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Nai-Nais Favorite knittaforlife

I love giving wash cloths as gifts. They are quick, and add a little touch of heartfelt luxury to themorning ritual. This one was for a friends birthday, and doubles as wrapping for a piece ofhandmade soap. I cant really say that I wrote the pattern; Im more like a scientist, splicing thegenes of two compatible knits: the Chinese Waves Dishcloth, and the classic GrandmothersFavorite. I love the Chinese Waves stitch pattern, but knitting it in a plain old rectangle never

seemed to have that well-finished look that the diagonal knit Grandmothers Favorite has, whilethe usual garter stitch of the latter lacks the satisfying weighty thickness of Chinese Waves.Because Chinese Waves has some intrinsic diagonal lines to it, the end result almost looks like itwasnt knitted on the diagonal at all (at least to the untrained, un-knitters eye). As an addedbonus, for all you purl-shy, this is a no-purl pattern.

Nai Nais* Favorite Dishcloth

Gauge:really not critical. Just knit to your desired diagonal width, or until youve used half youryarn, whichever comes first. Sample was made with Knit Picks Comfy Worsted on #7 needles,but you should use whatever yarn you have handy (cotton is best) on whatever size needles make

a nice solid fabric.

Pattern notes:

kfb knit into the front leg, and then the back leg of the same stitch before dropping it from theneedleyo yarn over needle, from front to backsl1 slip one stitch purlwise, with yarn to the back of the workk2tog knit two stitches together as onessk slip next two sts as if to knit, transfer them back to the left hand needle, and knit themtogether through their back loops. If youre just starting out and dont know this decrease yet, itsno big deal to substitute a k2tog for the ssks in this pattern.

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centered decrease: sl1 as if to knit, k2tog, pass slipped stitch over. Beginner alternative: k3tog(knit three stitches together).

Directions:

Cast on 3 stitchesRow 1:knit 3Rows 2&3:k1, kfb, k to endRow 4:k2, yo, k1, yo, k2

Row 5:k3, sl1, k3Row 6:k2, yo, k to last 2 sts, yo, k2Row 7:k3, (sl1, k1) to last 2 sts, k2

Repeat rows 6&7 until desired diagonal width, ending with row 7. In the wash cloth shown, I had65 sts at the maximum width.

Row 8:k1, k2tog, yo, k2tog, k to last 5 sts, ssk, yo, ssk, k1

Repeat rows 7&8 until 9 sts remain, ending with row 7.

Row 9:k1, k2tog, yo, centered decrease, yo, ssk, k1Row 10:k3, sl1, k3Rows 11,12,13 & 14:k1, k2tog, k to endDraw yarn through remaining sts and fasten off.

*Nai-Nai is Chinese for grandmother

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