Saturday, March 26, 2011
Designer Jeanne O’Bryan wrote: “I got the idea for this dishcloth because I was trying out Maggie’s dishcloths 1, 2, and 3 on the dishcloth challenge.  I felt that the heart dishcloth was a little plain and wanted to try to spruce it up.  I’ve been crocheting off and on for around 20 years, but I have never actually designed a pattern for publication before.  I took the cluster design and the heart design and combined them together and am really pleased with the way it turned out”.

Jeanne you did an amazing job on your first design!  I am so happy that this challenge has encouraged you and others to design for the first time.  Thank you for sharing your first design with all of us and joining the Dishcloth-a-Day Challenge. - Maggie

Follow me onto dishcloth #86 and the rest of the story… 

Fancy Heart Dishcloth

Original Design By: Jeanne O’Bryan 
Copyright 2011 Maggie Weldon 

Skill: Easy – Intermediate
Size: About 9½” wide, 10½” long.
Materials: Worsted Weight Cotton Yarn: Pink – 1 oz, 50 yd (30 g, 46 m) White – ½ oz, 25 yd (15 g, 23 m)
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
Cluster Stitch (cl): * Yo, insert hook from front to back around post of dc indicated, yo and pull up a loop, yo and draw through 2 loops on hook; rep from * 3 times more, yo and draw through all 5 loops on hook.
Double Crochet Decrease (dc dec): Keeping last loop of each st on hook, dc in next 2 sts, yo and pull through 3 loops on hook
Picot: Ch 3, sl st in 3^rd chain from hook. 

DISHCLOTH
Row 1: Starting at bottom, with Pink, ch 6, 3 dc in 5^th ch from hook, (skipped ch counts as first tr), tr in last ch. (5 sts)
Row 2: Ch 4, turn, dc in first tr, skip next dc, dc in next (center) dc, ch 3, cl around last dc made, ch 1, (dc, tr) in last tr.
Row 3: Ch 4, turn, 2 dc in first tr, dc in next dc, ch2, sc in ch-3 sp, ch 2, dc in next dc, (2dc and tr) in last tr.
Row 4: Ch 4, turn, 2 dc in first tr, skip next 2 dc, dc in next dc, ch 3, cl around last dc made, ch 1, skip next ch, dc in next ch, dc in next sc, dc in next ch, skip next ch, dc in next dc, ch 3, cl around last dc made, ch 1, skip next 2 dc, (2 dc, tr) in last tr.
Row 5: Ch 4, turn, 2 dc in first tr, dc in next 2 dc, ch 2, sc in ch-3 sp, ch 2, dc in next 3 dc, ch 2, sc in ch-3 sp, ch 2, dc in next 2 dc, (2 dc, tr) in last tr.
Row 6: Ch 4, turn, 2 dc in first tr, skip next dc, dc in next dc, ch 3, cl around last dc made, ch 1, skip next (2 dc, ch), dc in next ch, dc in next sc, dc in next ch, skip next (ch, dc), dc in next (center) dc, ch 3, cl around last dc made, ch 1, skip next (dc, ch), dc in next ch, dc in next sc, dc in next ch, skip next (ch, 2 dc), dc in next dc, ch 3, cl around last dc made, ch 1, skip next dc, (2 dc, tr) in last tr.
Row 7: Ch 4, turn, 2 dc in first tr, dc in next 2 dc, [ch 2, sc in ch-3 sp, ch 2, dc in next 3 dc] twice, ch 2, sc in next ch-3 sp, ch 2, dc in next 2 dc (2 dc, tr) in last tr.
Row 8: Ch 1, turn, dc in first tr, dc in next 2 dc, skip next dc, * dc in next dc, ch 3, cl around last dc made, ch 1, skip next (dc, ch), dc in next ch, dc in next sc, dc in next ch, skip next (ch, dc); rep from * once, dc in next dc, ch 3, cl around last dc made, ch 1, skip next dc, dc in last tr.
Row 9: Ch 1, dc in first dc, dc in next ch, * ch 2, sc in ch-3 sp, ch 2, dc in next 3 dc; rep from * twice more, ch 2, sc in ch-3 sp, ch 2, dc in last 2 dc.
Row 10: Ch 1, turn, dc in first dc, dc in next dc, dc in next 2 ch, dc in next sc, skip next (2 ch, dc), dc in next dc, ch 3, cl around last dc made, ch 1, skip next dc, ch), dc in next ch, dc in next sc, dc in next ch, skip next (ch, dc), dc in next dc, ch 3, cl around last dc made, ch 1, skip next (dc, ch), dc in next ch, dc in next sc, dc in next ch, skip next (ch, dc), dc in next dc, ch 3, cl around last dc made, ch 1, skip next (dc, ch), dc in next ch, dc in next sc, dc in next 2 ch, dc in next dc.
Row 11: Ch 1, turn, dc in first dc, dc in next 4 dc, (ch 2, sc in ch-3 sp, ch 2, dc in next 3 dc) twice, ch 2, sc in ch 3 sp, ch 2, dc in last 5 sts.
Row 12: Ch 1, turn, dc dec (first dc and next dc), skip next dc, dc in next dc, ch 3, cl around last dc made, ch 1, skip next (dc, ch), dc in next ch, dc in next sc, dc in next ch, skip next (ch, dc), dc in next dc, ch 3, cl around last dc made, ch 1, skip next dc, dc dec (next 2 ch). Leave remaining sts unworked.
Row 13: Ch 1, turn, dc in first dc, ch 1, sc in ch-3 sp, ch 2, dc in next 3 dc, ch 2, sc in ch-3 sp, ch 1, dc in last dc.
Row 14: Ch 1, turn, dc dec (first dc and next ch), dc in next sc, skip next (2 ch, dc), dc in next dc, ch 3, cl around last dc made, ch 1, skip next (dc, 2 ch), dc in next sc, dc dec.
Row 15: Ch 1, turn, dc in first dc, sc in ch-3 sp, dc in last dc, Finish off and weave in ends. 

Second Curve
Row 12: With wrong side facing, working in Row 11, skip next sc, join Pink with sl st to next ch, ch 2, dc in next ch, skip next dc, dc in next dc, ch 3, cl around last dc made, ch 1, skip next (dc, ch), dc in next ch, dc in next sc, dc in next ch, skip next (ch, dc), dc in next dc, ch 3, cl around last dc made, ch 1, skip next dc, dc dec in last 2 sts.
Row 13: Ch 1, turn, dc in first dc, ch 1, sc in ch-3 sp, ch 2, dc in next 3 dc, ch 2, sc in ch-3 sp, ch 1, dc in last dc.
Row 14: Ch 1, turn, dc dec (first dc and next ch), dc in next sc, skip next (2 ch, dc), dc in next dc, ch 3, cl around last dc made, ch 1, skip next (dc, 2 ch), dc in next sc, dc dec.
Row 15: Ch 1, turn, dc in first dc, sc in ch-3 sp, dc in last dc.  DO NOT FINISH OFF. 

Edging
Rnd 1: With right side facing, ch 1, sc evenly around Heart; join with sl st to first sc. Finish off and weave in ends.
Rnd 2: With right side facing, join White with sc to center top sc, (sc in next sc, picot, sc in next sc) around, working 3 sc in bottom point of Heart; join with sl st to first sc. Finish off and weave in ends. 

All Rights Reserved ©2011 Maggie Weldon 

Enjoy,
Maggie

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