Create this dainty vintage hankie look washcloth by knitting in the round, then pick up the live stitches with your crochet hook to fashion a quick and easy lace edging.
Materials:
sport weight cotton, such as Knit Picks Shine Sport, in 3 colors – A,B and C
set of 5 – size 3.5 mm dpn’s (US 4)
size D crochet hook
Uses standard knitting abbreviations, U.S. crochet terms
Directions:
co 5 stitches with color A
slip first stitch, then (k1, yo, k1) in each of next 4 stitches.
Seperate stitches onto 4 dpns, with 3 stitches on first 3 dpn’s and 4 stitches on 4th dpn. Slip last stitch on 4th needle onto 1st needle. K2tog tbl with 4th needle to join in the round. You’ll now have 3 stitches on each of 4 needles and will pick up your 5th dpn to begin knitting in the round.
round 1: knit. (If using magic loop method, place unique marker for beginning of round.
round 2: ( k1, yo, place marker, k1, yo, k1) repeat to end of round
round 3: knit
round 4: (k to marker, yo, slip marker, k1, yo) repeat to end of round
repeat rounds 3 and 4 until you have 31 stitches between markers, ending with round 3.
Pick up color B for solid band and *purl to marker, remove marker, yo, p1, yo. Repeat from * 3 times. Purl remaining stitches to complete round.
Crochet Trim:
Pick up stitch off dpn with crochet hook and chain 2. ** YO and Pick next stitch off the dpn with the crochet hook, YO and pull through first stitch on hook, YO and pull through all 3 loops on hook to complete a HDC. Repeat from **in each stitch or yo space around. Slip stitch in first HDC to complete round.
slip stitch in previous stitch to right. Pull up a loop of color C in same stitch as slip stitch and chain 2.
[Skip 2 stitches. (2 DC, ch 2, 2 DC) in next stitch. Skip 2 stitches. DC in next stitch] twice
Skip 1 stitch (2 DC, ch2, 2 DC) in next stitch, skip 1 stitch and DC in next stitch.
(2 DC, ch2, 2 DC) in next 2 corner stitches.
++[Skip 2 stitches, DC in next stitch, Skip 2 stitches, (2DC, ch2, 2 DC) in next stitch] 5 times. Skip 1 stitch. (2 DC, ch2, 2 DC] in next 2 corner stitches.
Repeat from ++ 2 times
[skip 2 stitches, DC in next stitch, skip 2 stitches, 2DC, ch2, 2 DC in next stitch] twice. Slip stitch in first chain 2 and fasten off.
Weave in ends.
copyright Simply Notable, 2012
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21 Comments
Such a gorgeous pattern…thank you for sharing
You’re so welcome, Kristie! I always love to share. After all, I get such great patterns and ideas from others also.
How cute they are!!! A quick gift for Christmas time!!! Thanks for sharing the pattern.
You’re welcome, Paula…and yes, they are pretty quick. I love the knitted body to give it good drape so it really folds up and hangs like a hankie – yet the crocheted lace is an absolute breeze to do.
Cute!
Hey, Thanks Kristen!
Thank you! My mother still carries a lace-edged handkerchief so I know she’ll love these for washcloths!!
That’s so great to hear that there’s those women who still do. I was inspired by the pillowslips and hankies my Great Grandmothers and Great Aunts used to make. I loved them then, and still do! It sort of reminds me of childhood.
Beautiful!! Thanks for the pattern.
You’re so welcome, Ariel!
Adorable! This will be a real treasure to make and give as a gift!
Thanks for all you share with us.
Awww, Thanks Mamacita!
The pattern as written is wrong. By placing the marker after only one stitch on round 2, then yo, k, yo immediately after the marker on round 4, causes it to spiral. The marker should be placed after knitting 2.
Brenda, I just cast on another washcloth to check and you are correct. It appears that when I copied the pattern, I made a typo. Row 2 should read: K1, yo, place marker, K1, yo, k1. Thank you for the heads up.
ADORABLE!! thank you for sharing. i love the colors you chose too.
i am loving this pattern. i going to see if i can make the square larger to give to an animal shelter for the Snuggles charity put on by the podcast Yarnivore. it is a fun pattern.
I’m so glad you love it! Would love to see your finished snuggle!
Hi- I can’t seem to get this pattern to work for me unless I change row 4 to “K to marker, YO, slip maker, K1, YO, Knit to end. I’m not sure what I’m doing wrong.
Thanks,
Janelle Herrold
Hi Janelle. Hmmmm. I’m not certain what the problem is. I’ll have to cast on another washcloth to troubleshoot it. I’ll email you when I have a chance to do that.
I am getting the spiral….I see others have had the problem, too. Any clues as to what I am doing? It is such a cute pattern, but it loses something with the spiraling.
Hi Michele, I’ve updated the pattern with the fix and am making a new post for errata on this pattern. Thanks so much for giving me the heads up that it continues to be a problem.