Tuesday – April 5th 2011
Pink Basket Dishcloth
Original Design By: Maggie Weldon
Copyright 2011 Maggie Weldon
Skill: Easy
Size: About 8″
Materials: Worsted Weight Cotton Yarn: Pink – 1 ½ oz, 72 yd (43 g, 65 yd) (Sugar ‘n Cream – Rose Pink)
Crochet Hook: Size H-8 (5.00 mm)
DISHCLOTH
Row 1: (Right Side) Ch 40, dc in 6th ch from hook (skipped ch counts as ch 1, dc, ch 1), (ch 1, skip next ch, dc in next ch) across. (19 dc)
Row 2: Ch 4 (counts as first dc and ch 1 now and throughout), turn, dc in next dc, * ch 1, dc in next dc, (dc in next ch-1 sp, dc in next dc) twice, ch 1, dc in next dc; rep from * across, ending with ch 1, dc in last dc. (27 dc)
Row 3: Ch 4, turn, * dc in next dc, ch 1, dc in next 5 dc, ch 1; rep from * across, ending with dc in next dc, ch 1, dc in last dc.
Row 4: Ch 4, turn, * (dc in next dc, ch 1) twice, (skip next dc, dc in next dc, ch 1) twice, ch 1; rep from * across, ending with dc in next dc, ch 1, dc in last dc. (19 dc)
Rows 5-16: Rep Rows 2-4 four times.
At the end of Row 16, DO NOT FINISH OFF.
Edging
Rnd 1: Ch 1, turn (right side facing), 3 sc in first dc, sc in next ch-1 sp, (sc in next dc, sc in next ch-1 sp) across to corner, 3 sc in next dc; * working in sides of rows, 2 sc in each row *; working in unused lps of starting ch, 3 sc in first ch, (sc in next ch) across to last ch, 3 sc in last ch; rep from * to *; join with sl st to first sc. Finish off and weave in ends.
All Rights Reserved ©2011 Maggie Weldon
Enjoy,
Maggie
Nice and easy – a great one for someone new to filet crochet!