Basket Stitch

This stitch made a lovely textured dishcloth. I used size 4 needles and cast on 24 stitches (it must be done over a multiple of 6). I found that working the pattern 2 1/2 times gave me a nice square. It took only a few hours to make.

Basket Stitch

Rows 1 and 7: knit all the way across
Rows 2 and 8: purl all the way across
Rows 3 and 5: knit 1, purl 4, knit 1 -
repeat this sequence to the end of the row
Rows 4 and 6: purl 1, knit 4, purl 1 -
repeat this sequence to the end of the row
Rows 9 and 11: purl 2, knit 2, purl 2 -
repeat this sequence to the end of the row
Rows 10 and 12: knit 2, purl 2, knit 2 -
repeat this sequence to the end of the row

directions by Bernadette Murphy


P.S. As a bonus (it's nice having all this yarn in the house), Natalie is currently finger knitting mitten strings for all the pairs of new gloves I bought the girls. Since I got so many colors of cotton yarn, she has found yarns that match each glove/winter coat combination. The new gloves (and new long johns and new fleeces) are for Snow Day, our planned trip to Wisp Resort in Western Maryland on December 31st to go skiing/snowboarding/snowshoeing/ice skating/snow tubing and whatever else the girls want to try. They can't wait!!!