Diamond Quilting Dishcloth

This diamond dishcloth pattern is not terribly difficult, but takes about half the time to knit because you slip most of the stitches.

This diamond dishcloth pattern is not terribly difficult, but takes about half the time to knit because you slip most of the stitches.

Difficulty level: Medium
Materials: Katia panama yarn, size 3mm needles.
Techniques used:
Knit: K
Purl: P
Slip stitch as if to purl: Sl
With yarn in front: Wyif
With yarn in back: Wyib
Knit 1 under loose strand: K1 uls.
How to: K1 uls
- Insert right needle under loose strand and then into next stitch knitwise, from front to back. Knit stitch normally then bring new stitch out from under the strand.

Knit 1 under loose strand

Directions: With color A, cast on 57 stitches (multiple of 6 sts + 1 + edge sts)
With color A, knit 5 rows of your choice of border
Row 1 (Wrong side): With color B, sl 4 wyif * p1, sl 5 wyib; rep from * to last 5 sts, p1, sl4 wyif.
Row 2 (Right side): With color A, knit.
Row 3: With color A, k4, purl, end k4.
Row 4: With color B, sl 7 wyib, * k1 uls; sl 5 wyib; rep from * to last 8 sts, k1 uls, sl 7 wyib.
Row 5: With Color B, sl 4 wyif, sl 3 wyib, *p1, sl 5 wyib; rep from * to last 8 sts, p1, sl 3 wyib, sl 4 wyif.
Row 6: With color A, knit.
Row 7: With color A, k4, purl, end k4.
Row 8: With color B, sl 4 wyib, *k1 uls, sl 5 wyib; rep from * to last 5 sts, k1 uls, sl 4 wyib.
Repeat these 8 rows until desired length is reached, ending with a Row 7.
Next row (right side): with color A, k4, *k1 uls, k5; rep from * to last 5 sts, k1 uls, k4.
With color A, knit 3 rows of border.
Bind off.

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