk you for sharing your talemts. I can't wait to knit this one up

DawnK said...

Wow, cute dishcloth. You did a great job!

gremhog susan.hatch@gmail.com said...

this is the most amazing cloth I have seen to date. Excellent job. I want to add my thanx for the free pattern.

Alli's Little World of Knitting! said...

BEAUTIFUL JOB!!! I love it! You have inspired me to do one of my old Victorian house that I grew up in and maybe even one of our current house! You've done an amazing job at capturing a lovely home! Your Mom is very lucky and will be thrilled I'm sure!

Hugs
Alli

Nancy @ the Jersey Shore said...

what a great cloth, it's a beautful pattern you've done. your stitches are perfect.!

Jessica said...

Oh, AWESOME!
Found this through Ravelry, and am definitely going to give this one a try.

Jan said...

Kris, thanks so much for the pattern. You are an Artiste indeed. I hope you keep designing - GREAT work...
Jan H (MA)

Cathy said...

That is soooooooo pretty, and what a terrific gift for your mom...I really like that! Thanks for sharing!

Anonymous said...

What a beautiful cloth! How nice of you to share. Have wonderful holidays.

Stephanie said...

That is adorable! I tried to make my own design - a puzzle piece - for dishcloths to give to my autistic son's therapists (the puzzle piece is the autism "symbol"), but the purls looked horrible. Maybe if I had gone down a needle size or two. I'll have to give it another shot once I'm done with Christmas knitting.

Again, super cute pattern!!!

Jan_Texas said...

Wonderful design. Thanks very much for sharing it! Keep up the good work.

Anonymous said...

That's a beautiful design! Thanks so much for sharing and have a wonderful Christmas.
Mary-NH

Cheryl C. said...

Thank you so much, what a wonderful gift for you to give to all of us. This year has been a difficult one and the mood is slow coming, this brought a smile to my face and lifted my spirits.

God Bless You for being an Angel of Good Cheer.

Cheryl

shirleyknits said...

What a great cloth! Can't wait to try it.

Ann (shirleyknits on Ravelry)

Wendy in MD said...

Wow. You did a great job. Thanks so much for sharing your pattern. I saw this on Ravelry and was so surprised that you were providing it free of charge! Happy Holidays to you, too! :)

Wendy in MD said...

Me, again. :)

Can you share what program you used to create your chart?

Thanks in advance. -Wendy

Anonymous said...

Hi Kris!

Can you tell us how you made the little loop tassel on each cloth. It is a nice finishing touch!

Deborah said...

I went to Ravelry looking for a cute Christmas design and found your dishcloth! It is such a great design, thank you for sharing it with us (the world).

kladybug said...

This is simply lovely!! It is hot and muggy in late July here, and Christmas sure sounds good!Thank you for sharing this with us!

BlackCrow said...

Thank you for the free pattern..I think my mum would love this too...I'll make it for her Xmas present!!

Anonymous said...

this is so well designed. thank you for sharing your pattern. carol

ksinc said...

This is a GREAT dish cloth. please keep up the great work.

aprilann1 said...

Kristen, this is such a lovely cloth! I love it! It knits up very quickly and is way too pretty
to use. I will frame my first one and then the next one, which is on needles now, I will use. Thanks for your hard work in creating such lovely cloths! You do such a great job! I am hooked! Thanks!

April Ann

christina said...

Adorable pattern! I'm definitely making some of these for gifts next year. Thanks so much for posting the instructions.