Wednesday, November 16, 2011

November Mid Month KAL-Day 1

You will need #7 US needle and one skein of cotton yarn in either a solid color or a pastel variegated color, #137 Sunrise (Peaches & Crème) yarn is a suggested color but any of the above mentioned colors will work too. We will be dealing with "short rows". For those new to knitting, all that means is we may be working some of the stitches of a row but then turning our work and going in the opposite direction. You can probably find out more about this technique from www.knittinghelp.com.

DAY 1:
This cloth is made up of 6 or 7 wedges, all exactly the same. Don't cast off after every wedge, you should have the same number of stitches on your needles as you cast on at the beginning ie. 20
stitches.

Cast on 20 stitches.

Row 1 and all odd rows: K across to last 2 stitches, P2.
Row 2: K3, YO, K to last st, turn.
Row 4: K3, YO, K to last 2 sts, turn.
Row 6: K3, YO, K to last 3 sts, turn.
Row 8: K3, YO, K to last 4 sts, turn.
Row 10: K3, YO, K to last 5 sts, turn.
REMEMBER.....All odd number rows you Knit across to within last 2 stitches and P2 (all stitches are worked on this row).

We will also add the instructions to our Overflow Blog.

Janet Nogle
jnogle@cox.net
Moderator-Monthly Dishcloth Group
KAL Blog: http://monthlydishclothoverflow.blogspot.com/
Knitting Calendar/PnC Book: www.dishclothcalendar.com

Thursday, November 10, 2011

KAL For November 1st-Day 6


Day One: Cast on 37 stitches
Rows 1 – 7: k1, p1 across row.
Row 8: (k1, p1) x2; k1; p10; k1; p8; k4; p4; k1; (p1, k1) x2.
Row 9: (k1, p1) x2; (k4; p1) x2; k8; p1; k10; (p1, k1) x2.
Row 10: (k1, p1) x2; k1; (p8; k1) x2; p6; k1; p2; k1; (p1, k1) x2.

Day Two:
Row 11: (k1, p1) x2; k2; p1; k8; p1; k7; p1; k9; (p1, k1) x2.
Row 12: (k1, p1) x2; k1; (p7, k1) x2; p11; k1; (p1, k1) x2.
Row 13: (k1, p1) x2; (k2, p1) x2; k7; p1; k6; p1; k8; (p1, k1) x2.
Row 14: (k1, p1) x2; k1; p6; k1; p7; k1; p12; k1; (p1, k1) x2.
Row 15: (k1, p1) x2; k2; p1; k10; (p1, k7) x2; (p1, k1) x2.
Row 16: (k1, p1) x2; k1; p5; k1; p8; k1; p9; k1; p2; k1; (p1, k1) x2.
Row 17: (k1, p1) x2; k4; (p1, k8) x2; p1 k6; (p1, k1) x2.
Row 18: (k1, p1) x2; k1; p5; k1; p7; k1; p8; k1; p4; k1; (p1, k1) x2.
Row 19: (k1, p1) x2; k6; p6; k2; p1; k7; p1; k6; (p1, k1) x2.
Row 20: (k1, p1) x2; k1; p5; k1; p7; k3; p6; k2; p3; k1; (p1, k1) x2.

Day Three:
Row 21: (k1, p1) x2; k3; p1; k10; p1; k7; p1; k6; (p1, k1) x2.
Row 22: (k1, p1) x2; k1; p5; k1; p6; k1; p11; k1; p2; k1; (p1, k1) x2.
Row 23: (k1, p1) x2; k2; p1; k11; p2; k6; p1; k6; (p1, k1) x2.
Row 24: (k1, p1) x2; k1; (p5, k1) x2; p2; k1; p12; k1; (p1, k1) x2.
Row 25: (k1, p1) x2; k2; p1; k8; p2; k3; p1; k4; p1; k7; (p1, k1) x2.
Row 26: (k1, p1) x2; k1; p6; k1; p4; k1; p5; (k1, p4) x2; k1; (p1, k1) x2.
Row 27: (k1, p1) x2; k2; p1; k6; p1; k5; p2; k4; p1; k7; (p1, k1) x2.
Row 28: (k1, p1) x2; k1; p6; k1; p3; k1; p2; k1; p5; k1; p7; k1; (p1, k1) x2.
Row 29: (k1, p1) x2; k2; p1; k3; p2; k5; (p1, k3) x2; p1; k7; (p1, k1) x2.
Row 30: (k1, p1) x2; k1; p6; k1; p3; k2; p3; k1; p6; k3; p2; k1; (p1, k1) x2.

