Back to the care of dishcloths – Susan F. wrote: ”Wring well, and hang to dry! Since I have been doing this, I’ve had no problems.”

Grandma Carol wrote: “Another tip to prevent bleeding is when washing in cold water, add salt to the water, no soap! NEVER dryer-dry IF using cotton. IF using a dishwasher too, always when starting the washer, lay the cloth on TOP rack (secured) and after the dishwasher has washed the dishes, allow it to “heat dry” them as well, this way all germs in your dishcloth are “toast”!

Follow me onto dishcloth #50 and the rest of the story…

Scrubby Dishcloth

FD049
Original Design By: Maggie Weldon
Copyright 2011 Maggie Weldon

Skill: Easy
Size: About 9” diameter.
Materials: Worsted Weight Cotton Yarn:
Flecked White – 1½ oz, 75 yds (45 g, 68 m)
Blue – ½ oz, 25 yd (15 g, 23 m)
(Sugar ‘n Cream – Summer Prints, Hot Blue)
Plastic Mesh Pot Scrubber.
Crochet Hook: Size H-8 (5.00 mm)

Dishcloth
Rnd 1: (Right Side) With White, leave long 12” end and ch 36; taking care not to twist ch, join with sl st in first ch to form ring; ch 1, 2 dc in first ch, dc in next 2 ch, (2 dc in next ch, dc in next 2 ch) around; join with sl st to first dc. (48 dc)
Rnd 2: Ch 1, 2 dc in first dc, dc in next 3 dc, (2 dc in next dc, dc in next 3 dc) around; join. (60 dc) Finish off White and weave in ends.
Rnd 3: With right side facing, join Blue with sl st to any dc, ch 4 (counts as first hdc and ch 2), skip next dc, (hdc in next dc, ch 2, skip next dc) around; join with sl st to first hdc. (30 ch-1 sps) Finish off Blue and weave in ends.
Rnd 4: With right side facing, join White with sl st to any ch-2 sp, ch 1, 3 dc in same sp, (3 dc in next sp) around; join with sl st to first dc. (90 dc)
Rnd 5: Ch 1, 2 dc in first dc, dc in next 8 dc, (2 dc in next dc, dc in next 8 dc) around; join. (100 dc) Finish off and weave in ends.
- Using long end on starting chain, sew Scrubber to inside of Rnd 1.

All Rights Reserved ©2011 Maggie Weldon

Enjoy,
Maggie

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