Sunday, January 06, 2008

The Squidge Cloth

My first knitting design!! hehe but really a very simple one to start with!

THE SQUIDGE CLOTH!

A face cloth, dish cloth, gift cloth - use it as you will! The alternating rectangles of knit and purl give the ultimate squidge factor for a fabulously fondle-able cloth. Enjoy!!

Squidge cloth!

YARN
: Any cotton or cotton blend yarn, I often use Anchor Magicline
NEEDLES: Whichever required to obtain desired gauge, I use 3.5mm
GAUGE: A nice tight gauge gives a good squidginess, and a cloth that won't stretch out too much when wet. I get a gauge of 22sts & 44 rows : 10cm/4 inches
NOTIONS: Yarn needle, soapy sudsy water!

Cast on 40 stitches. (or any multiple of 8)

Row 1: *Knit 4, purl 4*, repeat between *s to end of row.
Row 2: Repeat row 1.
Row 3: *Purl 4, knit 4*, repeat between *s to end of row.
Row 4: Repeat row 3.

Repeat rows 1 - 4 until cloth is the desired size.

Bind off all stitches reasonably loosely to allow for stretch.
Sew in ends.
Immerse in soapy sudsy water and enjoy your new squidgy cloth!!

Hurrah! =D

14 responses:

Anonymous said...

For your instructions to work, the stitch count needs to be a multiple of 8, not 4

Sasha said...

ooh you're dead right! Thanks :) I've amended the oversight in the pattern - enjoy!

Ann said...

That's a nice squidggy cloth & thanks for the instructions. I am taking a break from dish cloths after my Christmas knitting.

2paw said...

Oh your Squidge cloth looks very squooshy and nice!! Thanks for the quick pattern too. I'm with Ann, I'm having a rest from them!! They are so nice to use as a face flannel though.

RiverCitySTL said...

Love the squidge cloth! I cast on right away today and will post a picture on my blog tomorrow! Thanks for sharing the pattern!

Amy the knittin fool said...

Can't wait to try your pattern for my first face cloth...

Love it!

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Jan said...

Thanks for the squidge cloth. I purposely pick cloths for the "squidge factor". Looks great
Jan

Anonymous said...

I love this pattern - I've made several in various colorways and they have all turned out fabulously! My 9 year old daughter is just learning to knit and can't wait to make one of her very own. Thank you so much for posting this fun pattern!

Julia said...

did you bind off in knit stich?

Renee said...

Thank you for a great easy pattern. I love the squishiness of the dishcloth. It's fabulous.

Anonymous said...

I'm going to start the squide cloth right now. Can't wait to make it. Thanks for a great looking cloth.

Lavender Dreamer said...

I found this pattern doing a search today...and MADE IT! I love it! Thank you! I posted a picture of it!

http://lavenderdreamstoo.blogspot.com/

jen721 said...

I found this on a search today. I am going to try it out tonight. I got some hemp that would make a great cloth!