IU Kokomo's video: The Phoenix: Faculty Features - Erin Doss knits her way to a dish cloth

Erin Doss, assistant professor of communication arts, delivers a beginners guide to knitting your own dish cloth. If you follow through, we believe you'll be knitting your own, personally branded scarves by next week! Well, we can dream, right? The Phoenix: Faculty Features is a showcase of our faculty and some of the cool things that they love about their profession. iuk.edu Notes from Dr. Doss: My mother taught me to knit using this pattern and I have used it several times to make dishcloths for myself and to teach others to knit. Dishcloth Pattern Yarn: 100% cotton worsted weight yarn. Needles: U.S. size 7, 8, or 9 straight or short circular knitting needles – available at JoAnn Fabrics, KnitPicks, and other craft stores Notions: scissors, tapestry needle Instructions Cast on 4 stitches using the long-tail cast-on method. https://youtu.be/sN9cNEozOLc Row 1: Knit all stitches - https://youtu.be/fTznP_omoKg. Row 2: Knit 2 stitches, yarn over - https://youtu.be/3QbFhh8u4L8, knit to the end of the row. Repeat Row 2 until there are 43 stitches on the needle. Next Row: Knit 1 stitch, knit 2 stitches together - https://youtu.be/10Ko-GJ8Vbk, yarn over, knit 2 stitches together, knit to the end of the row. Repeat this row until four stitches remain. Knit the last four stitches, then bind off - https://youtu.be/uIRuzLUDk7o