Knit a Summer Washcloth and Soap Sack
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Soap in a Sack
Yarn: Universal Bamboo Pop
Needles: US 2 40-inch circulars
Use Judy's Magic Cast-On to cast on 24 stitches (12 stitches on each needle).
Join to work in the round, using the Magic Loop technique.
Rounds 1 and 2: *K2, P2* to end of round.
Round 3: Purl across round.
Repeat rounds 1–3 for pattern until soap fits snugly inside then proceed to next round.
Bind off with the Russian bind-off, with soap inside sack. (Kelley demos the Russian bind-off in her Technique Tuesday video, at about the 15:35 mark.)
Washcloth
Yarn: Universal Bamboo Pop
Needles: US 2 40-inch circulars
Use the cable cast-on to cast on 38 stitches.
Join to work in the round, using the Magic Loop technique.
Round 1: Knit 6 rounds.
Round 2 and 3: K3, *K2, P2* to last 3 stitches, K3.
Round 4: Knit across round.
Repeat rounds 2–4 for pattern until your work measures desired length, ending last repeat after round 3.
Knit 6 more rounds.
Bind off and weave in ends to complete.
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