I created this dishcloth while watching the news reports about the victims of
Hurricane Katrina. This month is also the anniversary of September 11, 2001. We
also had a breast cancer awareness walk recently in our community. This dishcloth
could be used for all those reasons and so many more. It can be done in any solid
color to remember survivors and victims.
I discovered that the stitch count on row 41 was wrong and have corrected it. Thanks for noticing and letting me know.
Examples:
Pink - Breast Cancer
Red - AIDS
Orange or Green - Leukemia
Purple - Lupus
Here is a great website with a reference to the colors and the causes: Crafts n Scraps
Materials:
Size 7 knitting needles
1 ball 100% cotton yarn - worsted weight. If you use sport weight and size 4
needles you can make a coaster.
Yarn needle for weaving in ends
Note : K = knit, P = Purl. - I have bolded every other row to make it easier to read.
Cast on 39
Row 1 - 4: Knit across.
Row 5: K 3, P 33, K 3.
Row 6 and all even rows to end: K across.
Row 7: K 3, P 4, K 4, P 17, K 4, P 4, K 3.
Row 9: K 3, P 5, K 6, P 11, K 6, P 5, K 3.
Row 11: K 3, P 6, K 6, P 9, K 6, P 6, K 3.
Row 13: K 3, P 7, K 6, P 7, K 6, P 7, K 3.
Row 15: K 3, P 8, K 6, P 5, K 6, P 8, K 3.
Row 17: K 3, P 9, K 6, P 3, K 6, P 9, K 3.
Row 19: K 3, P 10, K 6, P 1, K 6, P 10, K 3.
Row 21: K 3, P 11, K 11, P 11, K 3.
Row 23: K 3, P 10, K 13, P 10, K 3.
Row 25: K 3, P 9, K 7, P 1, K 7, P 9, K 3.
Row 27: K 3, P 8, K 6, P 5, K 6, P 8, K 3.
Row 29: K 3, P 7, K 5, P 9, K 5, P 7, K 3.
Row 31: K 3, P 7, K 5, P 9, K 5, P 7, K 3.
Row 33: K 3, P 8, K 6, P 5, K 6, P 8, K 3.
Row 35: K 3, P 9, K 7, P 1, K 7, P 9, K 3.
Row 37: K 3, P 10, K 13, P 10, K 3.
Row 39: K 3, P 11, K 11, P 11, K 3.
Row 41: K 3, P 33, K 3.
Row 42 - 44: K across.
Bind of in knit and weave in ends.