Friday July 22, 2011
Anne writes:
I have only been crocheting for ten months but this looked like so much fun, I had to give it a try. This is my first original design. When I started to crochet, I made hats and scarves but then discovered cotton yarn. I love to make dishcloths and kitchen towels for my own kitchen, plus lots of extras for family members.
Good luck to everyone in the challenge.
Follow me on to # 204 and the rest of the story…
Seagulls Dishcloth
Original Design by Anne Covey
Copyright 2011 Maggie Weldon
Skill: Easy
Size: About 8” square.
Materials: Worsted Weight Cotton: Off-White – ½ oz, 25 yd (15 g, 23 m); Variegated Blues – 2 oz, 100 yd (60 g, 92 m); Blue – 1½ oz, 75 yd (45 g, 69 m); Yellow – ½ oz, 25 yd (15 g, 23 m), Small amount White.(Sugar ‘n Cream – Ecru, Swimming Pool, Cornflower Yellow)
Yarn Needle
Crochet Hook: Size H-8 (5.00 mm)
To Change Colors
Work last stitch before color change to last step, with new color, yo and pull new color through remaining lps on hook. Drop unused color to wrong side. Do not work over unused color.
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
Front Post Single Crochet: (FPsc): Insert hook from front to back to front around post of indicated st, yo hook, pull up lp, yo hook, pull through 2 lps.
Unless noted otherwise, always skip the st behind the FPsc.
DISHCLOTH
Row 1: (Right Side) With Off-White (for sand), ch 30, sc in 2nd ch from hook, [sc in next ch] across. (29 sc)
Rows 2-6: Ch 1, turn, sc in each sc across. (29 sc)
At the end of Row 6, change color to Variegated Blues. Finish off Off-White and weave in ends.
Row 7: With Variegated Blues (for waves), ch 3 (counts as first dc now and throughout), turn, [dc in next sc] across. (29 dc)
Rows 8-14: Ch 3, turn, [dc in next dc] across. (29 dc)
At the end of Row 14, change color to Blue. Finish off Variegated Blues and weave in ends.
Row 15: With Blue (for sky), ch 1, turn, sc in each dc across. (29 sc)
Rows 16-26: Ch 1, turn, sc in each sc across. (29 sc)
At the end of Row 26, finish off and weave in ends.
WAVES
Row 1: With right side facing, working in Row 8, join Variegated Blues with sc around post of first dc, [ch 3, FPsc in next dc] across. Finish off and weave in ends.
Rep Row 1 of Waves on Rows 10, 12 and 14. (4 rows of ‘waves’)
Seagulls
With right side facing, using yarn Needle and White, embroider five ‘V’-shapes in ‘sky’ using straight stitches. Finish off and weave in ends.
Border
Rnd 1: With right side facing, join Yellow with sc in any corner, work 27 sc evenly along each side, 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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I cannot wait to make this dishcloth!