Day Four:
Row 31: (k1, p1) x2; k7; (p1, k3) x2; p1; k1; p1; k3; p1; k1; p3; k3; (p1, k1) x2.
Row 32: (k1, p1) x3; k1;p3; k1; p4; k1; p10; k1; p5; k1; (p1, k1) x2.
Row 33: (k1, p1) x2; k6; p1; k4; p1; k3; p1; k1; p1; k4; p1; k2; p1; k3; (p1, k1) x2.
Row 34: (k1, p1) x2; k1; p3; k1; p1; k1; p4; k1; p11; k1; p4; k1; (p1, k1) x2.
Row 35: (k1, p1) x2; k11; p1; k3; p1; k1; (p1, k5) x2; (p1, k1) x2.
Row 36: (k1, p1) x2; k1; p4; k1; p5; k1; p11; k1; p4; k1; (p1, k1) x2.
Row 37: (k1, p1) x2; k11; p1; k3; p1; k1; (p1, k2) x2; p1; k5; (p1, k1) x2.
Row 38: (k1, p1) x2; k1; p4; k1; p5; k1; p9; k1; p1; k1; p4; k1; (p1, k1) x2.
Row 39: (k1, p1) x2; k10; p2; k3; p1; k1; (p1, k5) x2; (p1, k1) x2.
Row 40: (k1, p1) x2; k1; p5; k1; p3; k1; p8; k1; p3; k1; p4; k1; (p1, k1) x2.

Day Five:
Row 41: (k1, p1) x2; k6; p3; k2; (p1, k3) x2; p3; k7; (p1, k1) x2.
Row 42: (k1, p1) x2; k1; p7; k1; p6; k1; p12; k1; (p1, k1) x2.
Row 43: (k1, p1) x2; k11; p1; k3; p1; k4; p1; k8; (p1, k1) x2.
Row 44: (k1, p1) x2; k1; p4; (k1, p1) x2; k1; p4; k3; p11; k1; (p1, k1) x2.
Row 45: (k1, p1) x2; k18; p1; k3; p1; k6; (p1, k1) x2.
Row 46: (k1, p1) x2; k1; p6; (k1, p1) x2; k1; p16; k1; (p1, k1) x2.
Row 47: (k1, p1) x3; k25; (p1, k1) x3.
Row 48: (k1, p1) x3; k1; p23; k1; (p1, k1) x3.
Row 49: (k1, p1) x4; k21; (p1, k1) x4.
Row 50: (k1, p1) x4; k1; p19; k1; (p1, k1) x4.
Day Six:

Row 51: (k1, p1) x5; k17; (p1, k1) x5.
Rows 52 - 58: k1, p1 across row.
Bind off in k1, p1 and weave in ends.

Happy knitting!
Elaine
www.downcloverlaine.us


Thanks to Elaine for this great pattern.

Saturday, November 5, 2011

KAL For November 1st-Day 5

Day Five:

Row 41: (k1, p1) x2; k6; p3; k2; (p1, k3) x2; p3; k7; (p1, k1) x2.

Row 42: (k1, p1) x2; k1; p7; k1; p6; k1; p12; k1; (p1, k1) x2.

Row 43: (k1, p1) x2; k11; p1; k3; p1; k4; p1; k8; (p1, k1) x2.

Row 44: (k1, p1) x2; k1; p4; (k1, p1) x2; k1; p4; k3; p11; k1; (p1, k1) x2.

Row 45: (k1, p1) x2; k18; p1; k3; p1; k6; (p1, k1) x2.

