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Hopscotch Washcloth + Hand Towel
Our Hopscotch Washcloth + Hand Towel knitting pattern, designed by Deborah Newton, combines simple stitches and our beautiful Sunshower Cotton yarn to create a knit that’s all play and no work!
Deborah creates a playground of texture with a clever arrangement of knits, purls, and right twists, all laid out in a patchwork of squares with a garter border. If the right twist stitch is new to you, you’ll find it’s child’s play with our quick video tutorial!
Jump in with either written or charted instructions that guide you through the easy, memorizable repeats, just a hop, skip, and a jump to complete your own checkerboard fabric.
Sunshower Cotton’s unique coloring, with dappled hues shifting across a creamy base, adds another layer of depth to this washcloth and hand towel set.
A worsted-weight yarn spun in four plies, Sunshower Cotton knits into lovely consistent stitches and at a lively clip, too!
This 100% organically grown cotton has a supple feel, an absorbent quality, and is also machine wash- and dry-able!
Pick from our trio of blues or any of Sunshower Cotton’s twelve delightful colors… And hop to it!
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Designed for Purl Soho by Deborah Newton. A designer with over twenty-five years of experience, Deborah lives and works in her favorite city of Providence, Rhode Island, where she grows a little bit of everything, and a lot of roses, in her jam-packed city garden. She has written a bevy of knitting books, and after teaching nationwide for years, she is starting a series of local knitwear design and knitting classes in Providence in fall 2023.
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Materials
To make one Washcloth (Hand Towel), you will need…
- 1 (5) skein(s) of Purl Soho’s Sunshower Cotton, 100% organically grown cotton yarn. Each skein of this worsted/aran weight yarn approximately 159 yards/ 100 grams; approximately 95 (795) yards required. We used the colors Heirloom White Rain Storm, Upper Atmosphere, and Sea Spray.
- US 7 (4.5 mm) straight or 24-inch circular needles
- US 6 (4 mm) straight or 24-inch circular needles
GAUGE
19 stitches and 26 rows = 4 inches in stitch pattern, on larger needles
NOTE: For swatch, cast on a multiple of 16 + 8 stitches, and follow pattern below, omitting the 3 garter stitches at each selvage.
19 stitches and 38 rows = 4 inches in garter stitch, on smaller needles
SIZES
Washcloth (Hand Towel)
Finished Dimensions: Approximately 9¾ inches wide x 9½ inches tall (23¼ inches wide x 40 inches tall)
SAMPLES: We used Heirloom White for our Washcloths, and Rain Storm, Upper Atmosphere, and Sea Spray for our Hand Towels.
NOTES
STITCH MULTIPLE
This pattern works over a multiple of 16 + 14 stitches (a multiple of 16 + 8 stitches for the Stitch Pattern, plus an additional 6 stitches for the garter-stitch selvages).
RIGHT TWIST (RT)
Knit into front of second stitch on left needle, leaving stitch on needle, then knit into front of first stitch on left needle and slip the two stitches from needle together.
For help with this technique, please visit our Right + Left Twist tutorial.
PATTERN
SET UP
Cast 46 (110) stitches onto smaller needles. We used a basic Long Tail Cast On.
Knit 7 rows.
Switch to larger needles.
Set-Up Row (wrong side): K3, purl to last 3 stitches, k3.
Continue to work either from Written Instructions or Charts, both below.
HOPSCOTCH PATTERN: WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS
Row 1 (right side): K3, RT (see Notes) 4 times, *[p1, k1] 4 times, (RT) 4 times, repeat from * to last 3 stitches, k3.
Row 2 (wrong side): K3, p8, *[k1, p1] 4 times, p8, repeat from * to last 3 stitches, k3.
Row 3: K4, (RT) 3 times, k1, *[p1, k1] 4 times, k1, (RT) 3 times, k1, repeat from * to last 3 stitches, k3.
Row 4: Repeat Row 2.
Row 5: Repeat Row 1.
Row 6: Repeat Row 2.
Row 7: Repeat Row 3.
Row 8: Repeat Row 2.
Row 9: Repeat Row 1.
Row 10: Repeat Row 2.
Row 11: K3, [k1, p1] 4 times, *(RT) 4 times, [k1, p1] 4 times, repeat from * to last 3 stitches, k3.
Row 12: K3, [p1, k1] 4 times, *p8, [p1, k1] 4 times, repeat from * to last 3 stitches, k3.
Row 13: K3, [k1, p1] 4 times, *k1, (RT) 3 times, k1, [k1, p1] 4 times, repeat from * to last 3 stitches, k3.
Row 14: Repeat Row 12.
Row 15: Repeat Row 11.
Row 16: Repeat Row 12.
Row 17: Repeat Row 13.
Row 18: Repeat Row 12.
Row 19: Repeat Row 11.
Row 20: Repeat Row 12.
Repeat Rows 1–20 one (11) more time(s), then Repeat Rows 1–10 one more time. [Piece measures approximately 8½ (39¼) inches from cast-on edge]
Go on to Finishing section, below.
HOPSCOTCH PATTERN: CHART
NOTE: New to reading charts? Unravel the mysteries with our Reading A Chart Tutorial!
Starting in the bottom right corner of the Chart below, work right-side (odd number) rows from right to left and wrong-side (even number) rows from left to right.
Work Rows 1–20 two (12) times, then repeat Rows 1–10 one more time. [Piece measures approximately 8½ (39¼) inches from cast-on edge]
When complete, go on to Finishing section, below.
KEY
CHART
NOTE: Want to see it bigger? Download this chart (and key) as a PDF!
FINISHING
Switch to smaller needles.
Knit 7 rows even.
With wrong side facing you, bind off knitwise.
Weave in all ends, block as desired.
Learn About Sunshower Cotton + All Our Beautiful Yarns
We used Sunshower Cotton for this project to show off its soft, stippled surface, like the sun shining through an afternoon drizzle! This worsted/aran-weight yarn has a very pleasant hand, both substantial and soft, as well as supple. A machine washable yarn, Sunshower Cotton is 100% organically grown cotton and absolutely wonderful for adding interest to lovely garments, blankets, baby knits, and housewares. Take a sunshower!
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- If you want to use a different yarn, be sure to take the time to get the correct gauge. Need help? Check our All About Gauge Tutorial, our Yarn Substitution article, and our Complete Guide To Yarn for lots of helpful information.
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