This pattern was originally offered at The Whole Nine Yarns in Woodstock, Georgia, United States for their Christmas in July celebration on 26 July 2015.

The yield per skein is 3 washcloths per skein or 7 washcloths per two skeins.

The central pocket is knit using monochromatic double-knitting -- using only one strand of yarn to create a tubular structure but using double knitting technique rather than a knit in the round technique. Beverly Royce’s Notes on Double Knitting is probably the best-known source on this technique.

The pattern contains several options for where to place the opening in the pocket as well as three options for how to bind off the 1×1 ribbing. Because the pocket is made first with a crochet chain edging all-around, the edging can be 1×1 ribbing or something else, even crochet.

Video on how to work flat three-needle bind-off without dividing the work on to two needles can be found on the designer’s YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/3DjGMXxu_Sc

Available in 2 file formats!
Which file should you download?

Booklet file is half-sheet formatted to print as a center-staple booklet if you:
print 2 pages to a side
print on margin-less 8.5 x 11 inch paper
(If you’ve taken a class with the designer after June 2012, this is the same format as her class handouts.)
The center will be:
The top piece of paper has pages 5 & 8 on the bottom, and pages 6 & 7 on top.
The middle piece of paper has pages 10 & 3 on the bottom, and pages 4 & 9 on top.
The bottom piece of paper has pages 12 & 1 on the bottom, and pages 2 & 11 on top.
Cover (possibly heavier paper) on bottom (outside) of stack.

E-book file is half-sheet formatted but with all the pages in normal order and the blank inside covers deleted.
If you have a smaller tablet or you read off your smart phone, you shouldn’t have to zoom as much. You can also print this size if you print on 5.5 x 8 inch paper -- i.e. half-sheet.