Alhambra Dishcloth by Marie Segares

Alhambra Dishcloth

Knitting
October 2017
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
20 stitches = 4 inches
in 20 sts = 4" (10 cm) in pattern. Exact gauge is not critical for this project.
US 7 - 4.5 mm
75 - 90 yards (69 - 82 m)
7.5″ (19 cm) square.
English
This pattern is available for free.

This textured stitch creates small chevron arches.The stitch dictionary I was using called this stitch Granada, so I named the dishcloth after the Alhambra, one of the most stunning sites in Granada, Spain.

This dishcloth is one of 48 free knitting patterns with photo or video tutorials in the Knitted Kitchen Blog Hop: Learn A New Stitch Dishcloth Series 2017. You can get more information about the blog hop, including updated links to each pattern as it is published, here. Chat with other knitters in the blog hop thread here in the Underground Crafter Ravelry group.

Skills Used
Basic knitting skills: cast on, knit, purl, slip stitch, bind off
Increasing (yo)
Decreasing (p3tog)
Knitting flat in rows

Skill Level:
Intermediate

Finished Size
7.5″ (19 cm) square.

Materials
Lion Brand 24/7 Cotton (100% mercerized cotton, 3.5 oz/100 g/186 yd/170 m) – 1 skein in 142 Rose, or approximately 90 yd (82.5 m) in any medium weight, cotton yarn.

US Size 7/4.5 mm knitting needles, or any size needed to obtain gauge.

Yarn needle.

Gauge
20 sts = 4″ (10 cm) in pattern. Exact gauge is not critical for this project.