Thursday – April 14th, 2011
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Thank you Carol for all your wonderful designs.  Follow me onto Dishcloth #105 and the rest of the story…

This Little Piggy Dishcloth

Original Design By: Maggie Weldon

Copyright 2011 Maggie Weldon

Skill: Easy to Intermediate
Size: About 11” wide, 8½” tall
Materials: Worsted Weight Cotton Yarn: Pink – 2 oz, 100 yd (60 g, 92 yd); Small amount White. (Sugar ‘n Cream – Rose Pink); Small amounts Black and White size 10 Thread and Steel No. 3 (2.10 mm) hook. (Optional – for eyes.)
Crochet Hook: Size I-9 (5.50 mm) and F-5 (3.75 mm)
Gauge:With I-hook – 3 sc = 1″, 3 sc rows = 1″.

Special Stitches
Single Crochet Decrease: (sc dec):Draw up a lp in each of next 2 sts, yo and draw through 3 lps on hook.

DISHCLOTH
Rnd 1:(Right Side) Starting at center, ch 2, 8 sc in 2^ndch from hook. (8 sc) DO NOT JOIN. MARK BEG OF EACH ROUND.
Rnd 2:2 sc in each sc around. (16 sc)
Rnd 3:[Sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc] around. (24 sc)
Rnd 4:Sc in each sc around. (24 sc)
Rnd 5:[Sc in next 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc] around. (32 sc)
Rnd 6:[Sc in next 3 sc, 2 sc in next sc] around. (40 sc)
Rnd 7:[Sc in next 4 sc, 2 sc in next sc] around. (48 sc)
Rnd 8:Sc in each sc around. (48 sc)
Rnd 9:[Sc in next 5 sc, 2 sc in next sc] around. (56 sc)
Rnd 10:[Sc in next 6 sc, 2 sc in next sc] around. (64 sc)
Rnd 11:[Sc in next 7 sc, 2 sc in next sc] around; join with sl st to first sc. (72 sc) DO NOT FINISH OFF.

First Leg
Row 1: With right sidefacing, ch 1, sc in first sc, sc in next 3 sc. (4 sc) Leave remaining sts unworked.
Rows 2-4:Ch 1, turn, sc in each sc across. (4 sc)
At end of Row 4, finish off and weave in ends.

Second Leg
Row 1: With right sidefacing, skip next 8 sc, join with sc to next sc, sc in next 3 sc. (4 sc) Leave remaining sts unworked.
Rows 2-4:Ch 1, turn, sc in each sc across. (4 sc)
At end of Row 4, finish off and weave in ends.

Head
Row 1: With right sidefacing, skip next 7 sc, join with sc to next sc, sc in next 7 sc. (8 sc) Leave remaining sts unworked.
Rows 2-3:Ch 1, turn, 2 sc in first sc, [sc in next sc] across to last sc, 2 sc in last sc. (10, 12 sc)
Row 4:Ch 1, turn, sc in each sc across. (12 sc)
Rows 5-8:Ch 1, turn, sc dec, [sc in next sc] across to last 2 sc, sc dec. (10, 8, 6, 4 sc)
Row 9:Ch 1, turn, [sc dec] twice. (2 sc)
Row 10:Ch 1, turn, sc in each sc across. (2 sc) DO NOT FINISH OFF.

Edging and Tail
Rnd 1: Ch 1, turn (right side facing), sc in next 2 sc, working in sides of rows, sc in each row, working across back, sc in next 28 sc; with F-hook, ch 8, 3 sl st in 2^ndch from hook, 3 sl st in next 6 ch (Tail made);with I-hook, sc in each remaining sc and rows around; join with sl st to first sc. Finish off and weave in ends.

Ear
With right sidefacing, skip next 8 sc, join yarn with sl st to next sc, ch 2, keeping last lp of each dc on hook, work 2 dc in same sc, yo, pull through all 3 lps on hook. Finish off and weave in ends.

Eyes
Rnd 1:(Right Side) Starting at center, with White Thread and hook, ch 2, (sc, 5 dc, sc) in 2^ndch from hook. Finish off leaving long end.
- Using long end, sew Eye to Head.
- With Black thread, embroider pupil in Eye.

Bow
With White, ch 50, Finish off and weave in ends.
- Thread Bow around 2 sts in last round and tie in bow.

All Rights Reserved ©2011 Maggie Weldon

Enjoy,
Maggie

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