Aster Flower Dishcloth

Difficulty level: Advanced.
Materials: Katia cotton 100% yarn (color B), Katia panama yarn (color A) and size 3.0 mm needles.
Techniques used:
Knit: K
Purl: P
Slip stitch as if to purl: Sl
Yarn over: Yo
Knit 1 under loose strand behind: K1 ulsb

How to: K1 ulsb

Insert left hand needle, from front to back, under the loose strand behind next stitch, knit this strand with next stitch on needle.

Special Abbreviation:
Aster: Slip next 5 sts to RH needle dropping extra wraps, slip them back to LH needle, (p1, yo, p1, yo, p1) into all 5 sts tog.

Directions: With color A, cast on 55 stitches.
With color A, knit 2 rows.

Row 1: With color B, * sl 1, k5 wrapping yarn twice around needle for each st; rep from * to last st, sl 1.
Row 2: With color B, * sl 1, Aster; rep from * to last st, sl 1.
Row 3: With color A, k6, * k1 ulsb, k5; rep from * to last 7 sts, k7.
Row 4. With color A, knit
Row 5: With color B, sl 3, * sl 1,  k5 wrapping yarn twice around needle for each st; rep from * to last 4 sts,  sl 4.
Row 6: With color B, sl 3, * sl 1, Aster; rep from * to last 4, sl 4.
Row 7. With color A, knit 9, * k1 ulsb, k5,* k4
Row 8. With color A, knit.
Repeat these  8 rows until desired length is reached, ending with a Row 4.
Bind off.