This wonderful little stitch pattern makes really cool eyeballs which bulge out at you! I have made several of the dishcloths (pattern available HERE), but always thought they were a bit too wide for that purpose. So I just made the dishcloth a bit longer, added a topper to hang it from the fridge door, and voila: a lizard ridge hand towel!
Directions for the topper:
Row 1 (right side): With the yarn in front, slip the first three stitches without knitting them, yarn back, knit 2, ssk, knit 8, ssk, knit 9, k2tog, knit 8, k2tog, knit 5.
Row 2 (and all subsequent wrong side rows): Slip the first three stitches as before, knit across.
Row 3: Slip 3 as before, yarn back, knit 2, ssk, knit 7, ssk, knit 8, k2tog, knit 7, k2tog, knit 5.
Row 5: Slip 3, knit 2, ssk, knit 6, ssk, knit 7, k2tog, knit 6, k2tog, knit 5.
Row 7: Slip 3, knit 2, ssk, knit 5, ssk, knit 6, k2tog, knit 5, k2tog, knit 5.
Row 9: Slip 3, knit 2, ssk, knit 4, ssk, knit 5, k2tog, knit 4, k2tog, knit 5.
Row 11: Slip 3, knit 2, ssk, knit 3, ssk, knit 4, k2tog, knit 3, k2tog, knit 5.
Row 13: Slip 3, knit 2, ssk, knit 2, ssk, knit 3, k2tog, knit 2, k2tog, knit 5.
Row 15: Slip 3, knit 2, ssk, knit 1, ssk, knit 2, k2tog, knit 1, k2tog, knit 5.
Row 17: Slip 3, knit 2, ssk twice, knit 1, k2tog twice, knit 5.
Row 19: Slip 3, ssk twice, knit 1, k2 tog twice, knit 3.
Row 21: Slip 3, knit across (11 stitches).
Repeat this row until strap is desired length.
Make buttonhole: On the right side, slip 3, knit 1, bind off 3, knit 4. On the next row cast on 3 stitches (use the knitted cast on or backward loop method) to replace the ones that were bound off. Repeat Row 21 four more times.
Decrease row 1, right side: Slip 3, ssk, knit 1, k2tog, knit 3.
Row 2: Repeat row 21 (9 stitches).
Row 3: Slip 3, knit 3 tog, knit 3 (7 stitches).
Cut yarn, leaving at least a 6 inch tail. Thread darning needle with tail, pull all the remaining stitches together, and anchor yarn. Sew on button.
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How many stitches do you cast on for this pattern
ReplyDeleteHi Sara! I just finished making the Lizard dishcloth and towel. They are very nice but your instructions for the towel topper don't work. Starting on Row 1 you are decreasing 4 sts per row (2 x ssk's and 2 times K2tog) and knitting 8+9+8 = 25 stitches plus the 5 stitches on either end. That makes a total of 39 stitches. On Row 3 you have the 5 stitches on either side, the decrease of 4 stitches and knitting of 7+8+7= 22 plus the 5 stitches on either side for a total of 36. That's a difference of 3 stitches but you are decreasing 4 sts. It doesn't add up. Either you have to decrease only 3 stitches or reduce the stitches in between the decreases by one more per knit row in order to have 5 stitches at the end. You might want to develop another towel topper. I had to play around with this for quite a while to get it to work. Thanks Sharon Penny
ReplyDeleteSara how many stitches are cast on
ReplyDeleteFound this pattern and thought that my daughter would absolutely love it but I am confused when I read the pattern as well as it doesn't tell me how many stitches to cast on to start the project.
ReplyDeleteThank you Stachia Irwin
How many stitches do you cast on? Sara!
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