Follow the Fleet by Meg Roke

Follow the Fleet

Knitting
July 2025
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
18 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches
in garter stitch
US 5 - 3.75 mm
60 - 70 yards (55 - 64 m)
one size (see notes)
English
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“We joined the navy to see the world. And what did we see? We saw the sea!”

Any Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers fans here? When I was little, I watched A LOT of their movies including Follow the Fleet from 1936. This little dishcloth pairing gives me all of the nautical summer vibes and takes me right back to Fred singing on the deck of his ship.

Finished Measurements
Anchor Dishcloth:
7.75” (19.5 cm) approx width; 8” (20 cm) approx length
Striped Dishcloth:
8” (20 cm) approx width; 8” (20 cm) approx length

Materials
Dishie Solids from Knit Picks (100% cotton) (190 yards (174 m)/ 100 g (3.53 oz) per skein): 1 skein each in A and B. Shown here: Swan, Navy, Dewdrop, Blue, and Blue Twist
OR approx 50 yards (46 m) in A and 10 yards (10 m) in B of washable worsted weight cotton yarn for the anchor dishcloth
OR approx 32 yards (30 m) in A and 32 yards (30 m) in B of washable worsted weight cotton yarn for the striped dishcloth
US 5 (3.75 mm) 16” (40 cm) circular or straight needles (or size required to obtain gauge)

Gauge
18 sts and 32 rows to 4” (10 cm) in Garter Stitch pattern on US 5 (3.75 mm) needles