#199 Holiday Ruffles Crochet Dishcloth – Maggie Weldon Maggies Crochet

MONDAY JULY 18, 2011
Thank you Carol for joining the Dishcloth-A-Day Challenge!
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Holiday Ruffles Dishcloth

Original Design By Carol Ballard

Copyright 2011 Maggie Weldon

Skill: Easy
Size: About 9½” square.
Materials: Worsted Weight Cotton Yarn: Multicolor – 1½ oz, 75 yd (45 g, 68 m); Red – ½ oz, 25 yd (15 g, 23 m)(Sugar ‘n Cream)
Crochet Hook: Size I-9 (5.50 mm) and Afghan hook.

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
Picot:
Ch 3, sl st in 3rd ch from hook.

DISHCLOTH
Row 1:
(Right Side) With Multicolor, ch 25, sc in 2nd ch from hook, [sc in next ch] across. (24 sc)
Row 2:
Switch to Afghan Hook, ch 1, work afghan st in each sc across. (24 st)
Rows 3-21:
Afghan st in each afghan st across. (24 sts)
Row 22:
Switch to Crochet Hook, ch 1, sc in first st [sc in next st] across. (24 sc) Change color to Red.

Rnd 1: With Red, ch 1, turn (right side facing), 2 sc in first sc, sc in next 22 sc, 3 sc in next sc; * working in sides of rows, sc in next 21 rows *; working in unused lps of starting ch, 3 sc in first ch, sc in next 22 ch, 3 sc in last ch; rep from * to *, sc in first sc; join with sl st to first sc. (98 sc)
Rnd 2:
Ch 1, 3 sc in first sc, [sc in next sc] around, working 3 sc in center sc of each 3-sc group; change color to Multicolor; join with sl st to first sc. Finish off Red and weave in ends.
Rnd 3:
With Multicolor, ch 1, sc in same st as joining, ch 3, [sc in next sc, ch 3] around; join with sl st to first sc. Finish off and weave in ends.

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Enjoy,
Maggie

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5 comments

  1. Ekkaeppler says:

    What is an Afghan hook and stitch??

  2. Bkcleppe says:

    What is afghan stitch?

  3. Joanne says:

    To Maggie Weldon I would like to get your ok to crochet these dishcloths for raising money for the Alzheimer’s Organization which the Company that I work for is sponsering it

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