Materials:
Worsted weight kitchen cotton
Main color and small amount for shell edging
(A cone of the main color and a ball of the edging color will make several dish cloths)
Size G crochet hook
Large eye, blunt wool needle (for weaving in loose ends)
Small, sharp needlework scissors
Stitches Used:
Slipknot
Chain stitch (ch st)
Double Crochet (DC)
Slip stitch (sl st)
Terms Used:
Ch 1 (chain one)
Inc (Increase)
FO (fasten off)
Beg ch (beginning chain)
Ea (each)
Sk (skip)
Rnd (round)
WS (wrong side)
RS (right side)
Method:
This project is worked in rounds.
Note: I got the idea for this from an old round, thread dish cloth that I still have. This version works up quicker and makes a nice gift or exchange item.
RECIPE (Instructions):
Leaving about a 4-inch “ tail” make a slip knot to place over your crochet hook.
Round One: Chain four. (The first three chains here count as the first dc.) Work 12 DC in the fourth ch from the hook. (Work over the yarn tail as well.) Join with a sl st in the top of the beg ch 4. [13 DC]
Round Two: Ch 3 and work one DC in the same place as the ch 3(ch 3 is counted and used as a st on each rnd) Inc in each DC around (this means to work 2 dc in ea st). Join as before.
Round Three: Ch 3 and one DC in same place as ch 3; DC in next st: **Inc in next; DC in next** (Repeat between ** and** around). Join as before.
Round Four: Ch 3 and one DC in same place; one DC in ea of next two DC; **Inc in next; DC in ea of next two around. Join.
Round Five: Ch 3 and one DC in same place; DC in ea of next three DC; **Inc in next; DC in next three** (Repeat between ** and ** around)
Round Six: ch 3 and one DC in same place; DC in ea of next four DC; ** Inc in next; DC in ea of next four** ( Repeat between ** and ** around). Join as before.
Round Seven: ch 3 and one DC in same place; DC in ea of next five DC; ** Inc in next; DC in next five** (Repeat between ** and ** around). NOTE: CHANGE TO EDGING COLOR BY PULLING IT THROUGH LAST 2 LOOPS OF LAST DC ON THIS ROUND.) Cut off old color leaving abut 3 or 4 inches. ( I knot the “tails” of the old and new color together on the WS and then weave them in. The knot will not show and will be more secure.)
Round Eight: EDGING; Ch one and sc in same place ; sk next st and work a **shell
( DC – ch 1 – DC – ch 1 – DC) in next st; sk next st; sc in next; sk next st ** Repeat between ** and ** to last st. Sk last st and sl st in first sc made.
Fasten Off (FO): pull up about a 2 or 3 inch loop. Cut yarn and pull through. You will have about a four inch tail.
Weave in and secure loose ends.
HANGING LOOP:
Use same color yarn as used for edging.
Method one: Leaving a four-inch “tail” chain ten or twelve tightly. Fasten off leaving a four-inch tail. Using your crochet hook, and working with the RS facing, pull one tail through one each side of round one. Knot tails together 2 or 3 times on the worn side. Cut off excess yarn.
Method two: Leaving a four inch tail, and with RS facing, work a single crochet ( or a sl st) over one side of round one. Chain 10 or 12 tightly and sc (or sl st) around opposite side of round one. Pull “tails” through and knot to secure on WS. Clip off excess yarn.
August of 2006
Worsted weight kitchen cotton
Main color and small amount for shell edging
(A cone of the main color and a ball of the edging color will make several dish cloths)
Size G crochet hook
Large eye, blunt wool needle (for weaving in loose ends)
Small, sharp needlework scissors
Stitches Used:
Slipknot
Chain stitch (ch st)
Double Crochet (DC)
Slip stitch (sl st)
Terms Used:
Ch 1 (chain one)
Inc (Increase)
FO (fasten off)
Beg ch (beginning chain)
Ea (each)
Sk (skip)
Rnd (round)
WS (wrong side)
RS (right side)
Method:
This project is worked in rounds.
Note: I got the idea for this from an old round, thread dish cloth that I still have. This version works up quicker and makes a nice gift or exchange item.
RECIPE (Instructions):
Leaving about a 4-inch “ tail” make a slip knot to place over your crochet hook.
Round One: Chain four. (The first three chains here count as the first dc.) Work 12 DC in the fourth ch from the hook. (Work over the yarn tail as well.) Join with a sl st in the top of the beg ch 4. [13 DC]
Round Two: Ch 3 and work one DC in the same place as the ch 3(ch 3 is counted and used as a st on each rnd) Inc in each DC around (this means to work 2 dc in ea st). Join as before.
Round Three: Ch 3 and one DC in same place as ch 3; DC in next st: **Inc in next; DC in next** (Repeat between ** and** around). Join as before.
Round Four: Ch 3 and one DC in same place; one DC in ea of next two DC; **Inc in next; DC in ea of next two around. Join.
Round Five: Ch 3 and one DC in same place; DC in ea of next three DC; **Inc in next; DC in next three** (Repeat between ** and ** around)
Round Six: ch 3 and one DC in same place; DC in ea of next four DC; ** Inc in next; DC in ea of next four** ( Repeat between ** and ** around). Join as before.
Round Seven: ch 3 and one DC in same place; DC in ea of next five DC; ** Inc in next; DC in next five** (Repeat between ** and ** around). NOTE: CHANGE TO EDGING COLOR BY PULLING IT THROUGH LAST 2 LOOPS OF LAST DC ON THIS ROUND.) Cut off old color leaving abut 3 or 4 inches. ( I knot the “tails” of the old and new color together on the WS and then weave them in. The knot will not show and will be more secure.)
Round Eight: EDGING; Ch one and sc in same place ; sk next st and work a **shell
( DC – ch 1 – DC – ch 1 – DC) in next st; sk next st; sc in next; sk next st ** Repeat between ** and ** to last st. Sk last st and sl st in first sc made.
Fasten Off (FO): pull up about a 2 or 3 inch loop. Cut yarn and pull through. You will have about a four inch tail.
Weave in and secure loose ends.
HANGING LOOP:
Use same color yarn as used for edging.
Method one: Leaving a four-inch “tail” chain ten or twelve tightly. Fasten off leaving a four-inch tail. Using your crochet hook, and working with the RS facing, pull one tail through one each side of round one. Knot tails together 2 or 3 times on the worn side. Cut off excess yarn.
Method two: Leaving a four inch tail, and with RS facing, work a single crochet ( or a sl st) over one side of round one. Chain 10 or 12 tightly and sc (or sl st) around opposite side of round one. Pull “tails” through and knot to secure on WS. Clip off excess yarn.
August of 2006
