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Popular designer Maggie Weldon invited her blog followers to participate in an amazing crochet project365 dishcloths in a year. Yes, a dishcloth a day for the entire year of 2011! They embraced the challenge and began to submit their entries and compete for cash and prizes. Maggie and her team designed a large number of the cloths; our collection highlights the top 52, credited to the original designers in the challenge. Weve categorized our dishcloths according to the season, and we know youll find many designs that are perfect for your kitchen or gifts for all of your friends and family. Enjoy!
Materials
Medium (worsted) weight cotton yarn:
1 oz/50 yds/30g light green
oz/25 yds/15g each white, dark green, light rose and dark rose
Size I/9/5.5mm crochet hook
Tapestry needle
Gauge
Gauge is not important for this project.
Pattern Notes
Weave in ends as work progresses.
Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated.
Chain-3 at beginning of round counts as first double crochet unless otherwise stated.
Chain-6 at beginning of round counts as first double crochet and chain-3 unless otherwise stated.
Chain-5 at beginning of round counts as first half double crochet and chain-3 unless otherwise stated.
Special Stitch
Single crochet join (sc join): Place slip knot on hook, insert hook in indicated st, yo and draw up a lp, yo and draw through both lps on hook.
Dishcloth
Rnd 1 (RS): With dark rose, ch 5, sl st in first ch to form ring, ch 1, [sc, hdc, 2 dc, hdc] 6 times in ring, join(see Pattern Notes) in first sc. Fasten off dark rose. (6 petals)
Rnd 2: With RS facing, join light rose in any sc, ch 4, [sl st in next sc, ch 4] around, join in first sl st. (6 ch-4 lps)
Rnd 3: Sl st in next ch-4 lp, ch 1, (sc, hdc, 3 dc, hdc, sc) in same lp, (sc, hdc, 3 dc, hdc, sc) in each rem ch-4 lp around, join in first sc. (6 petals)
Rnd 4: Ch 1, sc in sp between first and last sc, working behind petals, ch 4, [sc in sp between next 2 sc, ch 4] around, join in first sc. (6 ch-4 lps)
Rnd 5: Ch 3, sl st in next sc on petal, working on rnd 3 of petals, [ch 3, sl st in next st] around, join in first sl st. Fasten off light rose.
Rnd 6: With RS facing, working behind petals, join dark green in any ch-4 lp on rnd 4, ch 3(see Pattern Notes), (2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in same lp, ch 1, [(3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next ch-4 lp, ch 1] around, join in top of beg ch-3. Fasten off dark green. (36 dc, 6 ch-2 sps, 6 ch-1 sps)
Rnd 7: With RS facing, join white in any ch-2 sp, ch 6(see Pattern Notes), dc in same sp, ch 1, sk next dc, dc in next dc, ch 1, dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, sk next dc, dc in next dc, ch 1, *(dc, ch 3, dc) in next ch-2 sp, ch 1, sk next dc, dc in next dc, ch 1, dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, sk next dc, dc in next dc, ch 1, rep from * around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-6. Fasten off white. (30 dc, 24 ch-1 sps, 6 ch-3 sps)
Rnd 8: With RS facing, join light green in any corner ch-3 sp, ch 3, (dc, ch 3, 2 dc) in same sp, dc in next dc, [dc in next ch-1 sp, dc in next dc] 4 times, *(2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc) in next corner ch-3 sp, dc in next dc, [dc in next ch-1 sp, dc in next dc] 4 times, rep from * around, join in top of beg ch-3. Fasten off light green. (78 dc, 4 ch-3 sps)
Rnd 9: With RS facing, join white in any corner ch-3 sp, ch 5(see Pattern Notes), hdc in same sp, [ch 1, sk next dc, hdc in next dc] 6 times, ch 1, sk next dc, *(hdc, ch 3, hdc) in next corner ch-3 sp, [ch 1, sk next dc, hdc in next dc] 6 times, ch 1, sk next dc, rep from * around, join in 2nd ch of beg ch-5. Fasten off white. (48 hdc, 42 ch-1 sps, 6 ch-3 sps)
Rnd 10: With RS facing, join light green in any corner ch-3 sp, ch 3, (dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in same sp, 2 dc in each of next 3 ch-1 sps, dc in next ch-1 sp, 2 dc in each of next 3 ch-1 sps, *(2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in next corner ch-3 sp, 2 dc in each of next 3 ch-1 sps, dc in next ch-1 sp, 2 dc in each of next 3 ch-1 sps, rep from * around, join in top of beg ch-3. Fasten off light green. (102 dc, 6 ch-2 sps)
Rnd 11: With RS facing, sc join(see Special Stitch) dark green in any corner ch-2 sp, ch 2, sc in same sp, ch 2, [sk next dc, sc in next dc, ch 2] around, working (sc, ch 2, sc) in each corner ch-2 sp, join in first sc. Fasten off.
Design by Maggie Weldon
Skill Level
Finished Measurements
9 inches wide x 8 inches long
Materials
Medium (worsted) weight cotton yarn:
1 oz/75 yds/45g white
oz/25 yds/15g lilac
oz/13 yds/8g each green and purple
Size H/8/5mm crochet hook
Tapestry needle
Gauge
Gauge is not important for this project.
Pattern Notes
Chain-3 at beginning of row or round counts as first double crochet unless otherwise stated.
Chain-4 at beginning of row counts as first double crochet and chain-1 unless otherwise stated.
Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated.
Special Stitches
Shell: (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in st as indicated in instructions.
Single crochet join (sc join): Place slip knot on hook, insert hook in indicated st, yo and draw up a lp, yo and draw through both lps on hook.
Dishcloth
Row 1 (RS): With white, ch 27, dc in 4th ch from hook (sk chs count as first dc), dc in each of next 7 chs, [ch 1, sk next ch, dc in next ch] 4 times, dc in each of next 8 chs, turn.