Kathleen's Dishcloth

Here's another dishcloth for today. I've worked up several and named them after family members. This one is named for my sister Kathleen. She is 2 years older than me and I always looked up to her. We were on the drill team together in high school and had a lot of fun. She now has a set of 3 yr. old twins. I have a granddaughter the same age. Go figure. :) We still have lots of fun together. I hope you enjoy this pattern. It's lots of fun to make, and very pretty too!

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SKILL LEVEL: Intermediate Beginner

FINISHED SIZE: 8” square after blocking

MATERIALS: Worsted Weight Cotton, 1 oz.

Crochet hook, size G/4.0 mm

Tapestry needle

STITCHES: Sc = single crochet

Dc = double crochet

COMMENCE PATTERN:

Ch 37.

Row 1: Dc in 4th ch from hook, dc in next ch, *skip next 2 ch, dc in next ch, ch 3, 3 dc around the post of last dc made, skip next 2 ch, dc in each of next 3 ch; rep from * across, turn.

Row 2: Ch 3 (counts as dc), skip first dc, dc in each of next 2 dc, *ch 2, sc in next ch-3 loop, ch 2, skip next dc, dc in each of next 3 dc; rep from * across, ending with last dc in 3rd ch of turning ch, turn.

Row 3: Ch 3 (counts as dc), skip first dc, dc in each of next 2 dc, *skip next ch-2 space, dc in next sc, ch 3, 3 dc around the post of last dc made, skip next ch-2 space, dc in each of next 3 dc; rep from * across, ending with last dc in 3rd ch of turning ch, turn.

Rows 4 – 10: Repeat Rows 2 – 3, ending with Row 2. Finish off, weave in ends, block.

Finish with a round of sc in contrasting color around cloth if desired.

This pattern is named after my sister Kathleen, who had beautiful twins at age 49. Whew!

Copyright - The pattern photo is copyright 2009 by Melinda Miller. Free for your own personal use only. Per copyright law, do not redistribute (with or without charge) in any form. (Redistributing to others includes by photocopies, scanning, emailing, putting on a CD, posting in Internet forum messages, putting on another web site and any other manner of distribution.)