Waves of Sunshine Dishtowel

Waves of Sunshine Dishtowel

Hook size: 5.0mm
Yarn: Worsted Weight Cotton (I used a giant ball of Bernat’s Ultrasoft Handicrafter Cotton and had enough left over to make a couple of dishcloths.)

Abbreviations:
Ch: chain
Ss: slip stitch
Hdc: half double crochet


To begin, ch 56.

Row 1: Ss in second ch from hook. Ss in next 4 ch. *Hdc in next 5 ch. Ss in next 5 ch.* Repeat from * to * across. 55 stitches.

Row 2: Turn. Ss in first 5 ss. *Hdc in next 5 hdc. Ss in next 5 ss.* Repeat from * to * across.

Row 3: Ch 2 (counts as first hdc here and throughout). Turn. Hdc in next 4 ss. *Ss in top of next 5 hdc. Hdc in next 5 ss.* Repeat from * to * across.

Row 4: Ch 2. Turn. Hdc in next 4 hdc. *Ss in next 5 ss. Hdc in next 5 hdc.* Repeat from * to * across.

Row 5: Turn. Ss in first 5 hdc. *Hdc in next 5 ss. Ss in next 5 hdc* Repeat from * to * across.

Repeat rows 2-5 until desired length is reached. Finish off.

Corded Craziness Dishcloth

Thanks for everyone's positive response to my first pattern attempt! I've been whipping up a lot of dishcloths as gifts for numerous friends who are getting married this summer, so you'll probably be seeing quite a few on here for a while :) Here's one that I'm rather fond of. My husband, who actually does all the dishes in our household, says the cords on this one are great for scrubbing off the hardened stuff.





Corded Craziness Dishcloth

Hook size: 5.0mm
Yarn: Worsted Weight Cotton

Abbreviations:
Ch: chain
Ss: slip stitch
Sc: single crochet
Dc: double crochet
Rsc: reverse single crochet (for a tutorial of how to do a rsc, click here)
Flo: front loop only


Main Body

To begin, ch 28.

Row 1: Dc in fourth ch from hook. Dc in each ch across.

Row 2: Ch 1. Do not turn. Rsc in flo of dc just made, and in flo of each dc across.

Row 3: Ch 3 (counts as first dc here and throughout). Do not turn. Dc in remaining loop of row 1 dcs across.

Row 4: Ch 1. Turn. Sc in each dc across.

Row 5: Ch 3. Turn. Dc in each sc across.

Repeat rows 2-5 four times, then rows 2-3 once. Do not finish off.


Edging

Round 1: Ch 1. Work 3 sc in dc just made. Sc evenly down each side of the main body, working 3 sc in each corner stitch. Join with ss to first sc.

Round 2: Ch 3. Work 3 dc in corner sc. Dc in each sc around, working 3 dc in each corner sc. Join with ss to first dc. Finish off.

(The picture of this dishcloth was taken by my friend Sherrie, who I gave it to. I've borrowed the picture from her blog here.)