THURSDAY DECEMBER 8, 2011
Designer Joan Wautlet wrote: “ I am 79 years old. My mother died when I was seven. She was an avid crocheter. She made rugs out of something called ‘carpet warp’. I still have a bedspread she crocheted. She died before I could learn but I did in my early teens. I learned to knit before I learned to crochet. I was an army wife for 30 years and did a lot of travelling, raised two children. I belong to a group that crochets blankets for young mothers. I use some of the motifs from the dishcloth challenge to decorate my blankets. I mostly make things up as I go so I do not have patterns. My favorite is my angel blanket.”
Thank you Joan for joining the Dishcloth-A-Day Challenge!
Follow me on to #343 and the rest of the story…
Indian Summer Dishcloth
Original Design By: Joan Wautlet
Copyright 2011 Maggie Weldon
Skill: Easy
Size: About 10½” diameter
Materials: Worsted Weight Cotton Yarn: Multicolor – 2 oz, 100 yds (60 g, 92 m)
Crochet Hook: Size G-6 (4.25 mm)
DISHCLOTH:
Rnd 1: (Right Side) With Multicolor, ch 2; 8 sc in 2nd ch from hook; join with sl st to first sc. (8 sc)
Rnd 2: Ch 1, 2 sc in same st as joining, [2 sc in next sc] around; join as before. (16 sc)
Rnd 3: Ch 3, dc in same st as joining, dc in next sc, [2 dc in next sc, dc in next sc] around; join with sl st to first dc. (24 dc)
Rnd 4: Ch 3, dc in same st as joining, dc in next 3 dc, [2 dc in next dc, dc in next 3 dc] around; join as before. (30 dc)
Rnd 5: Ch 4, (counts as first dc and ch 1), [dc in next dc, ch 1] around; join with sl st to first dc. (30 dc and 30 ch-1 sps)
Rnd 6: Ch 2 (counts as first hdc), hdc in next ch-1 sp, [hdc in next dc, hdc in next ch-1 sp] around; join with sl st to first dc. (60 hdc)
Rnd 7: Ch 4, (counts as first dc and ch 1), [dc in next hdc, ch 1] around; join with sl st to first dc. (60 dc and 60 ch-1 sps)
Rnd 8: Ch 3 (counts as first dc), dc in next ch-1 sp, [dc in next dc, dc in next ch-1 sp] around; join with sl st to first dc. (120 dc)
Rnd 9: Ch 1, sc in each dc around; join with sl st to first sc. (120 sc)
Rnd 10: Ch 1, sc in same st as joining, [ch 3, skip next dc, sc in next dc] around, omitting last sc on final repeat; join with sl st to first sc. (60 ch-3 lps) Finish off and weave in ends.
All Rights Reserved ©2011 Maggie Weldon
Enjoy,
Maggie
Visit: Maggiescrochet.com
LacePottery.com
Join Me on Facebook
This one may become one of my favorites. I can’t wait to try it.
What a heart warming story and a really pretty dishcloth. It would make a lovely doily. I can’t imagine losing a mother at such a young age. I’m 60 and lost mine this past January. It has been a horrible adjustment that I wouldn’t wish on any child!
I love this pattern but i have made it and its all ripple and doesnt lay flat any idea if i made it again so it doesnt happen again….my stitch number match the pattern