Welcome to our 4th project for the Spring Cleaning Dishcloth CAL.
We are finishing up the second week of our CAL, and I’ve seen so many lovely dishcloths. They seem too pretty to use, but believe me – they are great for all those dirty dishes. Since we’re exploring all kinds of textures, we really can’t hide from the post stitches. You can do so many pretty designs with posts, and I couldn’t resist experimenting with them. Sometimes the placement can be a bit tricky, but once you catch on to the pattern, it all clicks. This week’s dishcloth uses post stitches in such a way that the cloth is reversible, with the same pattern on both sides.
This dishcloth is named for a very sweet person who helps to moderate my Ravelry group. She always has such a bright and cheerful taste in color for all her projects, as well as her bright and cheerful presence in my group.
MATERIALS:
CASCADE NIFTY COTTON
A: (18) Baby Lime – 92 yds.
B: (15) Blue – 10 yds.
Crochet Hook: Size H / 5.0 mm
Tapestry Needle
Size after blocking: 9” X 9”
ABBREVIATIONS:
Beg = beginning
Begdc = beginning double crochet
Ch/s = chain/s
Dc= double crochet
Hdc = half double crochet
Hk = hook
Lp/s = loop/loops
Rep = repeat
RS = right side
Sc = single crochet
Sk = skip/skipped
Sl St = slip stitch
Sp/s = space/s
St/s = stitch/es
WS = wrong side
Yo = yarn over
NOTES:
*The Begdc can be replaced with 3 chains.
*Tutorial for Begdc: NO MORE TURNING CHAINS!
*Cloth is reversible – there is no RS/WS.
SPECIAL STITCHES:
V-St: (Dc, ch 3, dc) in same st.
Fpdc (front post double crochet): Yo and insert hk from front to back and to front again around post of st indicated, yo and pull up a lp, complete as regular dc.
Shell: Work 5 dc in same st/sp.
INSTRUCTIONS
Row 1: With A ch 34, working in back bumps of chs, sc in 2nd ch from hk and in each ch to end, turn. (33 sc)
Row 2: Begdc in first st, dc in next st, [sk next 2 sts, V-St in next st, sk next 2 sts, dc in next st] to last st, dc in last st, turn. (5 V-Sts, 8 dc)
Row 3: Begdc in first st, [fpdc around next dc, Shell in next ch-3 sp, sk next dc of V-St] to last dc, dc in last dc, turn. (5 Shells, 6 fpdc, 2 dc)
Row 4: Begdc in first st, fpdc around next fpdc, [V-St in 3rd dc of next Shell, fpdc around next fpdc] to last st, dc in last st, turn. (5 V-Sts, 6 fpdc, 2 dc)
Rows 5 – 14: Rep Rows 3 – 4.
Row 15: Ch 1, sc in first st and next fpdc, [5 sc in next ch-3 sp, sc in next fpdc] to last st, sc in last st, turn. (33 sc)
Do not finish off, continue to Border.
BORDER
Rnd. 1: Ch 1, (sc, hdc, sc) in same st, sc in next 31 sc, (sc, hdc, sc) in last sc of row.
Rotate cloth to work on vertical side, work 31 sc evenly across this side.
Rotate cloth to work on bottom of Row 1, (sc, hdc, sc) in first ch, sc in next
31 chs, (sc, hdc, sc) in last ch of foundation chs.
Rotate cloth to work on vertical side, work 31 sc evenly across this side, join with sl st to beg sc. Finish off.
Rnd. 2: Join B with standing dc (or sl st, ch 3), work 1 dc in each sc around and 5 dc in each corner hdc, join with sl st to beg dc. Finish off, weave in all ends.
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Thank you for all the dishcloth patterns, Melinda. So nice of you to share them. Easy to follow and well written.