Hopscotch Washcloth + Hand Towel by Deborah Newton

Hopscotch Washcloth + Hand Towel

Knitting
June 2023
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
19 stitches and 26 rows = 4 inches
in stitch pattern, on larger needles
US 6 - 4.0 mm
US 7 - 4.5 mm
95 - 795 yards (87 - 727 m)
Washcloth (Hand Towel)
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This pattern is available for free.

MATERIALS
To make one Washcloth (Hand Towel), you will need…

  • 1 (5) skein(s) of Purl Soho’s Sunshower Cotton, 100% organically grown cotton. Each skein is approximately 159 yards/ 100 grams; approximately 95 (795) yards required. We used the colors Heirloom White Rain Storm, Upper Atmosphere, and Sea Spray.
  • US 7 (4.5 mm) straight or 24-inch circular needles
  • US 6 (4 mm) straight or 24-inch circular needles

GAUGE
19 stitches and 26 rows = 4 inches in stitch pattern, on larger needles

NOTE: For swatch, cast on a multiple of 16 + 8 stitches, and follow pattern below, omitting the 3 garter stitches at each selvage.

19 stitches and 38 rows = 4 inches in garter stitch, on smaller needles

SIZES
Washcloth (Hand Towel)

Finished Dimensions: Approximately 9¾ inches wide x 9½ inches tall (23¼ inches wide x 40 inches tall)

SAMPLES: We used Heirloom White for our Washcloths, and Rain Storm, Upper Atmosphere, and Sea Spray for our Hand Towels.

Designed for Purl Soho by Deborah Newton. A designer with over twenty-five years of experience, Deborah lives and works in her favorite city of Providence, Rhode Island, where she grows a little bit of everything, and a lot of roses, in her jam-packed city garden. She has written a bevy of knitting books, and after teaching nationwide for years, she is starting a series of local knitwear design and knitting classes in Providence in fall 2023.

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