Row 46: (k1, p1) x2; k1; p6; (k1, p1) x2; k1; p16; k1; (p1, k1) x2.

Row 47: (k1, p1) x3; k25; (p1, k1) x3.

Row 48: (k1, p1) x3; k1; p23; k1; (p1, k1) x3.

Row 49: (k1, p1) x4; k21; (p1, k1) x4.

Row 50: (k1, p1) x4; k1; p19; k1; (p1, k1) x4.

Previous Days:

Day One: Cast on 37 stitches

Rows 1 – 7: k1, p1 across row.
Row 8: (k1, p1) x2; k1; p10; k1; p8; k4; p4; k1; (p1, k1) x2.
Row 9: (k1, p1) x2; (k4; p1) x2; k8; p1; k10; (p1, k1) x2.
Row 10: (k1, p1) x2; k1; (p8; k1) x2; p6; k1; p2; k1; (p1, k1) x2.

Day Two:
Row 11: (k1, p1) x2; k2; p1; k8; p1; k7; p1; k9; (p1, k1) x2.
Row 12: (k1, p1) x2; k1; (p7, k1) x2; p11; k1; (p1, k1) x2.
Row 13: (k1, p1) x2; (k2, p1) x2; k7; p1; k6; p1; k8; (p1, k1) x2.
Row 14: (k1, p1) x2; k1; p6; k1; p7; k1; p12; k1; (p1, k1) x2.
Row 15: (k1, p1) x2; k2; p1; k10; (p1, k7) x2; (p1, k1) x2.
Row 16: (k1, p1) x2; k1; p5; k1; p8; k1; p9; k1; p2; k1; (p1, k1) x2.
Row 17: (k1, p1) x2; k4; (p1, k8) x2; p1 k6; (p1, k1) x2.
Row 18: (k1, p1) x2; k1; p5; k1; p7; k1; p8; k1; p4; k1; (p1, k1) x2.
Row 19: (k1, p1) x2; k6; p6; k2; p1; k7; p1; k6; (p1, k1) x2.
Row 20: (k1, p1) x2; k1; p5; k1; p7; k3; p6; k2; p3; k1; (p1, k1) x2.

Day Three:
Row 21: (k1, p1) x2; k3; p1; k10; p1; k7; p1; k6; (p1, k1) x2.
Row 22: (k1, p1) x2; k1; p5; k1; p6; k1; p11; k1; p2; k1; (p1, k1) x2.
Row 23: (k1, p1) x2; k2; p1; k11; p2; k6; p1; k6; (p1, k1) x2.
Row 24: (k1, p1) x2; k1; (p5, k1) x2; p2; k1; p12; k1; (p1, k1) x2.
Row 25: (k1, p1) x2; k2; p1; k8; p2; k3; p1; k4; p1; k7; (p1, k1) x2.
Row 26: (k1, p1) x2; k1; p6; k1; p4; k1; p5; (k1, p4) x2; k1; (p1, k1) x2.
Row 27: (k1, p1) x2; k2; p1; k6; p1; k5; p2; k4; p1; k7; (p1, k1) x2.
Row 28: (k1, p1) x2; k1; p6; k1; p3; k1; p2; k1; p5; k1; p7; k1; (p1, k1) x2.
Row 29: (k1, p1) x2; k2; p1; k3; p2; k5; (p1, k3) x2; p1; k7; (p1, k1) x2.
Row 30: (k1, p1) x2; k1; p6; k1; p3; k2; p3; k1; p6; k3; p2; k1; (p1, k1) x2.

