FRIDAY DECEMBER 9, 2011
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Winter Greeting

Original Design By: Joan Wautlet

Copyright 2011 Maggie Weldon

Skill: Easy
Size: About 9½” diameter
Materials: Worsted Weight Cotton Yarn: Variegated Pinks – ½ oz, 25 yds (15 g, 23 m) Green – 1 oz, 50 yds (30 g, 46 m) Off-White – 2 oz, 100 yds (60 g, 92 m)
Crochet Hook: Size H-8 (5.00 mm)

DISHCLOTH:
Rnd 1: (Right Side) With Pinks, ch 5; join with sl st to first ch to form ring; ch 3 (counts as first dc now and throughout), 13 dc in ring; join with sl st to first dc. (14 dc)
Rnd 2: Ch 4 (counts as first dc and ch 1), [dc in next dc, ch 1] around; join as before. (14 dc and 14 ch-1 sps) Finish off and weave in ends.
Rnd 3: With right side facing, join Green with sl st to any ch-1 sp, ch 4 (counts as first dc and ch 1), dc in same sp, ch 1, [(dc, ch 1, dc) in next ch-1 sp] around; join as before. (28 dc and 14 ch-1 sps) Finish off and weave in ends.
Rnd 4: With right side facing, join Off-White with sl st to any ch-1 sp, ch 3, dc in same sp, 2 dc in sp between next 2 dc, [2 dc in next ch-1 sp, 2 dc in sp between next 2 dc] around; join as before. (56 dc)
Rnd 5: Ch 5 (counts as first dc and ch 2), skip first dc, [dc in sp between next 2 dc, ch 2, skip next dc] around; join as before. (28 dc and 28 ch-2 sps) Finish off and weave in ends.
Rnd 6: With right side facing, join Green with sl st to any ch-2 sp, ch 3, 2 dc in same sp, [3 dc in next ch-2 sp, 2 dc in next ch-2 sp] 6 times, [3 dc in next ch-2 sp] twice, [2 dc in next ch-2 sp, 3 dc in next ch-2 sp] 6 times, 3 dc in last ch-2 sp; join as before. (72 dc) Finish off and weave in ends.
Rnd 7: With right side facing, join Off-White with sl st to any dc, ch 3, [dc in next dc] around; join as before. (72 dc)
Rnd 8: Ch 1, sc in same st as joining, skip next dc, 5 dc in next dc, skip next dc, [sc in next dc, skip next dc, 5 dc in next dc, skip next dc] around; join with sl st to first sc. (18 shells and 18 sc) Finish off and weave in ends.

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Enjoy,
Maggie

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