Darla Sims - Make-It-Tonight Easy Dishcloths

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Whether you enjoy making dishcloths for a local charity, to give as a hostess or shower gift or just to enjoy using yourself, this book is for you!

Rather than using and reusing the same pattern to make your dishcloths, spice up your crochet time with our creative stitch patterns and new design ideas. Use the colors shown, or use any color that sparks your interest. The decision is yours. As you try each pattern, you will be building on your crochet skills while you make a block that is fresh and fun.

The real bonus is how these great cotton cloths make dishwashing time more enjoyable. And when they get dirty, you can put them in the washer and dryer so they are as good as new.

So, pick up some inexpensive worsted weight cotton yarn and a crochet hook, and youll always have a great take-along project to make your day fly by!

Skill Level

Finished Size

Approximately 11 11 inches

Materials

Medium (worsted) weight cotton yarn (2 oz/120 yds/70g per ball):

1 ball each blue (A) and yellow (B)

Sizes G/6/4mm and H/8/5mm crochet hooks or size needed to obtain gauge

Tapestry needle

Gauge

Size H hook: 6 sts = 2 inches

Special Stitch

Long double crochet (long dc): Yo, draw up lp to height of working row in sp indicated, [yo, draw through 2 lps on hook] twice.

Pattern Note

To change color, work last stitch until 2 loops remain on hook; with new color, yarn over and draw through 2 loops on hook. Drop old color.

Instructions

Center

Row 1 (RS): With H hook and A, ch 33; dc in 4th ch from hook (beg 3 sk chs count as a dc) and in next ch; [ch 1, sk next ch, dc in next 3 chs] 7 times, turn. (7 ch-1 sps)

Row 2: Ch 3 (counts as a dc on this and following rows), dc in next 2 dc; [ch 1, dc in next 3 dc] 6 times; ch 1, dc in next 2 dc and in 3rd ch of beg 3 sk chs, changing to B in last dc; drop A, turn.

Row 3: Ch 4 (counts as a dc and a ch-1 sp on this and following rows), sk next dc; *dc in next dc, working over next ch-1 sp, long dc(see Special Stitch) in ch-1 sp on 2nd row below, dc in next dc, ch 1, sk next dc; rep from * 6 times; dc in 3rd ch of turning ch-3, turn.

Row 4: Ch 4, sk next ch-1 sp, dc in next 3 dc; *ch 1, sk next ch-1 sp, dc in next 3 dc; rep from * 6 times; ch 1, sk next ch-1 sp, dc in 3rd ch of turning ch-4, changing to A; drop B, turn.

Row 5: Ch 3; *working over next ch-1 sp, long dc in ch-1 sp on 2nd row below, dc in next dc, ch 1, sk next dc, dc in next dc; rep from * 6 times; working over next ch-1 sp, long dc in ch-1 sp on 2nd row below, dc in 3rd ch of turning ch-4, turn.

Row 6: Ch 3, dc in next 2 dc; [ch 1, dc in next 3 dc] 6 times; ch 1, dc in next 2 dc and in 3rd ch of turning ch-3, changing to B in last dc; drop A, turn.

Rows 718: [Work rows 36] 3 times.

Fasten off and weave in ends.

Edging

Rnd 1 (RS): Hold piece with RS facing you and row 18 at top; with G hook and A make slip knot on hook and join with sc in first dc in upper right-hand corner; 2 sc in same dcbeg corner made; work 29 sc evenly spaced to last st, 3 sc in last stcorner made; *working across next side in ends of rows, work 29 sc evenly spaced to beg ch; working across next side in unused lps of beg ch, 3 sc in first lpcorner made; work 29 sc evenly spaced to last lp; 3 sc in last lpcorner made; working across next side in ends of row, work 29 sc evenly spaced to joining sc; join with sl st in joining sc. (128 sc)

Rnd 2: Ch 5, sl st in 3rd ch from hookbeg picot made; [hdc in next sc, ch 3, sl st in 3rd ch from hookpicot made] twice; *sk next sc; [hdc in next sc, picot, sk next sc] 14 times; in each of next 3 sc work (hdc, picot); rep from * twice; sk next sc; [hdc in next sc, picot, sk next sc] 14 times; join in 2nd ch of beg ch-5.

Fasten off and weave in ends.

Skill Level

Finished Size

Approximately 11 11 inches

Materials

Medium (worsted) weight cotton yarn (2 oz/120 yds/70g per ball):

1 ball each blue (A), white (B) and green (C)

Sizes G/6/4mm and H/8/5mm crochet hooks or size needed to obtain gauge

Tapestry needle

Gauge

Size H hook: 6 sts = 2 inches

Special Stitch

Front post double crochet (fpdc): Yo, insert hook from front to back around post(see Stitch Guide) of st indicated; draw lp through, [yo, draw through 2 lps on hook] twice.

Instructions

Center

Row 1 (RS): With H hook and C, ch 34; sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each rem ch across, turn. (33 sc)

Row 2: Ch 3 (counts as a dc on this and following rows), dc in each rem sc, turn.

Row 3: Ch 1, sc in each dc and in 3rd ch of turning ch-3. Fasten off.

Row 4: Hold piece with RS facing you; with H hook and A make slip knot on hook and join with sc in first sc; sc in next 2 sc; *[fpdc(see Special Stitch) around post of next dc on 2nd row below] 3 times; on working row, sc in next 3 sc; rep from * 4 times, turn.

Row 5: Ch 3, dc in each st, turn.

Row 6: Ch 1, sc in each dc and in 3rd ch of turning ch-3. Fasten off.

Row 7: Hold piece with RS facing you; with H hook and B make slip knot on hook and join with sc in first sc; sc in next 2 sc; *fpdc around post of each of next 3 dc on 2nd row below, on working row, sc in next 3 sc; rep from * 4 times, turn.

Row 8: Ch 3, dc in each st, turn.

Row 9: Ch 1, sc in each dc and in 3rd ch of turning ch-3. Fasten off.

Rows 1012: With C, rep rows 79.

Rows 1321: Rep rows 412.

Rows 2228: Rep rows 410.

Fasten off and weave in ends.

Edging

Rnd 1 (RS): Hold piece with RS facing you and row 28 at top; with G hook and B, make slip knot on hook and join with sc in first sc in upper right-hand corner; 2 sc in same scbeg corner made; sc in next 31 sts, 3 sc in next sccorner made; working across next side in ends of rows, work 30 sc evenly spaced to beg ch; working across next side in unused lps of beg ch, 3 sc in first lpcorner made; sc in each lp to last lp; 3 sc in last lpcorner made; work across next side in ends of rows, work 30 sc evenly spaced to joining sc; change to A by drawing lp through; cut B; join with sl st in joining sc.