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28 Nov 2011

#332 Flower Scrubbie Dishcloth – Maggie Weldon Maggies Crochet

MONDAY NOVEMBER 28, 2011
Designer Pamela Cole wrote: ” I have been crocheting for 22 years. Although I learned to crochet when I was 12, I never really made anything until I was a lot older and married. I have been following you all year and I thought it would be fun to become part of the history. What a fun idea.”
Thank you Pamela for joining the Dishcloth-A-Day Challenge!
Follow me on to #333 and the rest of the story…

Flower Scrubbie Dishcloth

Original Design By: Pamela Cole

Copyright 2011 Maggie Weldon

Skill: Easy
Size: About 10″ diameter (at widest point)
Materials: Worsted Weight Cotton Yarn: Multicolor – 2½ oz, 125 yds (75 g, 115 m) (Peaches & Crème) 4″ Plastic Scrubber
Crochet Hook: Size H-8 (5.00 mm)

Special Stitches
Front Post Double Crochet: (FPdc): Yo hook, insert hook from front to back to front around post of indicated st, yo hook, pull up lp, [yo hook, pull through 2 lps] twice.
Unless noted otherwise, always skip the st behind the FPdc.

DISHCLOTH:
Rnd 1: (Right Side) Working around outside edge of scrubber, join yarn with sl st anywhere, ch 3 (counts as first dc now and throughout), evenly work another 41 dc around; join with sl st to first dc. (42 dc)
Rnd 2: Ch 3, (dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in same st as joining, ch 2, [skip next 2 dc, (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in next dc, ch 2] around; join as before. (14 shells)
Rnd 3: Ch 3, FPdc in first dc (starting ch-3 of previous round), FPdc in next dc, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in next ch-1 sp, FPdc in next 2 dc, 2 sc in next ch-2 sp, [FPdc in next 2 dc, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in next ch-1 sp, FPdc in next 2 dc, 2 sc in next ch-2 sp] around; join with sl st to first FPdc (not ch-3).
Rnd 4: Ch 3, dc in next 3 dc, (dc, ch 2, dc) in ch-2 sp, dc in next 4 dc, ch 1, skip next 2 sc, [dc in next 4 dc, (dc, ch 2, dc) in ch-2 sp, dc in next 4 dc, ch 1, skip next 2 sc] around; join with sl st to first dc (ch-3), ch 8, sl st in same dc (hanger made). Finish off and weave in ends. Enjoy!!