Trucking Along Cloth

Copyright 2008 by Elaine Fitzpatrick. Permission is granted to make and sell items from this pattern provided that credit is given to me as the designer. Permission is not granted to reproduce the actual pattern, or post it, or distribute it, without my express permission. Please respect my copyright and play nice!


Difficulty: Easy

Size: approximately 8.50" X 8"

Materials: One skein of worsted weight cotton.

Needles: U.S. Size 6 (4 mm)

Gauge: 4.5 sts. per inch, not critical

Abbreviations:
k = knit
p = purl
sts. = stitches
dec. = decrease

Pattern Note: The edges of the washcloth are worked in seed stitch over the first and last five stitches (p1, k1, p1, k1, p1) and are referred to as “B5”. You might find it helpful to insert a marker after the first five stitches and before the last five stitches.

Pattern: Cast on 38 sts.

Row 1: p1, k1 across row.
Row 2: k1, p1 across row.
Row 3: p1, k1 across row.
Row 4: k1, p1 across row.
Row 5: p1, k1 across row.
Row 6: k1, p1 across row.
Row 7: p1, k1 for 5 sts.; k28; k1, p1 for 5 sts.
Row 8: k1, p1 for 5 sts.; p28; p1, k1 for 5 sts.

(Note: From this point on, the first and last five stitches are the seed stitch border. (B5) It might be helpful to place a marker for these stitches.)

Row 9: B5; k28; B5.
Row 10: B5; p28; B5.
Row 11: B5; k28; B5.
Row 12: B5; p28; B5.
Row 13: B5; k10; p3; k7; p3; k5; B5.
Row 14: B5.; p4; k1; p3; k1; p5; k1; p3; k1; p9; B5.
Row 15: B5; k9; p1; k3; p1; k5; p1; k3; p1; k4; B5.
Row 16: B5; p4; k1; p3; k1; p5; k1; p3; k1; p9; B5.
Row 17: B5; k6; p4; k3; p7; k3; p3; k2; B5.
Row 18: B5; p2; k1; p2; k3; p5; k1; p1; k3; p3; k1; p6; B5.
Row 19: B5; k6; p1; k7; p1; k10; p1; k2; B5.
Row 20: B5; p2; k1; p10; k1; p7; k1; p6; B5.
Row 21: B5; k6; p1; k7; p1; k10; p1; k2; B5.
Row 22: B5; p2; k1; p10; k1; p7; k1; p6; B5.
Row 23: B5; k7; p3; k4; p1; k10; p1; k2; B5.
Row 24: B5; p2, k1; p10; k1; p3; k1; p10; B5.
Row 25: B5; k10; p1; k3; p1; k10; p1; k2; B5.
Row 26: B5; p2; k1; p10; k5; p10; B5.
Row 27: B5; k14; p12; k2; B5.
Row 28: B5; p28; B5.
Row 29: B5; k28; B5.
Row 30: B5; p28; B5.
Row 31: B5; k28; B5.
Row 32: B5; p28; B5.
Row 33: B5; k5; p3; k7; p3; k10; B5.
Row 34: B5; p9; k1; p3; k1; p5; k1; p3; k1; p4; B5.
Row 35: B5; k4; p1; k3; p1; k5; p1; k3; p1; k9; B5.
Row 36: B5; p9; k1; p3; k1; p5; k1; p3; k1; p4; B5.
Row 37: B5; k2; p3; k3; p7; k3; p4; k6; B5.
Row 38: B5; p6; k1; p3; k3; p1; k1; p5; k3; p2; k1; p2; B5.
Row 39: B5; k2; p1; k10; p1; k7; p1; k6; B5.
Row 40: B5; p6; k1; p7; k1; p10; k1; p2; B5.
Row 41: B5; k2; p1; k10; p1; k7; p1; k6; B5.
Row 42: B5; p6; k1; p7; k1; p10; k1; p2; B5
Row 43: B5; k2; p1; k10; p1; k4; p3; k7; B5.
Row 44: B5; p10; k1; p3; k1; p10; k1; p2; B5.
Row 45: B5; k2; p1; k10; p1; k3; p1; k10; B5.
Row 46: B5; p10; k5; p10; k1; p2; B5.
Row 47: B5; k2; p12; k14; B5.
Row 48: B5; p28; B5.
Row 49: B5; k28; B5.
Row 50: B5; p28; B5.
Row 51: B5; k28; B5.
Row 52: B5; p28; B5.
Row 53: B5; k 28; B5.
Row 54: k1; p1 across row.
Row 55: p1, k1 across row.
Row 56: k1; p1 across row.
Row 57: p1, k1 across row.
Row 58: k1; p1 across row.
Row 59: p1, k1 across row.
Bind off and weave in ends.