Today’s dishcloth is named after my Aunt Carolyn. My dad had two younger sisters, and Carolyn was the older of the two. She grew up to marry my Uncle Dale, and they had six children. There were five kids in my family, so when we all got together, there was never a quiet moment. Aunt Carolyn had a green thumb and always gave us cuttings of whatever she was growing at the time. She was a great cook – especially using her garden bounty, and her house always smelled yummy. She even operated her own little donut shop for many years – which was a favorite stop among the truckers.
MATERIALS & GUIDELINES
ANY WORSTED WEIGHT COTTON
I USED HOBBY LOBBY CRAFTER’S SECRET
A: IVORY 02
B: MANGO 58
C: ROSE QUARTZ 16
CROCHET HOOK SIZE I / 5.5 mm
TAPESTRY NEEDLE
ABBREVIATIONS:
Beg = beginning
Begdc = beginning double crochet
Bet = between
Ch/s = chain/s
Dc= double crochet
Hk = hook
Lp/s = loop/s
Pat = pattern
Prev = previous
Rep = repeat
RS = right side of fabric
Sc = single crochet
Sk = skip
Sl St = slip stitch
Sp/s = space/s
St/s = stitch/es
Tr = treble crochet
WS = wrong side of fabric
Yo = yarn over
SIZE AFTER BLOCKING:
9” X 9”
SPECIAL STITCHES:
Sc2tog – single crochet 2 stitches together: (Work a sc into next st leaving the last lp on hk) twice, yo and draw through all 3 lps on hk. Counts as 1 sc.
Sc3tog – single crochet 3 stitches together: (Work a sc into next st leaving the last lp on hk) 3 times, yo and draw through all 3 lps on hk. Counts as 1 sc.
Tr2tog – treble crochet 2 stitches together: (Work a tr into next st leaving the last lp on hk) twice, yo and draw through all 3 lps on hk. Counts as 1 st.
Tr3tog – treble crochet 3 stitches together: (Work a tr into next st leaving the last lp on hk) 3 times, yo and draw through all 4 lps on hk. Counts as 1 st.
BegShell – (Begdc, dc) in same st.
Shell: 3 dc in same st/sp.
EndShell – 2 dc in same st.
The Begdc can be replaced with 3 chains.
Tutorial for Begdc: NO MORE TURNING CHAINS!
INSTRUCTIONS
Row 1: (RS) With A ch 26, working in back bumps of chs, sc in 2nd ch from hk and in each ch to end, ch 1, turn. (25 sc)
Row 2: (WS) Sc in first st, [hdc in next st, dc in next st, 3 tr in next st, dc in next st, hdc in next st, sc in next st] to end, finish off, turn.
Row 3: Join B with sl st to first st, ch 1, sc2tog in first 2 sts, [sc in next 2 sts, 3 sc in next st, sc in next 2 sts, sc3tog over next 3 sts] to end omitting last sc3tog, sc2tog over last 2 sts, ch 1, turn.
Row 4: Sc2tog over first 2 sts, [sc in next 2 sts, 3 sc in next st, sc in next
2 sts, sc3tog over next 3 sts] to end omitting last sc3tog, sc2tog over last
2 sts, finish off, turn.
Row 5: Join A with sl st to first st, ch 3, tr in next st, [dc in next st, hdc in next st, sc in next st, hdc in next st, dc in next st, tr3tog over next 3 sts] to end omitting last tr3tog, tr2tog over last 2 sts, finish off, turn.
Row 6: Join C with sl st to first st, BegShell in same st, sk next 2 sts, [Shell in next st, sk next 2 sts] to last st, EndShell in last st, turn.
(7 Shells, 1 BegShell, 1 EndShell)
Row 7: Begdc in first st, Shell in bet EndShell and next Shell, [Shell bet prev and next Shell] to end, dc in last st, turn. (8 Shells, 2 dc)
Row 8: BegShell in first st [Shell in bet next 2 Shells] to end, EndShell in last st, turn. (7 Shells, 1 BegShell, 1 EndShell)
Rows 9 – 16: Rep Rows 7 and 8. Finish off after Row 16 – end on WS.
BORDER
Rnd. 1: With RS facing, join B with sc to the top right dc of last row just made, (hdc, sc) in same st, sc in next 23 dc, (sc, hdc, sc) in last dc of row.
Rotate cloth to work on vertical side, work 23 sc evenly across this side.
Rotate cloth to work on bottom of beg chs, (sc, hdc, sc) in first ch, sc in next 23 chs, (sc, hdc, sc) in last ch of foundation chs.
Rotate cloth to work on vertical side, work 23 sc evenly across this side, join with sl st to beg sc.
Rnd. 2: Ch 1 (does not count as a st), hdc in same st, work 3 hdc in each corner hdc and 1 hdc in each sc around, join with sl st to beg hdc. Finish off.
Weave in all ends.
© 2018 Melinda Miller – All rights reserved
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