Day Four:
Row 31: (k1, p1) x2; k7; (p1, k3) x2; p1; k1; p1; k3; p1; k1; p3; k3; (p1, k1) x2.
Row 32: (k1, p1) x3; k1;p3; k1; p4; k1; p10; k1; p5; k1; (p1, k1) x2.
Row 33: (k1, p1) x2; k6; p1; k4; p1; k3; p1; k1; p1; k4; p1; k2; p1; k3; (p1, k1) x2.
Row 34: (k1, p1) x2; k1; p3; k1; p1; k1; p4; k1; p11; k1; p4; k1; (p1, k1) x2.
Row 35: (k1, p1) x2; k11; p1; k3; p1; k1; (p1, k5) x2; (p1, k1) x2.
Row 36: (k1, p1) x2; k1; p4; k1; p5; k1; p11; k1; p4; k1; (p1, k1) x2.
Row 37: (k1, p1) x2; k11; p1; k3; p1; k1; (p1, k2) x2; p1; k5; (p1, k1) x2.
Row 38: (k1, p1) x2; k1; p4; k1; p5; k1; p9; k1; p1; k1; p4; k1; (p1, k1) x2.
Row 39: (k1, p1) x2; k10; p2; k3; p1; k1; (p1, k5) x2; (p1, k1) x2.
Row 40: (k1, p1) x2; k1; p5; k1; p3; k1; p8; k1; p3; k1; p4; k1; (p1, k1) x2.

Janet Nogle
jnogle@cox.net
Moderator-Monthly Dishcloth Group
KAL Blog: http://monthlydishclothoverflow.blogspot.com/
Knitting Calendar/PnC Book:  www.dishclothcalendar.com

Friday, November 4, 2011

KAL For November 1st-Day 4

Day Four:

Row 31: (k1, p1) x2; k7; (p1, k3) x2; p1; k1; p1; k3; p1; k1; p3; k3; (p1, k1) x2.

Row 32: (k1, p1) x3; k1;p3; k1; p4; k1; p10; k1; p5; k1; (p1, k1) x2.

Row 33: (k1, p1) x2; k6; p1; k4; p1; k3; p1; k1; p1; k4; p1; k2; p1; k3; (p1, k1) x2.

Row 34: (k1, p1) x2; k1; p3; k1; p1; k1; p4; k1; p11; k1; p4; k1; (p1, k1) x2.

Row 35: (k1, p1) x2; k11; p1; k3; p1; k1; (p1, k5) x2; (p1, k1) x2.

Row 36: (k1, p1) x2; k1; p4; k1; p5; k1; p11; k1; p4; k1; (p1, k1) x2.

Row 37: (k1, p1) x2; k11; p1; k3; p1; k1; (p1, k2) x2; p1; k5; (p1, k1) x2.

Row 38: (k1, p1) x2; k1; p4; k1; p5; k1; p9; k1; p1; k1; p4; k1; (p1, k1) x2.

Row 39: (k1, p1) x2; k10; p2; k3; p1; k1; (p1, k5) x2; (p1, k1) x2.

Row 40: (k1, p1) x2; k1; p5; k1; p3; k1; p8; k1; p3; k1; p4; k1; (p1, k1) x2.

Previous Days:

Day One: Cast on 37 stitches

Rows 1 – 7: k1, p1 across row.
Row 8: (k1, p1) x2; k1; p10; k1; p8; k4; p4; k1; (p1, k1) x2.
Row 9: (k1, p1) x2; (k4; p1) x2; k8; p1; k10; (p1, k1) x2.
Row 10: (k1, p1) x2; k1; (p8; k1) x2; p6; k1; p2; k1; (p1, k1) x2.

Day Two:
Row 11: (k1, p1) x2; k2; p1; k8; p1; k7; p1; k9; (p1, k1) x2.
Row 12: (k1, p1) x2; k1; (p7, k1) x2; p11; k1; (p1, k1) x2.
Row 13: (k1, p1) x2; (k2, p1) x2; k7; p1; k6; p1; k8; (p1, k1) x2.
Row 14: (k1, p1) x2; k1; p6; k1; p7; k1; p12; k1; (p1, k1) x2.
Row 15: (k1, p1) x2; k2; p1; k10; (p1, k7) x2; (p1, k1) x2.
Row 16: (k1, p1) x2; k1; p5; k1; p8; k1; p9; k1; p2; k1; (p1, k1) x2.
Row 17: (k1, p1) x2; k4; (p1, k8) x2; p1 k6; (p1, k1) x2.
Row 18: (k1, p1) x2; k1; p5; k1; p7; k1; p8; k1; p4; k1; (p1, k1) x2.
Row 19: (k1, p1) x2; k6; p6; k2; p1; k7; p1; k6; (p1, k1) x2.
Row 20: (k1, p1) x2; k1; p5; k1; p7; k3; p6; k2; p3; k1; (p1, k1) x2.

