In this sunny day dishcloth I used a technique called Chained Overlay or Tambour Lace.

Tambour lace refers to lace that is made by stretching a fine net over a frame and crocheting a chain stitch using a fine hook to reach through the net from right to wrong side and draw the working thread which is held on the wrong side, through the net to the right side.

Here are the directions for Chain Overlay..
Make a slip knot. With right side of work facing you, and yarn held behind work, insert hook from front to back into desired stitch, pick up slip knot and bring it through to the right side of work, insert hook from front to back through next stitch, draw up a loop from the wrong side to the right side.  Continue as established being careful to keep an even relaxed tension.

When I designed this dishcloth I was snowed in.  I had sunshine on my mind.  I tried several variations of the face.  I think this can be improved upon.  Please send pictures if you come up with a better face.

Follow me onto Dishcloth #20 and the rest of the story….

#19 Sunny Day Dishcloth

FD019
Original Design By: Maggie Weldon
Copyright 2011 Maggie Weldon

Skill: Easy
Size: About 9” diameter
Materials: Worsted Weight Cotton Yarn:
Yellow – 2 oz, 95 yds (57 g, 86 m)
Orange – 1 oz, 50 yds (30 g, 45 m)
(Lily Sugar ‘n Cream – Yellow, Hot Orange)
Crochet Hook: Size H-8 (5.00 mm)

Special Stitches
Half Double Crochet Decrease (hdc dec): Keeping last loop of each st on hook, hdc in next 2 sts, yo and pull through 3 loops on hook.

Rnd 1: (Right Side) With Yellow, ch 4, sl st in first ch to form ring, ch 1, 15 dc in ring; join with sl st to first dc. (15 dc)
Rnd 2: Ch 1, 2 dc in each dc around; join. (30 dc)
Rnd 3: Ch 1, (2 dc in next dc, dc in next dc) around; join. (45 dc)
Rnd 4: Ch 1, (2 dc in next dc, dc in next 8 dc) around; join. (50 dc)
Rnd 5: Ch 1, (2 dc in next dc, dc in next 4 dc) around; join. (60 dc) DO NOT FINISH OFF.

Rays
Row 1: Ch 1, hdc in next 6 dc (mark last dc worked). (6 hdc)
Row 2: Ch 1 turn, hdc in first hdc, (hdc dec) twice, hdc in last hdc. (4 hdc)
Row 3: Ch 1 turn, (hdc dec) twice. (2 hdc)
DO NOT TURN, sl st along sides of rows, sl st in marked dc of Rnd 5, sl st in next dc of Rnd 5; rep Rows 1-3 until there are 10 Rays complete. Finish off and weave in ends.

Mouth
With Orange, ch 18, sl st in 2^nd ch from hook, (sl st in next ch) across. Finish off leaving long end.
- Using long end, sew to front of dishcloth.

Eyes (Make 2)
With Orange, ch 6, sl st in 2^nd ch from hook, sl st in next ch, (sl st, ch 1, sl st) in next ch, sl st in last 2 ch. Finish off leaving long end.
- Using long end, sew both eyes to front of dishcloth.

Face Outline
Rnd 1: With right side facing, working in tops of Rnd 5, keeping yarn at back of work, insert hook into any dc, pull up yarn lp from back (hold onto loose end), * insert hook in next dc, pull up another lp from back and through lp on hook (slip stitch); rep from * around. Finish off and weave in ends.

All Rights Reserved ©2011 Maggie Weldon

Enjoy,
Maggie

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