Knitted Kitchen #24 – Floral Lace

The Floral Lace washcloth is pattern #24 in the 2017 Knitted Kitchen Blog Hop. If you haven’t tried lace yet, this design is an easy introduction. All the lace work is done on the right side rows. The video tutorial works through one of the lace rows and shows all of the different stitches used in the pattern.

The Knitted Kitchen Blog Hop is a knit-along event hosted by the Underground Crafter, and I couldn’t be more excited to be a part of it. Together with a great team of designers and will be bringing you 48 washcloth patterns throughout the year. Each pattern will include a photo and/or video tutorial, so it’s a fun way to learn new stitches and techniques.

Lion Brand has generously provided us with yarn for our designs. I’ve chosen their 24/7 Cotton for all my washcloths and am really enjoying working with it. For more information about the event and links to the patterns, be sure to visit the main #KnittedKitchen post. I hope you’ll join in the fun!

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Floral Lace Washcloth

 
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Materials:

• 80-140 yds of Lion Brand 24/7 Cotton yarn – shown in Lilac
• Size 6 (4mm) knitting needles or size needed to obtain gauge
• Yarn needle

Abbreviations used:

• k = knit
• p = purl
• sl = slip stitch knitwise with yarn in back
• k2tog = knit 2 together
• skpsso = slip 1 knitwise, knit 1, pass slipped stitch over
• sl k2tog pssc = slip 1 knitwise, knit 2 together, pass slipped stitch over
• RS = Right Side
• WS = Wrong Side

Recommended Resources:

• The German Twisted Cast On by New Stitch a Day
• The Decrease Bind Off by New Stitch a Day
• Knitting Decreases on Knitting Help

 Stitch multiples:

• The actual flower motif itself is 9 stitches wide and 19 stitches tall.
• Spaced as shown, the 9″ square is:
  • A multiple of 12 stitches plus 1 for the main section, plus 8 stitches for the border, making a total multiple of 12 stitches plus 9.
  • A multiple of 28 stitches plus 25, plus 10 rows for the border, making a total multiple of 28 stitches plus 7.
• Spaced as shown, the 12″ square is
  • A multiple of 20 stitches plus 13, plus 8 for the border making a total multiple of 20 stitches plus 1.
  • A multiple of 28 rows plus 21, plus 10 for the border, making a total multiple of 28 stitches plus 3

Instructions:

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Cast on 45 [61]

Seed stitch bottom border:

Row 1 (RS): K 1, (k 1, p 1) across.

Row 2-5: Sl 1, (k 1, p 1) across.

Main section of square

All even numbered (WS) rows from 6-58 [82]: Sl 1, k 1, p1, k 1, p across to last 4 sts, (k 1, p 1) twice.

9″ square only: Row 7: Sl 1, k 1, p 1, k across to last 3 sts, p 1, k 1, p 1

Rows 9 & 11 [7 & 9]: Sl 1, k 1, p 1, k 6, (k2tog, yo, k 22 [18]) once [twice], k2tog, yo, k 7, p 1, k 1, p 1

Row 13 [11]: Sl 1, k 1, p 1, k 5, (k2tog, yo, k 1, yo, skpsso, k 19 [15]) once [twice], k2tog, yo, k 1, yo, skpsso, k 5, p 1, k 1, p 1

Row 15 [13]: Sl 1, k 1, p 1, k 4, (k2tog, yo, k 3, yo, skpsso, k 17 [13]) once [twice], k2tog, yo, k 3, yo, skpsso, k 4, p 1, k 1, p 1

Row 17 [15]: Sl 1, k 1, p 1, k 3, (k2tog, yo, k 5, yo, skpsso, k 15 [11]) once [twice], k2tog, yo, k 5, yo, skpsso, k 3, p 1, k 1, p 1

Row 19 [17]: Sl 1, k 1, p 1, k across to last 3 sts, p 1, k 1, p 1

Row 21 [19]: Repeat row 13 [11]

Row 23 [21]: Sl 1, k 1, p 1, k 4, (k2tog, yo, k 3, yo, skpsso, k 7 [5], k2tog, yo, k8 [6]) once [twice], k2tog, yo, k 3, yo, skpsso, k 4, p 1, k 1, p 1

Row 25 [23]: Sl 1, k 1, p 1, k 5, (yo, skpsso, k 1, k2tog, yo, k 8 [6], k2tog, yo, k 9 [7]) once [twice], yo, skpsso, k 1, k2tog, yo, k 5, p 1, k 1, p 1

Row 27 [25]: Sl 1, k 1, p 1, k 6, (yo, sl k2tog psso, yo, k 8 [6], k2tog, yo, k 1, yo, skpsso, k 8 [6]) once [twice], yo, sl k2tog psso, yo, k 6, p 1, k 1, p 1

Row 29 [27]: Sl 1, k 1, p 1, k 16 [14], (k2tog, yo, k 3, yo, skpsso, k 15 [13]) once [twice], (k 1, p 1) twice

Row 31 [29]: Sl 1, k 1, p 1, k 15 [13], (k2tog, yo, k 5, yo, skpsso, k 14 [12]) once [twice], (k 1, p 1) twice

Row 33 [31]: Repeat row 19 [17]

Row 35 [33]: Sl 1, k 1, p 1, k 17 [15], (k2tog, yo, k 1, yo, skpsso, k 17 [15]) once [twice], p 1, k 1, p 1

Row 37 [35]: Sl 1, k 1, p 1, k 6, (k2tog, yo, k 8 [6], k2tog, yo, k 3, yo, skpsso, k 7 [5]) once [twice], k2tog, yo,  k 7, p 1, k 1, p 1

Row 39 [37]: Sl 1, k 1, p 1, k 6, (k2tog, yo, k 9 [7], yo, skpsso, k 1, k2tog, yo, k 8 [6]) once [twice], k2tog, yo,  k 7, p 1, k 1, p 1

Row 41 [39]: Sl 1, k 1, p 1, k 5, (k2tog, yo, k 1, yo, skpsso, k 8 [6], yo, sl k2tog psso, yo, k 8 [6]) once [twice], k2tog, yo, k 1, yo, skpsso, k 5, p 1, k 1, p 1

Rows 43-49 [41-47]: Repeat rows 15-21 [13-19]

12″ square only: Rows 49-75: Repeat rows 21-47

Row 51 [77]: Repeat row 15 [13]

Row 53 [79]: Sl 1, k 1, p 1, k 5, (yo, skpsso, k 1, k2tog, yo, k 19 [15]) once [twice], yo, skpsso, k 1, k2tog, yo, k 5, p 1, k 1, p 1

Row 55 [81]: Sl 1, k 1, p 1, k 6, (yo, sl k2tog psso, yo, k 21 [17]) once [twice], yo, sl k2tog psso, yo, k 6, p 1, k 1, p 1

9″ square only: Row 57: Repeat row 7

Seed stitch top border:

Rows 59-63 [83 – 87]: Repeat row 2.

Bind off all stitches and weave in ends.

Charts:

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Note: these are the same pattern as the written instructions – do one or the other, not both.

 Video Tutorial:

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I hope you enjoy the pattern. Thanks to Lion Brand for providing the yarn!

A downloadable pdf of this pattern is also available in my Craftsy store or on Ravelry, for a small fee. The fee for the pdf format is to offset the advertising revenue lost when you print or download the pattern rather than viewing it online.

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