Day Three:
Row 21: (k1, p1) x2; k3; p1; k10; p1; k7; p1; k6; (p1, k1) x2.
Row 22: (k1, p1) x2; k1; p5; k1; p6; k1; p11; k1; p2; k1; (p1, k1) x2.
Row 23: (k1, p1) x2; k2; p1; k11; p2; k6; p1; k6; (p1, k1) x2.
Row 24: (k1, p1) x2; k1; (p5, k1) x2; p2; k1; p12; k1; (p1, k1) x2.
Row 25: (k1, p1) x2; k2; p1; k8; p2; k3; p1; k4; p1; k7; (p1, k1) x2.
Row 26: (k1, p1) x2; k1; p6; k1; p4; k1; p5; (k1, p4) x2; k1; (p1, k1) x2.
Row 27: (k1, p1) x2; k2; p1; k6; p1; k5; p2; k4; p1; k7; (p1, k1) x2.
Row 28: (k1, p1) x2; k1; p6; k1; p3; k1; p2; k1; p5; k1; p7; k1; (p1, k1) x2.
Row 29: (k1, p1) x2; k2; p1; k3; p2; k5; (p1, k3) x2; p1; k7; (p1, k1) x2.
Row 30: (k1, p1) x2; k1; p6; k1; p3; k2; p3; k1; p6; k3; p2; k1; (p1, k1) x2.

Janet Nogle
jnogle@cox.net
Moderator-Monthly Dishcloth Group
KAL Blog: http://monthlydishclothoverflow.blogspot.com/
Knitting Calendar/PnC Book:  www.dishclothcalendar.com
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Thursday, November 3, 2011

KAL For November 1st-Day 3

Day Three:

Row 21: (k1, p1) x2; k3; p1; k10; p1; k7; p1; k6; (p1, k1) x2.

Row 22: (k1, p1) x2; k1; p5; k1; p6; k1; p11; k1; p2; k1; (p1, k1) x2.

Row 23: (k1, p1) x2; k2; p1; k11; p2; k6; p1; k6; (p1, k1) x2.

Row 24: (k1, p1) x2; k1; (p5, k1) x2; p2; k1; p12; k1; (p1, k1) x2.

Row 25: (k1, p1) x2; k2; p1; k8; p2; k3; p1; k4; p1; k7; (p1, k1) x2.

Row 26: (k1, p1) x2; k1; p6; k1; p4; k1; p5; (k1, p4) x2; k1; (p1, k1) x2.

Row 27: (k1, p1) x2; k2; p1; k6; p1; k5; p2; k4; p1; k7; (p1, k1) x2.

Row 28: (k1, p1) x2; k1; p6; k1; p3; k1; p2; k1; p5; k1; p7; k1; (p1, k1) x2.

Row 29: (k1, p1) x2; k2; p1; k3; p2; k5; (p1, k3) x2; p1; k7; (p1, k1) x2.

Row 30: (k1, p1) x2; k1; p6; k1; p3; k2; p3; k1; p6; k3; p2; k1; (p1, k1) x2.

Previous Days:

Day One: Cast on 37 stitches

Rows 1 – 7: k1, p1 across row.
Row 8: (k1, p1) x2; k1; p10; k1; p8; k4; p4; k1; (p1, k1) x2.
Row 9: (k1, p1) x2; (k4; p1) x2; k8; p1; k10; (p1, k1) x2.
Row 10: (k1, p1) x2; k1; (p8; k1) x2; p6; k1; p2; k1; (p1, k1) x2.

