Designer Kathleen Stuart wrote: “The Mosaic Plaid Ripple dishcloth is from a pattern that I had made a baby afghan out of years ago, found in Donna Kooler’s Crocheted Afghans book. It is fun because it is reversible and looks great from either side. The colorwork looks difficult, but it is not. It is done working long double crochet stitches in rows below.”
Kathleen – Thank you for contributing to the Dishcloth-a-Day Challenge. Your designs are so bright and cheery!
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#124 – Mosaic Plaid Ripple Dishcloth
Original Design By: Kathleen Stuart
Copyright 2011 Maggie Weldon
Skill: Easy
Size: About 10” square.
Materials: Worsted Weight Cotton Yarn: Orange – 1 oz, 50 yds (30 g, 45 m); Light Green – ½ oz, 25 yds (15 g, 23 m); Dark Green – ½ oz, 25 yds (15 g, 23 m); White – 2 oz, 100 yd (60 g, 90 m) (Lily Sugar ‘n Cream – Hot Orange #1628, Hot Green #1712, Mod Green #1223, White #0001)
Crochet Hook: Size J-10 (6.00 mm)
Gauge: 5 rows = 4”
Special Stitches
Single Crochet Decrease (sc dec): (Worked over 3 sts, unless otherwise indicated) Insert hook in st or sp indicated, yo and pull up lp, skip next st, insert hook in next st, yo and pull up lp, yo and pull through all 3 lps on hook.
Long double crochet (Ldc): Yo, insert hook from front to back in st or sp indicated, yo and pull up long lp, [yo and pull through 2 lps] twice.
Note: After working a long double crochet, continue work in next st as indicated.
Edge long double crochet decrease (edg-Ldc dec): (worked over 2 sts) Yo, insert hook from front to back in st indicated, yo and pull up long lp, yo and pull through 2 lps, yo, insert hook from front to back in next st from first indicated, yo, and pull up long lp, yo and pull through 2 lps, yo and pull through all 4 lps on hook.
Long double crochet decrease (Ldc dec): (worked over 3 sts) Yo, insert hook from front to back in st indicated, yo and pull up long lp, yo and pull through 2 lps, yo, insert hook from front to back in 4th st from first indicated, yo, and pull up long lp, yo and pull through 2 lps, yo and pull through all 3 lps on hook.
Long double crochet/single crochet decrease (Ldc/sc dec): (worked over 2 sts) Yo, insert hook from front to back in st indicated, yo, and pull up long lp, yo and pull through 2 lps, Insert hook in st indicated, yo and pull up lp, yo and pull through all 3 lps on hook.
Single crochet/Long double crochet decrease (sc/Ldc dec): (worked over 2 sts) Insert hook in st indicated, yo and pull up lp, yo, insert hook from front to back in st indicated, yo, and pull up long lp, yo and pull through 2 lps, yo and pull through all 3 lps on hook.
Dishcloth
With white, ch 38
Row 1: (Right Side) With White, ch 38, sc dec (using 2nd and 3rd ch from hook), * sc in next 4 sts, 3 sc in next st, sc in next 4 sts **, sc dec; rep from * across, ending last rep at **, sc dec (using last 2 ch).
Row 2 and All Even Rows: Ch 1, turn, sc in each st across; change yarn to next color in sequence.
Color Sequence:
Rows 3-4 – Orange; Rows 5-6 – White;
Rows 7-8 – Orange; Rows 9-10 – White
Rows 11-12 – Light Green; Rows 13-14 – White
Rows 15-16 – Light Green; Rows 17-18 – White
Rows 19-20 – Dark Green; Rows 21-22 – White
Rows 23-24 – Dark Green; Rows 25-26 – White
Rows 27-28 – Orange; Rows 29-30 – White
Rows 31-32 – Orange; Row 33 – White.
Note: Do not cut White until the end, only cut other colors after Row 8 of pattern.
Row 3: Ch 1, turn, edg-Ldc dec (beg in 2nd foundation ch), * sc in next 2 sts, Ldc in 3rd foundation ch from prev Ldc, Ldc in next foundation ch, 3 sc in next st, Ldc (in same foundation ch as last Ldc made), Ldc in next foundation ch, sc in next 2 sts **, Ldc dec (beg in 3rd foundation ch from prev Ldc); rep from * across, ending last repeat at **, edge-Ldc dec (beg in 3rd foundation ch from prev Ldc).
Row 5: Ch 1, turn, sc/Ldc dec (beg in first sc of working row and in 3rd sc 3 rows below), Ldc in st next to prev Ldc, * sc in next 2 sts, Ldc in 3rd st from prev Ldc, 3 sc in next st, Ldc (in same st as prev Ldc), sc in next 2 sts, Ldc (in 3rd st from prev Ldc) **, Ldc dec (beg in next st from prev Ldc), Ldc (in next st from prev Ldc); rep from * across, ending last repeat at **, Ldc/sc dec (beg in st next from prev Ldc and last sc on working row).
Row 7: Ch 1, turn, sc first 2 sts tog, Ldc (in 4th sc 3 rows below), * Ldc (in st next to prev Ldc), sc in next 2 sts, 3 Ldc (in 3rd st from last prev Ldc), sc in next 2 sts, Ldc (in 3rd st from prev Ldc), Ldc (in st next to prev Ldc) **, sc dec (beg in next st), Ldc (in 6th st from prev Ldc); rep from * across, ending last repeat at ** , sc last 2 sts tog.
Row 9: Ch 1, turn, sc first 2 sts tog, sc in next st, Ldc (in 5th sc 3 rows below), * Ldc (in st next to prev Ldc), sc in next st, 3 sc in next st, sc in next st, Ldc (in 2nd st from prev Ldc), Ldc (in st next to prev Ldc), sc in next st **, sc dec (beg in next st), sc in next st, Ldc (in 8th st from prev Ldc); rep from * across, ending last repeat at ** , sc last 2 sts tog.
Row 11: Ch 1, turn, edg-Ldc dec (beg in 2nd st 3 rows below), * sc in next 2 sts, Ldc (in 3rd st from prev Ldc), Ldc (in next st from prev st), 3 sc in next st, Ldc (in same st as last prev Ldc), Ldc (in next st from prev st), sc in next 2 sts **, Ldc dec (beg in 3rd st from prev Ldc); rep from * across, ending last repeat at ** , edg-Ldc dec (beg in 3rd st from prev Ldc).
Rows 12-27: Repeat Rows 4-11 twice times, ending with row 9.
Rows 28-33: Repeat Rows 4-9 once.
At the end of Row 33, DO NOT FINISH OFF.
Edging
Rnd 1: Ch 1, with right side facing, evenly sc around, working 3 sc in each corner; join with sl st to first sc. Finish off and weave in ends.
All Rights Reserved ©2011 Maggie Weldon
Enjoy,
Maggie
thanks for this beautiful dishcloth HUGS ME
Beautiful design, thank you very much. Love your website.
Why do the last ones not have the print friendly tab to save?
I really like your website but this dishcloth looks like it doesn’t come out square. Is it the photo or the pattern? Thanks/