Related pattern
Lacy dragon scale washcloths. Because even dragons have their softer side.
Materials
Worsted weight cotton (samples were made with Lion Cotton, color 183, Periwinkle), about 60 yds per cloth
Needles that give you a gauge of 5 st/in. This is if you want to make a standard 9" cloth. If not, use needles that give you a fabric you like with the yarn you use. (The samples were made using US4/3.5mm.)
Yarn needle for weaving in ends
Please note:
- The photos are upside down relative to the charts. The knitting is top down, so the cast-on is at the top of the finished item, and the bind-off is at the bottom.
- These two cloths are quite similar, varying in only the form of the double decrease and the starting row of the pattern. Full instructions for both are given, starting with the cloth on the left. However, if you decide that you prefer the layout of one and the decreases of the other, feel free to mix and match.
- In addition, the charts are for the center area only. They do not include the seed stitch border or wrong side rows.
- And yes, in case you were wondering, these were inspired by the Dragon Skin Pattern on page 136 of Barbara Walker's Second Treasury of Knitting Patterns. I wanted something that used yarn overs and that was done in the opposite direction. If you would prefer a more solid cloth, knit the yarnovers through the back loop, or use the m1 increase instead.
Instructions
Ridged scales (strong vertical lines)
In pictures
In words
Cast on 45 stitches
Rows 1-6: *k, p, repeat from * to last stitch, k
Row 7 (and all odd-numbered rows up to and including row 55): k, p, k, p, k, p35, k, p, k, p, k
Row 8: k, p, k, p, k4, yo, k2, sl2tog-k1-p2sso, k2, yo, k, yo, k5, sl2tog-k1-p2sso, k5, yo, k, yo, k2, sl2tog-k1-p2sso, k2, yo, k4, p, k, p, k
Row 10: k, p, k, p, k5, yo, k, sl2tog-k1-p2sso, k, yo, k3, yo, k4, sl2tog-k1-p2sso, k4, yo, k3, yo, k, sl2tog-k1-p2sso, k, yo, k5, p, k, p, k
Row 12: k, p, k, p, k6, yo, sl2tog-k1-p2sso, yo, k5, yo, k3, sl2tog-k1-p2sso, k3, yo, k5, yo, sl2tog-k1-p2sso, yo, k6, p, k, p, k
Row 14: k, p, k, p, k, yo, k5, sl2tog-k1-p2sso, k5, yo, k, yo, k2, sl2tog-k1-p2sso, k2, yo, k, yo, k5, sl2tog-k1-p2sso, k5, yo, k, p, k, p, k
Row 16: k, p, k, p, k2, yo, k4, sl2tog-k1-p2sso, k4, yo, k3, yo, k, sl2tog-k1-p2sso, k, yo, k3, yo, k4, sl2tog-k1-p2sso, k4, yo, k2, p, k, p, k
Row 18: k, p, k, p, k3, yo, k3, sl2tog-k1-p2sso, k3, yo, k5, yo, sl2tog-k1-p2sso, yo, k5, yo, k3, sl2tog-k1-p2sso, k3, yo, k3, p, k, p, k
Repeat Rows 8 through 19 three more times
Rows 56-61: *k, p, repeat from * to last stitch, k
Bind off.
Feathered scales (diffused vertical lines)
In pictures
In words
Cast on 45 stitches
Rows 1-6: *k, p, repeat from * to last stitch, k
Row 7 (and all odd-numbered rows up to and including row 55): k, p, k, p, k, p35, k, p, k, p, k
Row 8: k, p, k, p, k, yo, k5, sl1-k2tog-psso, k5, yo, k, yo, k2, sl1-k2tog-psso, k2, yo, k, yo, k5, sl1-k2tog-psso, k5, yo, k, p, k, p, k
Row 10: k, p, k, p, k2, yo, k4, sl1-k2tog-psso, k4, yo, k3, yo, k, sl1-k2tog-psso, k, yo, k3, yo, k4, sl1-k2tog-psso, k4, yo, k2, p, k, p, k
Row 12: k, p, k, p, k3, yo, k3, sl1-k2tog-psso, k3, yo, k5, yo, sl1-k2tog-psso, yo, k5, yo, k3, sl1-k2tog-psso, k3, yo, k3, p, k, p, k
Row 14: k, p, k, p, k4, yo, k2, sl1-k2tog-psso, k2, yo, k, yo, k5, sl1-k2tog-psso, k5, yo, k, yo, k2, sl1-k2tog-psso, k2, yo, k4, p, k, p, k
Row 16: k, p, k, p, k5, yo, k, sl1-k2tog-psso, k, yo, k3, yo, k4, sl1-k2tog-psso, k4, yo, k3, yo, k, sl1-k2tog-psso, k, yo, k5, p, k, p, k
Row 18: k, p, k, p, k6, yo, sl1-k2tog-psso, yo, k5, yo, k3, sl1-k2tog-psso, k3, yo, k5, yo, sl1-k2tog-psso, yo, k6, p, k, p, k
Repeat Rows 8 through 19 three more times
Rows 56-61: *k, p, repeat from * to last stitch, k
Bind off.