TUESDAY AUGUST 23, 2011
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Summer Shells Dishcloth
Original Design by Maggie Weldon
Copyright 2011 Maggie Weldon
Skill: Easy
Size: About 9” wide and 9½” long
Materials: Worsted Weight Cotton: Orange – ½ oz, 25 yd (15 g, 23 m); Yellow – ½ oz, 25 yd (15 g, 23 m); Green – ½ oz, 25 yd (15 g, 23 m) (Sugar ‘n Cream)
Crochet Hook: Size H-8 (5.00 mm)
Special Stitches
Shell: 5 dc in st indicated.
DISHCLOTH
Row 1: (Right Side) With Orange, ch 29, shell in 6th ch from hook (skipped ch count as 2 ch and first dc), [skip next 4 ch, shell in next ch] across to last 3 ch, skip next 2 ch, dc in last ch. (5 shells and 2 dc) Finish off and weave in ends.
Row 2: With right side facing, join Yellow with sl st in first dc of previous row, ch 3 (counts as first dc now and throughout), 2 dc in same dc; working in front of last row, [skip next shell, shell in 2nd skipped ch of starting ch] 4 times, 3 dc in last dc. (4 shells and 6 dc) Finish off and weave in ends.
Row 3: With right side facing, join Green with sl st to first dc, ch 3; working in front of last row, [shell in center dc of next shell 2 rows down] 5 times, dc in last dc. (5 shells and 2 dc) Finish off and weave in ends.
Row 4: With right side facing, join Orange with sl st to first dc of previous row, ch 3, 2 dc in same st; working in front of last row, [skip next shell, shell in center dc of next shell 2 rows down) 4 times, 3 dc in last dc. (4 shells and 6 dc) Finish off and weave in ends.
Row 5: With Yellow, rep Row 3.
Row 6: With Green, rep Row 4.
Row 7: With Orange, rep Row 3.
Row 8: With Yellow, rep Row 4.
Rows 9-20: Rep Rows 3-8 twice.
At the end of Row 20, Finish off and weave in ends.
Border
With right side facing, join Green with sc in first dc of last row, 2 sc in same dc, sc in next dc, hdc in next dc, dc in center dc of next shell 2 rows down, on this row, skip next dc, hdc in next dc, sc in next 2 dc, hdc in next dc; [dc in center dc of next shell 2 rows down, skip next 2 dc, hdc in next dc, sc in next 2 dc, hdc in next dc] across, ending dc in center dc of next shell 2 rows down, skip next dc, hdc in next dc, sc in next dc, 3 sc in next dc; (corner); working in sides of rows, sc in next 2 rows, [2 sc in next row, sc in next row] across; working in unused lps of starting ch, 3 sc in first ch, sc in next ch-sp, [sc in next ch (opp. 5-dc group), 2 sc in next ch-sp, sc in next ch (opp 2nd row 5-dc group), sc in next ch-sp] across, ending sc in next ch (opp. 5-dc group), sc in next ch-sp, 3 sc in last ch; working in sides of rows, sc in next rows, [2 sc in next row, sc in next row] across ending with sc in last row; join with sl st to first sc.
Rnd 2: Ch 1, sc in same st as joining, sc in next sc, [2 sc in corner sc, sc in next sc across to corner] around; join. Finish off and weave in ends.
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Enjoy,
Maggie
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very beautiful and i will try this out! nice website too!