TUESDAY JUNE 28, 2011
Designer Carol Showers wrote: “This pattern was a coaster I have made for years and was easy to increase to make a dishcloth. With a few more rows of increases with the Christmas color, this would make a nice placemat.”
Thank you Carol for joining the Dishcloth-A-Day Challenge!
Follow me on to #180 and the rest of the story…
Wreath Dishcloth
Original Design By: Carol Showers
Copyright 2011 Maggie Weldon
Skill: Easy
Size: About 9½” round.
Materials: Worsted Weight Cotton Yarn: White Fleck – 1 oz, 50 yds (30 g, 46 m); Green – 1 oz, 50 yds (30 g, 46 m); Small amount Red. (I Love This Cotton – Christmas, Bright Green, Red)
Yarn Needle
Crochet Hook: Size I-9 (5.50 mm)
DISHCLOTH
Rnd 1: (Right Side) Starting at center, with White Fleck, ch 4, 11 dc in 4th ch from hook (skipped ch count as first dc); join with sl st to top of beg ch-3.
Rnd 2: Ch 2 (does NOT counts as first dc), 2 dc in same st as joining, [2 dc in next dc] around; join with sl st to first dc. (24 dc)
Rnd 3: Ch 2, dc in same st as joining, 2 dc in next dc, [dc in next dc, 2 dc in next dc] around; join. (36 dc)
Rnd 4: Ch 2, dc in same st as joining, dc in next dc, 2 dc in next dc, [dc in next 2 dc, 2 dc in next dc] around; join. (48 dc)
Rnd 5: Ch 2, dc in same st as joining, dc in next 2 dc, 2 dc in next dc, [dc in next 3 dc, 2 dc in next dc] around; change to Green, join with sl st to back loop of first dc. (60 dc) Finish off White Fleck and weave in ends.
Rnd 6: With Green, ch 2, working in back loops only, dc in same st as joining, dc in the next 3 dc, 2 dc in next, [dc in next 4 dc, 2 dc in next dc] around; join with sl st to back loop of first dc.
Rnd 7: Ch 1, working in back loops only, (sc, ch 1, 2 dc) in same dc, skip next dc, [(sc, ch 1, 2 dc) in same dc, skip next dc] around; join with sl st to first sc. Finish off and weave in ends.
Bow: Using yarn needle and Red, weave around Rnd 6. Tie in Bow and trim ends.
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Enjoy,
Maggie
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