SATURDAY JULY 2, 2011
Designer Carol Showers wrote: “This big turkey started out as a small turkey coaster which I created in 1982 for my sister-in-law, who wanted unique coasters for her Thanksgiving Dinner table. I am also going to revise this pattern again to make turkey placemats for my Thanksgiving Table. I am really enjoying the neat patterns in the Dishcloth Challenge. It does keep me busy.”
Thank you Carol for joining the Dishcloth-A-Day Challenge!
Follow me on to #184 and the rest of the story…
Turkey Dishcloth
Original Design By: Carol Showers
Copyright 2011 Maggie Weldon
Skill: Easy
Size: About 9” round, excluding head and tail.
Materials: Worsted Weight Cotton Yarn: White – 1½ oz, 75 yds (45 g, 69 m); Small amount of Red and Browns. (Bernat Cotton – White, Country Red and Desert Sand Ombre)
Crochet Hook: Size H-8 (5.00 mm)
DISHCLOTH
Rnd 1: (Right Side) Starting at center, with White, 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; join. (60 dc)
Rnd 6: Ch 2, tr in same st as joining, tr in next 3 dc, 2 tr in next dc, [tr in next 4 dc, 2 tr in next dc] around; change color to Browns; join. (72 tr) Finish off White and weave in ends.
Tail Feathers: With Browns, ch 4, tr in same st as joining, [2 dc in next tr, sc in next tr, 2 dc in next tr, 2 tr in next tr] 3 times, ending with ch 4, sl st in same st as last tr made. Finish off and weave in ends.
Head: With right side facing, skip 20 tr from end of Tail Feathers, join Red with sl st in next tr, ch 4, (3 tr, ch 4, sl st) in same tr, ch 5, skip next 4 tr, sl st in next tr. Finish off and weave in ends.
Gobble, Gobble!!
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Enjoy,
Maggie
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