Furballs' New Year 2026傻猫西曆新年2026


The 2026 dishcloth is out !!  I tried to design and publish it early for those knitters that like to take own time to get ready for festivity.  This is a charity pattern.  Please donate generously to local cats / animals shelters when using this pattern in full or in part.  Furballs, cats and animals in shelters and I thanks you in advance:)

Meow meow until we meet again :)


 Furballs' New Year 2026傻猫西曆新年2026


Yarn

 non - mercerized cotton / 純棉線, Sport,  12 wpi, 42.5 yards / 25 grams


Tools & Notions

Knitting Needles / 棒針, straight / 直, DPN / 雙頭or circular / 輪, size 3.50 mm / US 4, 1 pair

Yarn needle / 毛線針 & scissors / 剪刀


Measurement

 Length / 長x Width / 闊                  6¼" x 8" / 16.0 cm x 20.5 cm


Gauge

4" x 4" / 10 cm x 10 cm    23.5 sts x 32 rows


Abbreviations

CO              cast on / 起針

k                  knit / 下針

MPi             make picot / 花邊小環針

p                  purl /上針

ppso            pass previous stitch over / 舊針翻過新針

RDS            right diagonal stitch / 右斜對角針

RS               Right side / 正面

sl1wyif        slip 1 stitch purlwise with yarn in front /上針法浮一針

st(s)             stitch(es) / 針

WS              Wrong side / 反面


Right diagonal stitch (RDS)

Working on RS and knit up to RDS in pattern

Step 1    Knit first 2 stitches together on the left (holding) needle (+1). Do not drop knitted together stitches (mother stitches) yet from left (holding) needle (note that you have 1 stitch made on right (working) needle)

Step 2    With 2 knitted together stitches still on left (holding) needle, and using right (working) needle, knit into first of 2 knitted together stitches (that will be the one nearer to working tip of left (holding) needle) (+1) (note that you have now a total of 2 stitches made on right (working) needle)

Step 3    Drop 2 knitted together stitches in Step 2 off left (holding) needle (-2)

Video link to YouTube


Make picot (MPi)

Working on RS and knitting up to MPi in pattern

Step 1    CO 2 sts from first stitch on left (holding) needle using knitted cast on (+2).  Leave cast on stitches on left (holding) needle

Step 2    Using right (working) needle, knit cast on stitches on left (holding) needle (k2) and pass previous stitch over (ppso) (-1)

Step 3    Continue to knit first stitch on left (holding) needle (k1) and ppso (-1)

Video link to YouTube


Using 3.50 mm knitting needles, CO 37 sts using long tail cast on (Video link to YouTube)

Start knitting in flat row

Rows 1 (RS) - 7 (7 rows): sl1wyif, k to end of row (k37)

Row 8 and following even / WS rows unless otherwise stated: sl1wyif, k3, p until last 4 sts (p29), k4

Row 9: sl1wyif, k6, p5, k3, p6, k to end of row (k16)

Row 11: sl1wyif, k5, p7, k2, p6, k6, p1, k to end of row (k9)

Row 13: sl1wyif, k5, p2, k3, p2, k5, p2, k6, p3, k to end of row (k8)

Row 15: sl1wyif, k5, p7, k4, p2, k6, p5, k to end of row (k7)

Row 17: sl1wyif, k6, p6, k3, p2, k6, p7, k to end of row (k6)

Row 19: sl1wyif, k10, p2, k2, p2, k7, p3, k1, p3, k to end of row (k6)

Row 21: sl1wyif, k6, p6, k2, p6, k3, p2, k3, p2, k to end of row (k6)

Row 23: sl1wyif, k6, p5, k4, p4, k to end of row (k17)

Row 25: sl1wyif, k to end of row (k36)

Row 27: sl1wyif, k9, p4, k4, p4, k3, p6, k to end of row (k6)

Row 29: sl1wyif, k8, RDS, p3, k3, p6, k2, p6, k to end of row (k6)

Row 31: sl1wyif, k7, RDS, p4, k3, p2, k2, p2, k5, p2, k to end of row (k7)

Row 33: sl1wyif, k6, RDS, k1, p4, k3, p2, k2, p2, k4, p2, k to end of row (k8)

Row 35: sl1wyif, k5, RDS, k3, p2, k4, p2, k2, p2, k3, p2, k to end of row (k9)

Row 37: sl1wyif, k5, MPi, k3, p4, k3, (p2, k2) x 2, p2, k to end of row (k10)

Row 39: sl1wyif, k9, p4, k3, p6, k2, p6, k to end of row (k6)

Row 41: sl1wyif, k9, MPi, k2, MPi, (k4, p4) x 2, k to end of row (k7)

Rows 43 - 49 (7 rows): sl1wyif, k to end of row (k36)

Row 50 (WS): Bind off knitwise to end of row (Video link to YouTube)

Cut yarn leaving 6" / 15 cm yarn tail

Pull yarn tail through stitch to secure

Weave in all loose end(s)

Blocking optional




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