Easy Knitting Project

Rosemary at A Catholic Mother's Thoughts asked if I had used a pattern to make the knitted mop cover. This is the pattern I used. It's a free pattern from Lily Yarns that my daughter picked up at Michael's craft store. I checked on-line to see if the pattern was available and found it at the Lily Yarn site. You have to sign up (it's free) at the site to see the free patterns, but they have several that look interesting.

This pattern is also available in crochet.

The photo and directions are from Lily Yarns.

MATERIALS
Lily® Sugar’n Cream Stripes
(56.7 g/2 oz/ 86 m/95 yds)
#21712 (Lime Stripes) 1 ball

Size 4.5 mm (U.S. 7) knitting needles or size needed to obtain gauge.

GAUGE
20 sts and 26 rows = 4 ins [10 cm] in stocking st.

INSTRUCTIONS
Main Piece
Cast on 42 sts.
**1st row: (RS). Knit.
2nd and 3rd rows: Purl.
4th row: Knit.
Rep last 4 rows for pat until work from beg measures 4 ins [10 cm]. Cast off.**

Sides (make 2).
Cast on 14 sts.
Rep from ** to ** as for Main Piece.

Join Sides to Main Piece: Place 1 Side at each end of Main Piece and sew outer edges tog.

Note: Slip each end around the dusting tool’s base. When one side is soiled, flip the side pockets inside-out and use the opposite side to keep cleaning! The ridge stitch design helps trap dirt.