Monday June 20, 2011
Designer Renae Hopkins wrote: “I designed this as strips for a baby blanket with a lacy edging and decided to also make a dishcloth from it.”
Thank you Renae for joining the Dishcloth-A-Day Challenge!
Follow me on to #172 and the rest of the story…

Butterfly Dishcloth

Original Design By: Renae Hopkins

Copyright 2011 Maggie Weldon

Skill: Easy
Size: About 11” square
Materials: Worsted Weight Cotton: Yellow – - 2 oz, 95 yd (56.7 g, 86 m) (Lion Cotton)
Crochet Hook: Size H-8 (5.00 mm)

Special Stitches
Cluster (cl): Keeping last loop of each st on hook, work 5 dc in st or sp indicated, yo and pull through all 6 loops on hook.

DISHCLOTH
Row 1: (Right Side) With Yellow, ch 30, hdc in 2^nd ch from hook, [hdc in next ch] across. (29 hdc)
Rows 2-3: Ch 1, turn, hdc in each hdc across. (29 hdc)
Row 4: Ch 1, turn, hdc in first 7 hdc, cl in next hdc, hdc in next hdc, cl in next hdc, hdc in next 9 hdc, cl in next hdc, hdc in next hdc, cl in next hdc, hdc in last 7 hdc. (4 cl and 25 hdc)
Row 5: Ch 1, turn, hdc in each hdc and cl across. (29 hdc)
Row 6: Ch 1, turn, hdc in first 5 hdc, cl in next hdc, hdc in next 5 hdc, cl in next hdc, hdc in next 5 hdc, cl in next hdc, hdc in next 5 hdc, cl in next hdc, hdc in last 5 hdc. (4 cl and 25 hdc)
Row 7: Ch 1, turn, hdc in each hdc and cl across. (29 hdc)
Row 8: Ch 1, turn, hdc in first 5 hdc, cl in next hdc, hdc in next 7 hdc, cl in next hdc, hdc in next hdc, cl in next hdc, hdc in next 7 hdc, cl in next hdc, hdc in last 5 hdc. (4 cl and 25 hdc)
Row 9: Ch 1, turn, hdc in each hdc and cl across. (29 hdc)
Row 10: Ch 1, turn, hdc in first 7 hdc, cl in next hdc, hdc in next hdc, cl in next hdc, hdc in next 3 hdc, cl in next hdc, hdc in next hdc, cl in next hdc, hdc in next 3 hdc, cl in next hdc, hdc in next hdc, cl in next hdc, hdc in last 7 hdc. (6 cl and 23 hdc)
Row 11: Ch 1, turn, hdc in each hdc and cl across. (29 hdc)
Row 12: Ch 1, turn, hdc in first 5 hdc, cl in next hdc, hdc in next 7 hcd, cl in next hdc, hdc in next hdc, cl in next hdc, hdc in next 7 hdc, cl in next hdc, hdc in last 5 hdc. (4 cl and 25 hdc)
Row 13: Ch 1, turn, hdc in each hdc and cl across. (29 hdc)
Row 14: Ch 1, turn, hdc in first 3 hdc, cl in next hdc, hdc in next 7 hdc, cl in next hdc, hdc in next hdc, cl in next hdc, hdc in next hdc, cl in next hdc, hdc in next hdc, cl in next hdc, hdc in next 7 hdc, cl in next hdc, hdc in last 3 hdc. (6 cl and 23 hdc)
Row 15: Ch 1, turn, hdc in each hdc and cl across. (29 hdc)
Row 16: Ch 1, turn, hdc in first 3 hdc, cl in next hdc, hdc in next 5 hdc, cl in next hdc, hdc in next 3 hdc, cl in next hdc, hdc in next hdc, cl in next hdc, hdc in next 3 hdc, cl in next hdc, hdc in next 5 hdc, cl in next hdc, hdc in last 3 hdc. (6 cl and 23 hdc)
Row 17: Ch 1, turn, hdc in each hdc and cl across. (29 hdc)
Row 18: Ch 1, turn, hdc in first 5 hdc, cl in next hdc, hdc in next hdc, cl in next hdc, hdc in next 3 hdc, cl in next hdc, hdc in next 5 hdc, cl in next hdc, hdc in next 3 hdc, cl in next hdc, hdc in next hdc, cl in next hdc, hdc in last 5 hdc. (6 cl and 23 hdc)
Row 19: Ch 1, turn, hdc in each hdc and cl across. (29 hdc)
Row 20: Ch 1, turn, hdc in first 9 hdc, cl in next hdc, hdc in next 9 hdc, cl in next hdc, hdc in last 9 hdc. (2 cl and 27 hdc)
Row 21 Ch 1, turn, hdc in each hdc and cl across. (29 hdc)
Rows 22-23: Ch 1, turn, hdc in each hdc across. (29 hdc)
At the end of Row 23, DO NOT FINISH OFF.

Edging
Rnd 1: Ch 1, DO NOT TURN, evenly sc around working 3 sc in each corner; join with sl st to first sc. Finish off and weave in ends.

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Enjoy,
Maggie

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