Amour knitted dishcloth

The Year of the Dishcloth is organized by the Kitchen Sink Shop.  

February’s pattern was an Amour dishcloth. It’s knitted upside down so you start with the top of the heart. When the pattern was revealed at the beginning of February, I started it about 15 times but I couldn’t get the first row (the top of the heart) right so I gave up. This week I reached out to the Kitchen Sink Shop for help. This was a tricky one for me and I unravelled many rows many times but ta-da! 

I used Bernat Handicrafter cotton yarn and a 5mm needle.

Set up

• Rows 1 - 3: K38
• Row 4: K3, P32, K3

Amour Pattern

• Row 1: K5, *K1, K2tog, YO, K1, YO, SSK, K1, K2tog, YO, K1, YO, SSK, K3* 2 times, K3
• Row 2 (and all even rows 2 to 14): K3, P32, K3
• Row 3: K5, *K2tog, YO, K3, YO, (S1, K2tog, PSSO), YO, K3, YO, SSK, K2* 2 times, K3
• Row 5: K5, *K1, YO, SSK, K7, K2tog, YO, K3* 2 times, K3
• Row 7: K5, *K2, YO, SSK, K5, K2tog, YO, K4* 2 times, K3
• Row 9: K5, *K3, YO, SSK, K3, K2tog, YO, K5* 2 times, K3
• Row 11: K5, *K4, YO, SSK, K1, K2tog, YO, K6* 2 times, K3
• Row 13: K5, *K5, YO, S1, K2tog, PSSO, YO, K7* 2 times, K3
• Row 15: K5, *K6, YO, SSK, K7* 2 times, K3
• Row 16: K3, P32, K3
• Row 17: K38
• Row 18: K3, P32, K3

Knit Amour pattern (rows 1-18) a total of 3 times

Finishing

• Rows 1 - 4: K38
• Bind off and weave in ends.

Note:  S1 K2tog PSSO – Slip 1 stitch from left needle to right needle, knit next 2 stitches together, pass stitch you slipped back over two stitches you knit together (a decrease of 2 stitches)