This is the fortieth pattern in the Knitted Kitchen Blog Hop: Learn A New Stitch Dishcloth Series 2017. You can find all the information you’ll need to follow along, as well as regularly updated links to each of the 45 knitting patterns here.
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This week’s dishcloth features the a stitch that was called Granada in the book I found it in. I decided to name this dishcloth after the Alhambra, one of the stunning sites you can see in Granada, Spain. It has a great texture and uses a simple 4-row repeat.
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Alhambra Dishcloth
Knit Dishcloth Pattern by Underground Crafter
This textured stitch creates small chevron arches in this knit dishcloth pattern.
Finished Size
- 7.5″ (19 cm) square.
Materials
- Lion Brand 24/7 Cotton (100% mercerized cotton, 3.5 oz/100 g/186 yd/170 m) – 1 skein in 142 Rose, or approximately 90 yd (82.5 m) in any medium weight, cotton yarn.
- US Size 7/4.5 mm knitting needles, or any size needed to obtain gauge. (I used my Denise2Go Knitting for the Cure set for the sample.)
- Yarn needle.
Gauge
- 20 sts = 4″ (10 cm) across in pattern. Exact gauge is not critical for this project.
Abbreviations Used in This Pattern
- BO – bind off
- CO – cast on
- k – knit
- p – purl
- p3tog – purl 3 stitches together (decrease) – AllFreeKnitting has a helpful video tutorial for this decrease here.
- rep – repeat
- RS – right (front) side
- sl 1 – slip 1 st, knitwise
- st(s) – stitch(es)
- yo – yarn over (increase)
- * Rep instructions after asterisk as indicated.
Pattern Note
- Pattern repeat is any multiple of 7 sts, + 4.
Pattern Instructions
- CO 39 sts (or any multiple of 7 sts, + 4 for the edges).
- Row 1: (RS) Sl 1, k to last st, p1.
- Row 2: Sl 1, p across.
- Row 3: Sl 1, k2, *yo, p1, p3tog, p1, yo, k2; rep from * across to last st, p1.
- Row 4: Rep Row 2.
- Rep Rows 1-4 until dishcloth measures approximately 7.5″ (19 cm), ending after Row 2 or Row 4.
- BO in pattern for Row 1. Fasten off.
Finishing
- With yarn needle, weave in ends.
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