Saoire Dishcloth by Ailbíona McLochlainn

Saoire Dishcloth

Knitting
July 2025
Aran (8 wpi) ?
18 stitches and 24 rows = 4 inches
US 4 - 3.5 mm
English

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THE NEVER ENDING DISHCLOTH SAMPLER
PATTERN NO.5: SAOIRE DISHCLOTH
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A little preview of a soon to be published garment and accessory collection, Saoire is 
pronounced ‘see-ruh’ and means holidays / vacation in Irish. It is thus named, because I first began playing around with this stitch motif over the summer holidays!



And besides: Don’t we all need a stack of hand-knitted dishcloths to bring along on our travels, lest we (gasp!) succumb to synthetic sponges away from home? So perhaps this 
could be your designated vacation dishcloth! With a matching cardigan and shawl, coming later this year.
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MATERIALS & INFORMATION 


YARN

suitable for cotton DK-Aran weight yarns

approximately 160-200m/ 175-218y per 100g/ 3.5oz



YARN QUANTITIES

25g/ 0.9oz approximately



GAUGE

in Aran-weight: 18 sts x 27 rows = 10cm/ 4” x 10cm/ 4”
in DK weight: 20 sts x 30 rows = 10cm/ 4” x 10cm/ 4”


NEEDLES

in Aran-weight: 3.5mm in diameter, or as needed to meet gauge
in DK weight: 3mm in diameter, or as needed to meet gauge

NOTIONS

measuring tape, tapestry needle



DIMENSIONS

18cm/ 7.25” x 18cm/ 7.25”


EXTRA
pattern also provides tea towel option

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This pattern can be purchased as part of the Never Ending Dishcloth Sampler. It is not available for sale individually.

The Never Ending Dishcloth Sampler is an ongoing collection of dischcloth patterns featuring motifs from my existing garment and accessory designs. If you are curious to try a stitch motif before committing to a sizeable project, this is the perfect way to do it - and have something functional to show for it in the end!

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YARN INFO:
sample knitted with Drops Paris