Quilt Block Dishcloths

These dishcloths use Barbara Walker’s mosaic technique to mimic the appearance of calico quilt blocks. Charts for 6 different quilt blocks are included – Nine Patch, Shoo-Fly, Flying Geese, Sawtooth Star, Pinwheel, and Churn Dash.

Skills required

Long-tail cast-on

Slipping Stitches

Reading mosaic charts (instructions given)

Materials

Approximately 100 to 120 yards of sport-weight yarn in roughly equal amounts of two colors. Nine Patch and Flying Geese use slightly more of C1 and less of C2 – about 60 and 45 yards. Samples were knit in Knit Picks Comfy Sport (75% Pima cotton, 25% acrylic). Heavier dishcloth cotton will require larger needles, yield larger cloths, and take more yardage

US 4/3.5 mm needles or size needed to obtain gauge

US 6/4 mm needles or two sizes larger than gauge needles for binding off

Tapestry needle for weaving in ends

Gauge

24 stitches = 4 inches in unblocked mosaic stitch

Yardage per dishcloth

100-120 yards

Measurements

Approximately 9" x 9"

Samples were knit in Knit Picks Comfy Sport in Cashew, Ivory, Parchment, Copper, Hawk, and Clarity