FRIDAY JULY 29, 2011
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Cluster Rows Dishcloth
Original Design by Maggie Weldon
Copyright 2011 Maggie Weldon
Skill: Easy
Size: About 8½” wide and 10 ½” long
Materials: Worsted Weight Cotton: ?? – 2 oz, 100 yd (60 g, 92 m)(Sugar ‘n Cream Stripes)
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
Cluster (cl): Keeping last loop of each dc on hook, work 2 dc in st or sp indicated, yo and pull through 3 loops on hook.
3-dc Cluster (3-cl): Keeping last loop of each dc on hook, dc in next 3 sts or sps indicated, yo and pull through 4 loops on hook.
Double Crochet Decrease (dc dec): Keeping last loop of each st on hook, dc in next 2 sts, yo and pull through 3 loops on hook.
DISHCLOTH
Row 1: (Right Side) Ch 27, dc in 4th ch from hook (skipped ch count as first dc), [dc in next ch] across. (25 dc)
Row 2: Ch 2 (counts as first hdc now and throughout), turn, [hdc in next dc] across. (25 hdc)
Row 3: Ch 3 (counts as first dc now and throughout), turn, dc in first hdc, ch 3, cl in top of dc just made, skip next hdc, [3-cl over next 3 hdc, ch 3, cl in top of 3-cl just made] across to last 2 hdc, dc dec.
Row 4: Ch 3, turn, dc in first dc, [3 dc in next 3-cl] across to last dc, 2 dc in last dc. (25 dc)
Row 5: Ch 3, turn, [dc in next dc] across. (25 dc)
Row 6: Ch 2, turn, [hdc in next dc] across. (25 hdc)
Rows 7-18: Rep Rows 3-6 three times.
At the end of Row 18, finish off and weave in ends.
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Enjoy,
Maggie
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should there be more chain stitches to start as it looks like it gets wider then smaller on both ends. Do you think increases the chain would help?