Hearts Dishcloth

I made a dishcloth tonight and it just took a couple hours.

I'd never made one before and I'm happy the way it turned out.


Cotton yarn
#4.5mm knitting needles
Finished measured about 8”x8”.

Abbreviations: K=Knit, P=Purl, RS=Right Side of cloth, WS=Wrong Side of cloth, Garter Stitch=Knit all rows, Stocking Stitch=Knit one row, purl the next

This cloth has 4 stitches Garter Stitch at the beginning and ending of each row for side border stitches. Heart design is worked on RS of cloth in P stitches.

Directions: Cast on 35 stitches.
Rows 1-6:Garter Stitch (Knit each row) for 6 rows.
Row 7-12: Stocking Stitch, knitting the first 4 & last 4 stitches (of each row) in Garter Stitch for the side border stitches.
Row 13: (RS) K4 then K13, P1, K13, then K4.
Row 14: (WS) K4 then P27, then K4.
Row 15: K4 then K12, P3, K12, then K4.
Row 16: (WS) K4 then P27, then K4.
Row 17: K4 then K11, P5, K11 then K4.
Row 18: (WS) K4 then P27, then K4.
Row 19: K4 then K10, P7, K10, then K4.
Row 20: (WS) K4 then P27, then K4.
Row 21: K4 then K9, P9, K9, then K4.
Row 22: (WS) K4 then P27, then K4.
Row 23: K4 then K8, P11, K8, then K4
Row 24: (WS) K4 then P27, then K4.
Row 25: K4 then K8, P5, K1, P5, K8, then K4.
Row 26: (WS) K4 then P27, then K4.
Row 27: K4 then K9, P4, K1, P4, K9, then K4
Row 28: (WS) K4 then P27, then K4.
Row 29: (Begin bottom of second heart) (RS) K4 then K13, P1, K13, then K4.
Row 30: (WS) K4 then P27, then K4.
Row 31: K4 then K12, P3, K12, then K4.
Row 32: (WS) K4 then P27, then K4.
Row 33: K4 then K11, P5, K11 then K4.
Row 34: (WS) K4 then P27, then K4.
Row 35: K4 then K10, P7, K10, then K4.
Row 36: (WS) K4 then P27, then K4.
Row 37: K4 then K9, P9, K9, then K4.
Row 38: (WS) K4 then P27, then K4.
Row 39: K4 then K8, P11, K8, then K4
Row 40: (WS) K4 then P27, then K4.
Row 41: K4 then K8, P5, K1, P5, K8, then K4.
Row 42: (WS) K4 then P27, then K4.
Row 43: K4 then K9, P4, K1, P4, K9, then K4
Row 44: (WS) K4 then P27, then K4.
Rows 45-49: Stocking Stitch (Knit one row, Purl the next) with first 4 & last 4 stitches of each row in Garter Stitch.
Rows 50-56: Garter Stitch for 7 rows, binding off on Row 56.
Sew in ends and the hearts dishcloth is done!