Monsters Nursery free knitted washcloth pattern

Snotty Monsters
LET’S FACE IT, babies and kids
are messy. It seemed like every
time I turned around, my kiddo
was drooling or barfing or had
a runny nose, or sometimes all
three at once. Though I relied
heavily on reusable diapers
to wipe things up, I felt like
there had to be something way
more fun! I mean if you have
to clean up drool, you might as
well clean it up in style, right?
Also, because of the yarn I
picked to knit these, they make
great washcloths to make bath
time more fun. Knit up a couple
of these for standout babyshower gifts, and then make
a dozen in different colors for
your own diaper bag!
SKILL LEVEL: Experienced
FINISHED SIZE:
•
Toothy Monster: 5" wide x 6" tall
•
Stripey Monster: 5" wide x 5"
tall, excluding ears
© 2012 by Rebecca Danger
MATERIALS
(TO MAKE BOTH MONSTERS)
For Toothy Monster
A 1 skein of Weekend Chunky from
Berroco (75% acrylic, 25% Peruvian
cotton; 100 g/3.5 oz; 119
yds/110 m) in color 6925 Taffy
B 1 skein of Weekend Chunky from
Berroco in color 6914 Icy Blue
For Stripey Monster
C 1 skein of Weekend Chunky from
Berroco in color 6941 Sea Glass
For Both Monsters
Scrap of black for eyes and smile in
same weight and type as other yarns
U.S. size 10½ (6.5 mm) 40" circular
needle (for Magic Loop method), or
size needed to obtain gauge. (You
can find a Magic Loop video on my
blog, RebeccaDanger.typepad.com.)
Notions: Row counter, stitch marker,
tapestry needle, straight pins (to help
with assembly
GAUGE
12 sts and 20 rows = 4" in St st
D 1 skein of Weekend Chunky from
Berroco in color 6958 Camp Stove
Scrap of white for tooth in same
weight and type as others
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SNOTTY MONSTERS 2
TOOTHY MONSTER
BACK SPOT
Using circular needle and B, CO 6
sts and join, making sure not to twist
sts. PM to indicate beg of rnd and
beg spot using Magic Loop method.
Rnd 1: K1f&b all sts. (12 sts)
Rnd 2: K1f&b all sts. (24 sts)
Rnd 3: (K1f&b, K1) around. (36 sts)
Rnd 4: Knit all sts.
Rnd 5: Loosely BO all sts.
EYE PATCH
Using circular needle and B, CO 5
sts and join, making sure not to twist
sts. PM to indicate beg of rnd and
beg eye patch using Magic Loop
method.
Rnd 1: K1f&b all sts. (10 sts)
Rnd 2: K1f&b all sts. (20 sts)
Rnd 14: PU first 18 sts of rnd through
just back loop, knit to end. (52 sts)
These 2 rnds will make a ridge that
creates the mouth.
Rnds 15–29: Knit all sts.
Rnd 30: (Ssk, K14, K2tog) twice.
(32 sts)
Attach back spot and eye patch now
using running st. Using F, embroider
eyes and securely attach ends on
inside of body. Cut yarn leaving long
tail and use tapestry needle and
Kitchener st to close body.
TOOTH
With head facing upside down,
count from edge to 7th st of mouth.
Beg in 7th st, use white to PU 5 sts in
7th through 3rd sts.
Knit 7 rows (garter st).
BO all sts.
Rnd 3: Knit all sts.
Rnd 4: Loosely BO all sts
BODY
With circular needle, waste yarn,
and A, use provisional CO to CO
18 sts in A. Do not join. With A, knit
1 row, purl 1 row.
Rnd 1: With RS of work facing
you, sl sts from provisional CO onto
second needle tip to set up for working in the round using Magic Loop
method. Knit back across previously
worked sts and cont around to sts on
second needle tip and beg working
in the round. (36 sts)
Rnds 2–12: Knit all sts.
Rnd 13: BO first 18 sts of rnd, knit to
end. (18 sts)
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SNOTTY MONSTERS 3
FINISHING
Weave in any loose ends. Fill up the
tub to give a kiddo a bath, or throw
your snotty monsters in your diaper
bag for runny-nose emergencies!
MONSTER TIP
STRIPEY MONSTER
BODY
EAR (MAKE 2.)
With circular needle, waste yarn,
and C, use provisional CO to CO
18 sts. Do not join.
Using circular needle and C, CO 6
sts and join, making sure not to twist
sts. PM to indicate beg of rnd and
beg ear using Magic Loop method.
Rnd 1: Knit all sts.
Rnd 2: (K1f&b, K2) twice. (8 sts)
Rnd 3: Knit all sts.
Rnd 4: (K3, K1f&b) twice. (10 sts)
Rnd 5: Knit all sts.
Rnd 6: (K1f&b, K4) twice. (12 sts)
Rnd 7: Knit all sts.
Rnd 8: (K5, K1f&b) twice. (14 sts)
Rnds 9–18: Knit all sts.
Rnd 19: K2tog around. (7 sts)
Cut yarn and using tapestry needle,
thread through rem sts to close ear.
Normally I just call for scrap yarn
to make teeth and embroider
eyes. For this pattern, I highly
recommend using the same
type of yarn for the eyes and
the tooth. Since this is designed
to be a washcloth/wipe rag, it
is going to get wet! I picked a
great cotton yarn to be perfect
for this type of project—nice and
scrubby and washable.
With C, knit 1 row, purl 1 row.
Rnd 1: Cont in C, with RS of work
facing you, sl sts from provisional
CO onto second needle tip to set up
for working in the round using Magic
Loop method. Knit back across previously worked sts and cont around to
sts on the second needle tip and beg
working in the round. (36 sts)
Switch to D.
Rnd 2–29: Knit all sts, working 2
rnds D, 2 rnds C.
Rnd 30: (Ssk, K14, K2tog) twice.
(32 sts)
Attach ears now using whipstitch.
Using black, embroider eyes and
mouth and securely attach all ends
on inside of body. Cut yarn leaving
long tail and use tapestry needle and
Kitchener st to close body.
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