Re: Leaf Pattern Wash Cloth w/ short rows

Sharon was so kind to share a patter for a unique wash cloth. Look back to the post of June 8th and you can see the cloth. However, I was not sure how to proceed. This was her e mail response. Hopefully you will find it as informative as I did:

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Hi Peggy

I have been looking for a video online to show you how I do it. Most of the videos are showing a wrap and turn in stockinette stitch and this washcloth is garter stitch.

This one is short but it shows the way I do it with the exception that she knits continental and I throw my stitches.
Basically, when I get to the wrap and turn, I put the next stitch (the one I am going to wrap) on the right needle as if to purl. Then I put the yarn to the front and put that same stitch back onto the left needle. Then I turn my work and knit back the other way to the end of the row. It makes a short row beginning where I wrapped and makes the knitting expand upwards. You can go back and forth like that and build rows in the middle of your stitching. This video you might have to replay a couple of times because she pulls that stitch over right at the beginning.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ki9uQZZMsGM

When you make one of these washcloths you basically start in the middle and make a leaf off to the side. Then you pick up stitches in the middle and knit in the other direction. If you wrap and turn this way there shouldn't be a hole in the middle of your work.

Here are 2 pictures showing how I made mine. One picture shows half of a washcloth. I have more pics on ravelry. I am crossloch there.

That wrap and turn technique is called short rows. There are a lot of videos on youtube for short rows and a couple of other help groups have them, too. Some people do them slightly different. Basically, slip the stitch to the right, pull the yarn to the front, slip the stitch back to the left, then turn your work and knit back the other way. If you are still confused I could probably meet you somewhere to show you.

Hopefully this helps,

Sharon









On Sun, Mar 13, 2011 at 3:53 PM, PEGGY SVEE wrote:

Sharon,

When the pattern wants me to wrap and return. It it just a s simple as putting the yarn around the needle and going to the next row or is there a trick?
Also, what size needles did you use?

Thanks!