Last week on Facebook there were a lot of comments regarding the care of dishcloths. Cindy M. wrote: “I love to make dish/bath cloths but they either bleed colors or mold quickly……your thoughts? So I asked everyone on Facebook what they thought.
Avis wrote: “To prevent bleeding, wash and rinse them in cold water. In addition, wring them dry and hang them out to dry over the sink when you are done using them. Mold grows where dampness prevails…”
Follow me onto dishcloth #44 for the rest of the story…
Ruffled Denim Dishcloth
FD043
Original Design By: Maggie Weldon
Copyright 2011 Maggie Weldon
Skill: Easy
Size: About 10” wide – point to point
Materials: Worsted Weight Cotton Yarn:
Shaded Blues – 2 oz, 95 yds (57 g, 86 m)
White – 1 oz, 50 yds (30 g, 45 m)
(Lily Sugar ‘n Cream – Shaded Denim, White)
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
Shell: (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in same st or sp indicated.
Dishcloth
Rnd 1: (Right Side) Starting at center, with Blues, ch 4, join with sl st to first ch to form ring; ch 5 (counts as first dc and ch 2 now and throughout), (2 dc in ring, ch 2) 5 times, dc in ring; join with sl st to first dc. (12 dc)
Rnd 2: Sl st to ch-2 sp, ch 5, 2 dc in same ch-2 sp, ch 1, (Shell in next ch-2 sp, ch 1) 5 times, dc in first ch-2 sp; join. (24 dc)
Rnds 3-6: Sl st in ch-2 sp, ch 5, 2 dc in same ch-2 sp, * ch 1, (2 dc in ch-1 sp, ch 1) across to corner, Shell in corner; rep from * 5 times more omitting last Shell of final repeat, dc in first ch-2 sp; join. (36, 48, 60, 72 dc)
At the end of Rnd 6, finish off and weave in ends.
Edging
Rnd 1: With right side facing, join White with sc to any corner ch-2 sp, ch 3, sc in same sp, * ch 3, (sc in next dc, ch 3) across to next corner (skipping ch-1 sps), (sc, ch 3, sc) in corner ch-2 sp; rep from 5 times more omitting last corner of final repeat; join with sl st to first sc.
Ruffles
Rnd 1: With right side facing, working in skipped dc sts of Rnd 1, join White with sc to any skipped dc, ch 3, (sc in next skipped dc, ch 3) around; join with sl st to first sc. Finish off and weave in ends.
Rnd 2: With right side facing, working in skipped dc sts of Rnd 3, join White with sc to any skipped dc, ch 3, (sc in next skipped dc, ch 3) around; join with sl st to first sc. Finish off and weave in ends.
All Rights Reserved ©2011 Maggie Weldon
Enjoy,
Maggie
This is VERY cute! Thanks so much for all the free patterns. I’ve never been a dishcloth fan, but yesterday while doing the dishes I realized that a nubby dishcloth would have been perfect for getting into the corner of a dish I was washing. So I’ve gotta get busy making some!
A soak in cold water and white vinegar before using will also help set the colors and since most of the cottons are not colorfast I have saoked mine overnight in some baking soda to keep them fresh.
Turned out really pretty