Designer Kathleen Stuart Wrote: “The Diagonal Blocks dishcloth is the basic pattern of the diagonal block pattern with no color changes. I added a border around the block for some variation of the other diagonal block dishcloths that I designed. This pattern really does work up quickly and would look great in any color, in fact, you would be able to see the blocks better in a plain color. I chose this color really because I was using up the end of a skein from another dishcloth.”
Thank you Kathleen for another great dishcloth for the Crochet Dishcloth-a-Day Challenge.
Follow me onto crochet dishcloth #130 and the rest of the story…
Original Design By: Kathleen Stuart
Copyright 2011 Maggie Weldon
Skill: Easy
Size: About 9” square.
Materials: Worsted Weight Cotton Yarn: Multicolor – 2 oz, 95 yds (57 g, 85 m) (Lion Cotton – Salt & Pepper #201)
Crochet Hook: Size J-10 (6.00 mm)
Gauge: 5 Rows = 4”
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
Beginning Block (beg-block): Ch 5, turn; 3 dc in fourth ch from hook.
Block: Sl st in ch-3 sp of next block, ch 3, 3 dc in same sp.
Pattern Notes:
1. Dishcloth is worked diagonally, from corner to corner.
DISHCLOTH
Row 1: (Right Side) Starting at corner, ch 5, 3 dc in 5th ch from hook (first block made).
Row 2: Beg-block, sl st around beginning ch of previous block, ch 3, 3 dc in same sp. (2 blocks)
Row 3: Beg-block, sl st around beginning ch of previous block, ch 3, 3 dc in same sp, work 1 block. (3 blocks)
Row 4: Beg-block, sl st around beginning ch of previous block, ch 3, 3 dc in same sp, work 2 more blocks. (4 Blocks)
Row 5: Beg-block, sl st around beginning ch of previous block, ch 3, 3 dc in same sp, work 3 blocks. (5 Blocks)
Row 6: Beg-block, sl st around beginning ch of previous block, ch 3, 3 dc in same sp, work 4 blocks. (6 Blocks)
Row 7: Beg-block, sl st around beginning ch of previous block, ch 3, 3 dc in same sp, work 5 blocks. (7 Blocks)
Row 8: Beg-block, sl st around beginning ch of previous block, ch 3, 3 dc in same sp, work 6 blocks. (8 Blocks)
Row 9: Beg-block, sl st around beginning ch of previous block, ch 3, 3 dc in same sp, work 7 blocks. (9 Blocks)
Row 10: Beg-block, sl st around beginning ch of previous block, ch 3, 3 dc in same sp, work 8 blocks. (10 Blocks)
Row 11: Turn; sl st in first 3 dc and in first ch-3 sp, ch 3, 3 dc in same space, work 8 blocks, sl st in ch-3 sp of last block. (9 Blocks)
Row 12: Turn; sl st in first 3 dc and in first ch-3 sp, ch 3, 3 dc in same space, work 7 blocks, sl st in ch-3 sp of last block. (8 Blocks)
Row 13: Turn; sl st in first 3 dc and first ch-3 sp, ch 3, 3 dc in same sp, work 6 blocks, sl st in ch-3 sp of last block. (7 Blocks)
Row 14: Turn; sl st in first 3 dc and in first ch-3 sp, ch 3, 3 dc in same sp, work 5 blocks, sl st in ch-3 sp of last block. (6 Blocks)
Row 15: Turn; sl st in first 3 dc and in first ch-3 sp, ch 3, 3 dc in same sp, work 4 blocks, sl st in ch-3 sp of last block. (5 Blocks)
Row 16: Turn; sl st in first 3 dc and in first ch-3 sp, ch 3, 3 dc in same sp, work 3 blocks, sl st in ch-3 sp of last block. (4 Blocks)
Row 17: Turn; sl st in first 3 dc and in first ch-3 sp, ch 3, 3 dc in same sp, work 2 blocks, sl st in ch-3 sp of last block. (3 Blocks)
Row 18: Turn; sl st in first 3 dc and in first ch-3 sp, ch 3, 3 dc in same sp, work 1 block, sl st in ch-3 sp of last block. (2 Blocks)
Row 19: Turn; sl st in first 3 dc and in first ch-3 sp, ch 3, 3 dc in same sp, sl st in ch-3 sp of last block. (1 Block) DO NOT FINISH OFF.
Edging
Rnd 1: Ch 1, sc in same sp as sl st, * [ch 3, sc in between next 2 blocks on side] across side of square, [sc, ch 1, sc] in corner st; rep from * across each side of block, ending with ch 3; join with sl st to first sc.
