Christmas Tree Knitted Dish Cloth - Free Pattern

Christmas Tree Dish Cloth

Finished size 7” x 9” (will shrink to approx. 7” x 7” when washed)

Peaches and Cream cotton yarn

Needle size: U.S. 6, 4mm, UK8

Note: Seed stitch is sometimes referred to as moss stitch

Cast on 31 stitches

Border Rows:

Rows 1-6 seed stitch (k1, p1)

Row 7 – Seed stitch 4, knit to last 4 stitches, seed stitch

Row 8 – Seed stitch 4, purl to last 4 stitches, seed stitch

Rows 9-10 repeat 7 & 8

Tree pattern:

Row 1 – Seed stitch 4, k10, p3, k10, seed stitch 4

Row 2- Seed stitch 4, p10, k3, p10 seed stitch 4

Row 3-4 – Repeat rows 1 & 2

Row 5 – Seed stitch 4, k3, p17, k3 seed stitch 4

Row 6 – Seed stitch 4, p3, k17, p3, seed stitch 4

Rows 7 & 8 – Repeat rows 5 and 6

Row 9 – Seed stitch 4, k4, p15, k4, seed stitch 4

Row 10 – Seed stitch 4, p4, k15, p4, seed stitch 4

Rows 11 & 12 – Repeat rows 9 and 10

Continue decreasing tree stitches beginning every 5^th row until 3 stitches on tree remain (Row 33)

Repeat rows 2-4

Row 37 - Seed stitch 4, k11, p1, k11, seed stitch 4

Row 38 - Seed stitch 4, p11, k1, p11, seed stitch 4

Border Rows:

Repeat border rows 7-10

Repeat border rows 1-6

Cast off