Birdie’s Deceptively Simple Dishcloths

Materials needed:

Size ten knitting needles

Peaches and cream or sugar and spice yarn, any color

(Birdie favors buttercream yellow; Vernie likes red)

To begin: Cast four stitches onto a size ten needle.

Row 1: Knit four stitches.

Row 2: Knit two stitches; increase one stitch in third stitch; knit one.

Row 3: Knit three stitches; increase one stitch in fourth stitch; knit one.

Row 4: Knit three stitches; yarn over; knit to end of row.

Continue knitting as in row four until there are forty-six stitches on your needle. Return; knit two; knit two together; yarn over; knit two together; knit to end of row.

Continue this until eight stitches are left on needle. Then on the next row, knit one; knit two together; knit two; knit two together; knit one (you should have six stitches remaining on your needle).

Knit one; knit two together twice; knit one.

Bind off the four remaining stitches.

Take a crochet hook and tuck in the loose thread.

You have now finished one of Birdie’s Deceptively

Simple Dishcloths. Launder as you would a towel; no special handling required.