May 19 2008
Week Four: Day One KAL
Hello! Welcome to your first Knit-Along!
A Knit-Along or KAL is very simple. The object is to be given 8-10 lines of a pattern over a span of 5-7 days to create a dishcloth. It’s also meant to be a surprise, so I won’t be posting any photos until the end of the week.
This KAL is using the basic stitches of purling and knitting. We aren’t doing anything fancy with it, but it will create a neat “picture” on the dishcloth. Be sure you keep track of which row you’re on so you don’t get turned around. Also, I will be using abbreviations. Instead of writing out purl and knit, I’ll use the first letter of the word and then put the number of times you are to do that stitch beside it. For example, K4, P15, K4 would be to knit four stitches, purl the next 15 stitches and knit the next four. Hope that makes sense! That’s how you’ll see the patterns written anywhere you go so I just wanted you to have some practice.
So if you’re ready, let’s begin!
KAL #1 for crafting101
Materials: Size 7 or 8 needles, one ball of cotton yarn any color
Cast On 46 stitches
Rows 1 -4: Knit across
Row 5: K4, P38, K4
Row 6: Knit across
Row 7: K4, P38, K4
Row 8: Knit across
Row 9: K4, P38, K4
Row 10: Knit across
Okay, that’s it for today! FYI, you’re knitting the dishcloth from the bottom up so it might not look the way you’d imagine until you get to the last few days. If you want to post pictures, please send them to me! See you tomorrow!