Rnd 2: (Ch 3 (counts as first dc), dc, ch 1) in first ch 3 sp, [2 dc in next ch-3 sp, ch 1] around, working [dc, ch 1] in each corner ch-1 sp, ending with ch 1; join with sl st to first dc. Finish off and weave in ends.
All Rights Reserved ©2011 Maggie Weldon
Enjoy,
Maggie
Copyright 2011 Maggie Weldon
Skill: Easy
Size: About 9” square.
Materials: Worsted Weight Cotton Yarn: Multicolor – 2 oz, 95 yds (57 g, 85 m) (Lion Cotton – Salt & Pepper #201)
Crochet Hook: Size J-10 (6.00 mm)
Gauge: 5 Rows = 4”
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
Beginning Block (beg-block): Ch 5, turn; 3 dc in fourth ch from hook.
Block: Sl st in ch-3 sp of next block, ch 3, 3 dc in same sp.
Pattern Notes:
1. Dishcloth is worked diagonally, from corner to corner.
DISHCLOTH
Row 1: (Right Side) Starting at corner, ch 5, 3 dc in 5th ch from hook (first block made).
Row 2: Beg-block, sl st around beginning ch of previous block, ch 3, 3 dc in same sp. (2 blocks)
Row 3: Beg-block, sl st around beginning ch of previous block, ch 3, 3 dc in same sp, work 1 block. (3 blocks)
Row 4: Beg-block, sl st around beginning ch of previous block, ch 3, 3 dc in same sp, work 2 more blocks. (4 Blocks)
Row 5: Beg-block, sl st around beginning ch of previous block, ch 3, 3 dc in same sp, work 3 blocks. (5 Blocks)
Row 6: Beg-block, sl st around beginning ch of previous block, ch 3, 3 dc in same sp, work 4 blocks. (6 Blocks)
Row 7: Beg-block, sl st around beginning ch of previous block, ch 3, 3 dc in same sp, work 5 blocks. (7 Blocks)
Row 8: Beg-block, sl st around beginning ch of previous block, ch 3, 3 dc in same sp, work 6 blocks. (8 Blocks)
Row 9: Beg-block, sl st around beginning ch of previous block, ch 3, 3 dc in same sp, work 7 blocks. (9 Blocks)
Row 10: Beg-block, sl st around beginning ch of previous block, ch 3, 3 dc in same sp, work 8 blocks. (10 Blocks)
Row 11: Turn; sl st in first 3 dc and in first ch-3 sp, ch 3, 3 dc in same space, work 8 blocks, sl st in ch-3 sp of last block. (9 Blocks)
Row 12: Turn; sl st in first 3 dc and in first ch-3 sp, ch 3, 3 dc in same space, work 7 blocks, sl st in ch-3 sp of last block. (8 Blocks)
Row 13: Turn; sl st in first 3 dc and first ch-3 sp, ch 3, 3 dc in same sp, work 6 blocks, sl st in ch-3 sp of last block. (7 Blocks)
Row 14: Turn; sl st in first 3 dc and in first ch-3 sp, ch 3, 3 dc in same sp, work 5 blocks, sl st in ch-3 sp of last block. (6 Blocks)
Row 15: Turn; sl st in first 3 dc and in first ch-3 sp, ch 3, 3 dc in same sp, work 4 blocks, sl st in ch-3 sp of last block. (5 Blocks)
Row 16: Turn; sl st in first 3 dc and in first ch-3 sp, ch 3, 3 dc in same sp, work 3 blocks, sl st in ch-3 sp of last block. (4 Blocks)
Row 17: Turn; sl st in first 3 dc and in first ch-3 sp, ch 3, 3 dc in same sp, work 2 blocks, sl st in ch-3 sp of last block. (3 Blocks)
Row 18: Turn; sl st in first 3 dc and in first ch-3 sp, ch 3, 3 dc in same sp, work 1 block, sl st in ch-3 sp of last block. (2 Blocks)
Row 19: Turn; sl st in first 3 dc and in first ch-3 sp, ch 3, 3 dc in same sp, sl st in ch-3 sp of last block. (1 Block) DO NOT FINISH OFF.
Edging
Rnd 1: Ch 1, sc in same sp as sl st, * [ch 3, sc in between next 2 blocks on side] across side of square, [sc, ch 1, sc] in corner st; rep from * across each side of block, ending with ch 3; join with sl st to first sc.
Rnd 2: (Ch 3 (counts as first dc), dc, ch 1) in first ch 3 sp, [2 dc in next ch-3 sp, ch 1] around, working [dc, ch 1] in each corner ch-1 sp, ending with ch 1; join with sl st to first dc. Finish off and weave in ends.
All Rights Reserved ©2011 Maggie Weldon
Enjoy,
Maggie
