THURSDAY OCTOBER 13, 2011
Follow me onto #287 & the rest of the story…
Christmas Star Dishcloth
Original Design by Maggie Weldon
Copyright 2011 Maggie Weldon
Skill: Easy
Size: About 10” at widest points.
Materials: Worsted Weight Cotton: Off-White – 1½ oz, 75 yd (45 g, 69 m) Gold – ½ oz, 25 yd (15 g, 23 m)
Crochet Hook: Size H-8 (5.00 mm)
JOINING WITH SC
When instructed to join with sc, begin with sl knot on hook, insert hook in st or sp indicated, yo and pull up a loop, yo and draw through both loops on hook.
Special Stitches
Beginning 2-Double-Crochet Cluster (beg 2-dc cl): [Yo, insert hook in st or sp indicated, yo, pull up loop, yo, pull through 2 loops on hook] twice, yo, pull through all 3 loops on hook.
3-Double-Crochet Cluster (3-dc cl): [Yo, insert hook in st or sp indicated, yo, pull up loop, yo, pull through 2 loops on hook] 3 times, yo, pull through all 4 loops on hook.
DISHCLOTH
Rnd 1: (Right Side) Starting at center, with Off-White, ch 5, join with sl st to first ch to form ring; ch 2, beg 2-dc cl into ring, ch 3, [3-dc cl into ring, ch 3] 4 times; join with sl st to top of first cl.
Rnd 2: Sl st in next ch-3 sp, ch 3 (counts as first dc now and throughout), (2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in same sp, [(3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next ch-3 sp] around; join with sl st to first dc.
Rnd 3: Sl st in next dc, ch 3, dc in next dc, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next ch-2 sp, dc in next 2 dc, skip next 2 dc, [dc in next 2 dc, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next ch-2 sp, dc in next 2 dc, skip next 2 dc] around; join.
Rnd 4: Sl st in next dc, ch 3, dc in next 3 dc, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next ch-2 sp, dc in next 4 dc, skip next 2 dc, [dc in next 4 dc, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next ch-2 sp, dc in next 4 dc, skip next 2 dc] around; join.
Rnd 5: Sl st in next dc, ch 3, dc in next 5 dc, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next ch-2 sp, dc in next 6 dc, skip next 2 dc, [dc in next 6 dc, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next ch-2 sp, dc in next 6 dc, skip next 2 dc] around; join.
Rnd 6: Sl st in next dc, ch 3, dc in next 7 dc, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next ch-2 sp, dc in next 8 dc, skip next 2 dc, [dc in next 8 dc, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next ch-2 sp, dc in next 8 dc, skip next 2 dc] around; join. Finish off and weave in ends.
Edging
Rnd 1: With right side facing, join Gold with sc to any ch-2 sp, ch 3, sc in same sp (point), * [ch 3, skip next sc, sc in next sc] 5 times, skip next 2 sc, [sc in next sc, ch 3, skip next sc] 5 times, (sc, ch 3 sc) in next ch-2 sp (point); rep from * around, omitting last point on final repeat; join with sl st to first sc. Finish off and weave in ends.
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Enjoy,
Maggie
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HOW CAN I GET YOUR PATTERN IN LARGER PRINT, AS I HAVE SIGHT PROBLELMS AND WOULD LOVE TO MAKE SOME OF YOUR DISH CLOTHS
Hi Peggy,
You can press the CONTROL BUTTON and the + SYMBOL on your keyboard to make it bigger.
(Press Control and – Symbol or Control and 0 (Zero) to put it back to normal size when you’re done)
With it being an actual webpage we have it as big as it will go at the moment.
Hi Peggy, I think you can print these out bigger. Simply select the PDF and Print preview. Then select all of the pattern and a larger percent and tell it to print the selection.
Hi Peggy, I think you can print these out bigger. Simply select the PDF and Print preview. Then select all of the pattern and a larger percent and tell it to print the selection. I know you can view them bigger this way.
Wonderful Easy pattern. . . I have made several in a day.
I am not finding the Gold for the Border. Where Can I find this crochet cotton in the Gold??
I’ve been searching, Joanne’s fabrics, Hancock fab, nor Craft Wearhouse they do not Carry it here in Vancouver Wa.
HELP. . . My daughter put in her order for these.
Thanks
This patteren is so easy for me to read it is the first star pattern i am able to keep my mind focused on.
Also, i did this w/o the edging and with a size “I” hook. turned out nicely. it took a moment to figure out the clusters, but the rest is simple. and freda, you may want to look online in specality shops or look for metalliac yarn with a cotton base.
🙂
Hi..
I know this is a dishcloth, but could it be continued and made into a small afghan/blanket for a child??
Thanks.. 🙂
it should do. you may have to adjust the increases as it gets larger as crochet stitches are not always exponential. i am going to try.
Love this pattern. Made one for my Aunt Norma’s 80th birthday. Was a big hit!
Recently discovered your wonderful patterns & just wanted to thank you for all the time & effort you took in making them available to us. My old eyes can no longer handle the doilies I loved making, but dishcloths are very “doable”. Thanks SO much for providing such a huge variety of lovely projects! 🙂