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THURSDAY DECEMBER 29, 2011
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Snowman Block Dishcloth
Original Design By: Maggie Weldon
Copyright 2011 Maggie Weldon
Skill: Easy
Size: About 9” square.
Materials: Worsted Weight Cotton Yarn: Blue – 1½ oz, 75 yds (45 g, 68 m) White – 1 oz, 50 yd (30 g, 45 m) Black – ½ oz, 25 yd (15 g, 23 m) Small amount Orange. (Sugar ‘n Cream) Yarn needle.
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
Picot: Ch 3, sl st in 3rd ch from hook.
French Knot
Bring yarn threaded needle up from wrong to right side of work at A. Wrap yarn 2-3 times around needle. Tighten the twists and insert needle again at A. Pull needle with firm even pressure until the yarn slides through the wrapped yarn, making a knot that lies on the right side as shown below.
DISHCLOTH
Row 1: (Right Side) With Blue, ch 26, sc in 2nd ch from hook, (sc in next ch) across. (25 sc)
Rows 2-3: Ch 1, turn, sc in each sc across.
Rows 4-26: Working in sc, follow chart making necessary color changes with White and Light Green.
Rows 27-28: Ch 1, turn, sc in each sc across.
At the end of Row 28, DO NOT FINISH OFF.
Edging
Rnd 1: Ch 1, turn, 3 sc in first sc, [sc in next sc] across to last sc, 3 sc in last sc; * working in sides of rows, evenly sc to corner *, working in unused lps of starting ch, 3 sc in first ch, [sc in next ch] across to last ch, 3 sc in last ch; rep from * to *; join with sl st to first sc. Finish off and weave in ends.
Rnd 2: With right side facing, join White with sc to center sc of any corner 3-sc group, picot, sc in same sc, [skip next sc, sc in next sc, picot] around, working (sc, picot, sc) in each corner; join. Finish off and weave in ends.
Finishing – use photo as guide
- Using Orange and yarn needle, embroider straight stitches for Carrot nose.
- Using Black and yarn needle, embroider French knots for Eyes and buttons
All Rights Reserved ©2011 Maggie Weldon
Enjoy,
Maggie
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What a cute snowman, another one for my snowman collectors. Thanks for the great pattern Maggie. I have loved this Dishcloth-A-Day-Challenge. I’m sorry it’s almost over.
Thanks Again for the wonderful patterns This snowman is so cute.
Do you actually use these beautiful pieces as dishcloths??
I just love the fancy dishcloths. I made a lot of them for gifts and everyone loved them and said they would use them for doilies. I would like to see it continue it has been so much fun to look foward to see what the next one will be to make. Many thanks and so much fun every day. Enjoyed this.
Dishcloths???? Only made a couple of “dishcloths” so far.
) Made a couple of pillows ~ motifs for my afghan ~ etc. Would this cute little snowman not make a cute little pillow? Thanks, Maggie, for all the patterns in this Dishcloth Challenge. I’ve enjoyed each and every one of them.
Anyone besides me not looking forward to the end of these? It has been such a pleasure, coming to see what is new each day…. Thank you, Maggie
I also hate this coming to an end. I have printed and put all of these in sheet protectors and in notebooks and do plan on making each and everyone for gifts.
These are just perfect to use with my Christmas dishes that are the same blue with snowmen on them. I am very anxious to make many of these. Thank you, Maggie. You are wonderful to give us all these patterns free. I have made a copy of each one and will spend 2012 making all of them if I can.
Thanks again for everything.
Thank you so much for all the designs that have been given out.
Someone asked “Do you actually use these beautiful pieces as dishcloths?? I use the square shaped ones to make into rugs as I cann’t get the cotton need in Australia and use our double knitting wool and a 4.5mm hook but at the moment I’m so far behind with doing them.
Happy New Year and once again THANK YOU
This will be great next year as it’s my theme for my dinning room.