Thursday May 26th, 2011
Yesterday we posted the prizes for the Dishcloth-a-Day Challenge.  More prizes may be added later when we get sponsorship.  Here is a link to the prizes at this point: http://www.bestfreecrochet.com/dishcloth-challenge/  WE NEED YOUR HELP!
This Granny Rose crochet dishcloth is an example of just how beautiful a granny square can be!  I am often teased about the number of times I put rosebuds on my designs.  I can’t help it.  I think it adds such a wonderful touch.  
Follow me onto dishcloth #147 and the rest of the story…

Rose Granny Dishcloth

Original Design By: Maggie Weldon

Copyright 2011 Maggie Weldon

Skill: Easy
Size: About 9” square
Materials: Worsted Weight Cotton Yarn: Light Blue – 1½ oz, 75 yd (45 g, 68 yd); White – ½ oz, 25 yd (15 g, 23 yd) Small amounts Pink & Green. (Bernat Cottontots)
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
Shell: 3 dc in same st or sp indicated.

Corner Shell (C-Shell): (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in same st or sp indicated.

DISHCLOTH
Rnd 1: (Right Side) Starting at center, with Light Blue, ch 4, join with sl st to first ch to form ring; ch 3 (counts as first dc now and throughout), 2 dc in ring, ch 2, * Shell in ring, ch 2; rep from * twice; join with sl st to first dc. (4 Shells, 4 ch-2 sps)
Rnd 2: Sl st to ch-2 sp, ch 3, (dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in same sp, ch 1, * C-Shell in next sp, ch 1; rep from * twice, dc in next sp; join. (4 C-Shells)
Rnd 3: Sl st to ch-2 sp, ch 3, (dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in same sp, ch 1, Shell in next sp (between corners), ch 1, * C-Shell in next corner sp, ch 1, Shell in next sp, ch 1; rep from * twice, dc in next sp; join. (4 Shells, 4 C-Shells)
Rnds 4-7: Sl st to ch-2 sp, ch 3, (dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in same sp, ch 1, (Shell in next sp, ch 1) across to corner, * C-Shell in next corner sp, ch 1, (Shell in next sp, ch 1) across to corner; rep from * twice, dc in next sp; join.
At the end of Rnd 7 there are 20 Shells and 4 C-Shells. Finish off and weave in ends.

Outer Edging
Rnd 1: With right side facing, join White with sc to any corner ch-2 sp, ch 2, sc in same sp, ** skip next dc, (sc, ch 2, sc) in next (center) dc, * ch 3, working in Rnd 6, sc in center dc of 3-dc group, ch 3, working in Rnd 7, (sc, ch 2, sc) in center dc of next 3-dc group; rep from * 5 times, (sc, ch 2, sc) in next corner sp; rep from ** around, omitting last corner group on final repeat; join with sl st to first sc. Finish off and weave in ends.

Inner Edging
Rnd 1: With right side facing, join White with sc to any corner ch-2 sp on Rnd 3 (between dc-groups), ch 2, sc in same sp, ** skip next dc, (sc, ch 2, sc) in next (center) dc, * ch 3, working in Rnd 2, sc in center dc of 3-dc group, ch 3, working in Rnd 3, (sc, ch 2, sc) in center dc of next 3-dc group; rep from * once, (sc, ch 2, sc) in next corner sp; rep from ** around, omitting last corner group on final repeat; join with sl st to first sc. Finish off and weave in ends.

Rose
With Pink, ch 7, (4 sc, sl st) in 2^nd ch from hook, [(4 sc, sl st) in next ch] across. Finish off leaving long end.

Leaves
With Green, ch 1 (center chain), [ch 10, sl st in center chain] 5 times. Finish off leaving long end.
- Using long end, sew Rose to center of Leaves.
- Using long end, sew Leaves to center of Granny Square.

All Rights Reserved ©2011 Maggie Weldon

Enjoy,
Maggie

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