Day Two:

Row 11: (k1, p1) x2; k2; p1; k8; p1; k7; p1; k9; (p1, k1) x2.
Row 12: (k1, p1) x2; k1; (p7, k1) x2; p11; k1; (p1, k1) x2.
Row 13: (k1, p1) x2; (k2, p1) x2; k7; p1; k6; p1; k8; (p1, k1) x2.
Row 14: (k1, p1) x2; k1; p6; k1; p7; k1; p12; k1; (p1, k1) x2.
Row 15: (k1, p1) x2; k2; p1; k10; (p1, k7) x2; (p1, k1) x2.
Row 16: (k1, p1) x2; k1; p5; k1; p8; k1; p9; k1; p2; k1; (p1, k1) x2.
Row 17: (k1, p1) x2; k4; (p1, k8) x2; p1 k6; (p1, k1) x2.
Row 18: (k1, p1) x2; k1; p5; k1; p7; k1; p8; k1; p4; k1; (p1, k1) x2.
Row 19: (k1, p1) x2; k6; p6; k2; p1; k7; p1; k6; (p1, k1) x2.
Row 20: (k1, p1) x2; k1; p5; k1; p7; k3; p6; k2; p3; k1; (p1, k1) x2.

Janet Nogle
jnogle@cox.net
Moderator-Monthly Dishcloth Group
KAL Blog: http://monthlydishclothoverflow.blogspot.com/
Knitting Calendar/PnC Book:  www.dishclothcalendar.com

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

KAL For November 1st-Day 2

Here is DAY 2 and previous:


Day Two:

Row 11: (k1, p1) x2; k2; p1; k8; p1; k7; p1; k9; (p1, k1) x2.

Row 12: (k1, p1) x2; k1; (p7, k1) x2; p11; k1; (p1, k1) x2.

Row 13: (k1, p1) x2; (k2, p1) x2; k7; p1; k6; p1; k8; (p1, k1) x2.

Row 14: (k1, p1) x2; k1; p6; k1; p7; k1; p12; k1; (p1, k1) x2.

Row 15: (k1, p1) x2; k2; p1; k10; (p1, k7) x2; (p1, k1) x2.

Row 16: (k1, p1) x2; k1; p5; k1; p8; k1; p9; k1; p2; k1; (p1, k1) x2.

Row 17: (k1, p1) x2; k4; (p1, k8) x2; p1 k6; (p1, k1) x2.

Row 18: (k1, p1) x2; k1; p5; k1; p7; k1; p8; k1; p4; k1; (p1, k1) x2.

Row 19: (k1, p1) x2; k6; p6; k2; p1; k7; p1; k6; (p1, k1) x2.

Row 20: (k1, p1) x2; k1; p5; k1; p7; k3; p6; k2; p3; k1; (p1, k1) x2.

Previous Day One:

Cast on 37 stitches
Rows 1 – 7: k1, p1 across row.
Row 8: (k1, p1) x2; k1; p10; k1; p8; k4; p4; k1; (p1, k1) x2.
Row 9: (k1, p1) x2; (k4; p1) x2; k8; p1; k10; (p1, k1) x2.
Row 10: (k1, p1) x2; k1; (p8; k1) x2; p6; k1; p2; k1; (p1, k1) x2.

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

KAL For November 1st-Day 1

Size: approximately 8" X 8 ¼ ".

Materials: One skein of worsted weight cotton in a solid color.

Needles: U.S. Size 6/4.0mm or 5/3.75mm Because this is a "picture" cloth, you want your fabric to be fairly dense so the design will pop out. If you are a loose knitter, then you might want to drop down a needle size.

Gauge: 4.5 sts. per inch, not critical.

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

Pattern:

Cast on 37 stitches

Rows 1 – 7: k1, p1 across row.

Row 8: (k1, p1) x2; k1; p10; k1; p8; k4; p4; k1; (p1, k1) x2.

Row 9: (k1, p1) x2; (k4; p1) x2; k8; p1; k10; (p1, k1) x2.

Row 10: (k1, p1) x2; k1; (p8; k1) x2; p6; k1; p2; k1; (p1, k1) x2.