Audra's Dishcloth

Audra’s Dishcloth

Designed by: Melinda Miller

 http://mocrochet.blogspot.com/

This pattern is named after my beautiful daughter-in-law.

SKILL  LEVEL:                   

 Easy

MATERIALS:                       

1 oz. Worsted weight cotton

Crochet hook size H/5.0 mm

SIZE:                                     

8” square after blocking

ABBREVIATIONS:                         

Ch = chain

Sc = single crochet

Dc = double crochet

Lp = loop

Rep = repeat

RS = Right Side

St = stitch

Tch = Turning Chain

SPECIAL STITCHES:

Dc5tog = Work 5 dc into designated st leaving the last lp of each st on hk, yo and pull through all 6 lps.

COMMENCE PATTERN:

Ch  27.

Row 1: (RS) Skip 3ch (count as dc), 1 dc into each ch to end, turn. (25 dc)

Row 2: Ch 1, 1 sc into each of first 2 sts, *work dc5tog into next st, 1 sc into each of next 3 sts, rep for * to last 3 sts, work dc5tog into next st, 1 sc into each of last 2 sts (including top of tch), turn.

Row 3: Ch 3 (count as dc), skip first st, 1 dc into each st to end, skip tch, turn.

Row 4: Ch 1, 1 sc into each of first 4 sts, *work dc5tog into next st, 1 sc into each of next 3 sts, rep from * ending 1 sc into top of tch, turn.

Row 5: Rep Row 3.

Rep Rows 2 – 5 three more times.

Then rep Rows 2 – 3 once more. Do not finish off.

Border:

Ch 1, work 3 sc in corner, work any number of sc evenly across sides of cloth and 3 sc in corners, **join with sl st to beg sc. Finish off, weave in ends, block.

**You may join with the Invisible Join instead - Tutorial Here.

© 2013 Melinda Miller