Saturday, March 14, 2009

Paw Print Illusion Dishcloth

Ok...I want to point out and make it very clear that I did not design this chart. The Paw Print Illusion comes from Gimpy Kat's Patterns Blog. I merely made some alterations to the stitch counts so that I could place a small garter stitch border and put a little more stockinette-ish section around the actual illusion. I did this to make it more dishcloth sized. Anyway, I decided to share what I did in case anyone was interested and didn't want to do any extra counting. I promise I will post a picture as soon as I can get it uploaded.


CO 32 sts MC (I used long tail, and recommend the same). Work 2 rows in garter stitch. Then 2 rows in CC in stockinetter. Then follow the stitch pattern below. When you've finished the stitch pattern, do 2 rows stockinette in MC, then 2 rows garter in CC. Maintain a 2 row color change throughout.

Row 1
Color A- K32
Color A- K9, P13, K10
Color B- K32
Color B- K3, P6, K13, P7, K3
Row 2
Color A- K32
Color A- K7, P16, K9
Color B- K32
Color B- K3, P4, K16, P6, K3
Row 3
Color A- K32
Color A- K7, P16, K10
Color B- K32
Color B- K3, P4, K16, P6, K3
Row 4
Color A- K32
Color A- K8, P14, K10
Color B- K32
Color B- K3, P5, K14, P7, K3
Row 5
Color A- K32
Color A- K9, P12, K11
Color B- K32
Color B- K3, P6, K12, P8, K3
Row 6
Color A- K32
Color A- K11, P9, K3, P2, K7
Color B- K32
Color B- K3, P8, K9, P3, K2, P4, K3
Row 7
Color A- K32
Color A- K3, P3, K6, P7, K3, P7, K3
Color B- K32
Color B- K3, P9, K7, P3, K10
Row 8
Color A- K32
Color A- K3, P4, K1, P2, K4, P3, K5, P7, K3
Color B- K32
Color B- K3, P5, K2, P4, K3, P5, K10
Row 9
Color A- K32
Color A- K3, P3, K1, P4, K12, P2, K1, P3, K3
Color B- K32
Color B- K3, P4, K4, P12, K2, P4, K3
Row 10
Color A- K32
Color A- K3, P3, K1, P4, K3, P2, K4, P2, K4, P3, K3
Color B- K32
Color B- K3, P4, K4, P3, K2, P4, K2, P7, K3
Row 11
Color A- K32
Color A-K3, P3, K2, P2, K3, P4, K2, P4, K3, P3, K3
Color B- K32
Color B- K3, P5, K2, P3, K4, P2, K4, P6, K3
Row 12
Color A- K32
Color A- K3, P3, K7, P4, K2, P4, K3, P3, K3
Color B- K32
Color B- K3, P10, K4, P2, K4, P6, K3
Row 13
Color A- K32
Color A- K3, P3, K8, P2, K4, P2, K4, P3, K3
Color B- K32
Color B- K3, P11, K2, P4, K2, P7, K3

Enjoy!