Heirloom Cloth Set

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A hand towel and dishcloth set that’s essential for any kitchen, bathroom, housewarming, and even baby shower! The Heirloom Cloth Set is a modern take on a household staple. The set is knit flat in Double Moss Stitch, which gives them texture from top to bottom and side to side. Plus, they’re reversible! The pattern includes instructions to knit the set in three sizes, so you can choose from Small (dishcloth size) or Medium and Large (hand towel sizes).

Where can you purchase the printable PDF pattern? Click the link to your favorite shop below, or save to your Pinterest board for later.

Want the FREE version instead? Find it here on the blog, plus read more about the design & inspiration, & yarn choice below.

The pattern was tech edited by Megan Wilding – CalmHouseCrafting

The pattern was also test knit by an amazingly talented group of test knitters. Check out their Heirloom Cloth Sets on Ravelry.

Design & Inspiration

It’s been a plan of mine to design a cloth set for a while now. The idea came to me out of necessity. I keep a tiered fruit stand on my kitchen counter which I use for storing onions and garlic. Every time I go to grab one, a layer of skin falls through the bottom of the stand and makes a mess on my counter. I’m constantly cleaning it out!

So, I figured I’d make some sort of cloth or scarf to drape on the bottom of the tiers, which would hopefully avoid a messy countertop. Plus, it would add a bit of decor to an otherwise mundane kitchen storage item.

I chose the Double Moss Stitch pattern because I wanted something reversible and easy to knit. And we all know how much I love the moss/seed stitch family.

My fruit stand has two tiers in differing sizes, so I designed the medium and large sizes to fit each tier so that they’d drape over the lip. Kind of like a French bread basket with a linen or cotton liner. The smaller size came about because I wanted to use it as a pot holder.

Yarn Choice

Keeping the French bread basket in mind, I chose to use cotton yarn for the Heirloom Cloth Set design. Being that it’s essentially a kitchen or even bathroom item, cotton is definitely the best choice. So of course, I went with my all-time favorite, Lion Brand’s 24/7 Cotton. The colors I chose were Goldenrod, Ecru and Mint, which complement each other so well and look great in my kitchen.

Skill Level

Beginner best describes the skill level for knitting the Heirloom Cloth Set.

Skills you’ll need to know:

  • knit and purl
  • weave in ends with a tapestry needle
  • **literally, that’s it!

Pattern

MATERIALS

  • 1 (S), 2 (M/L) skeins of Lion Brand 24/7 Cotton or 186 yds/170 meters to 372 yds/340 meters of worsted weight CYC category 4 yarn
  • Size US 5/3.75mm knitting needles
  • Tapestry needle

FINISHED SIZES – Small (Medium, Large)

  • Small: 12”/30cm length x 12”/30cm width
  • Medium: 16”/40cm length x 16”/40cm width
  • Large: 20”/50cm length x 20”/50cm width

GAUGE

20 sts x 32 rows = 4″/10cm in Double Moss Stitch

ABBREVIATIONS

*Pattern is written in standard US terms*

Notes: The Heirloom Cloth Set consists of a set of three textured cloths in sizes Small, Medium and Large. Each one is knit flat in a four row repeat that will make the Double Moss Stitch pattern.

Follow the pattern instructions for the size you want, being careful of the stitch and row counts as the number of stitches and rows will vary depending on the size. Refer to the Finished Sizes section on page 1, but for reference, the Small size measures more like a dishcloth, and the Medium and Large measure more like hand towels. The sizes are written as Small (Medium, Large).

To make your cloth longer or shorter, work rows 1-4 until your desired measurement.

Cast on and bind off using your methods of choice. Some of my testers chose to use an i-cord bind off and work an i-cord to make a loop so that they could hang their cloths.

PATTERN INSTRUCTIONS

CO 60 (80, 100) sts.

R1 (RS): *K2, P2, rep from * to the end.

R2 (WS): Rep R1.

R3: *P2, K2, rep from * to the end.

R4: Rep R3.

Rep R1-R4 until your total row count is 96 (128, 160).

BO and weave in all ends.

HELPFUL LINKS

How to Knit the Double Moss Stitch– Video tutorial for working the Double Moss Stitch pattern

Contact

Please email me at gourdgeousknits@gmail.com if you have any questions about the pattern. Feel free to send and tag me in any photos of your works in progress and finished projects with #HeirloomCothSetand #gourdgeousknits. I love seeing your knits and sharing them on my social media sites.

The patterns and photographs are the property of Kristin Strecker-Kellogg of gourdgeous knits and are for personal, non-commercial use. The selling or distribution of these patterns physically or electronically are not permitted. Please credit gourdgeous knits when sharing on social media with #gourdgeousknits.

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