This dishcloth is made of crochet and has a lovely texture. The border is easy to work with and gives your dishcloth the ideal finishing touch.
Never tried puff stitches before? This is your chance to learn this new stitch, which is similar to the puff stitch but simpler. Introducing the Mini Bean Stitch.
You will love creating a few to maintain a spotless kitchen, I’m sure. Remember to put it on your list of patterns that make good gifts as well.
Crochet Dishcloth
Materials
1. Worsted weight cotton yarn. Lily Sugar ‘n Cream in colors Soft Ecru, Rose Pink, and Sage Green.
2. An H (5mm) hook for the crochet dishcloth and a US 7 (4.5mm) hook for the border
3. A stitch marker. You can also use a safety pin.
4. Tapestry needle to weave in the ends.
Finished Size
It is a 7-3/4″ square. You can adjust the size by adjusting the initial chain.
Yardage
75 yards
Stitch Abbreviations
The pattern is written in US terms.
ch: chain
sc: single crochet
sp: space
YO: yarn over
sk: skip
Stitch Explanations
Mini Bean Stitch: Pull up a loop in the ch or sp specified, YO, and pull up a loop in the same ch or sp, YO, and pull through all 4 loops on your hook.
Crochet Dishcloth
Pattern Note: Before adding the border your dishcloth will only be 6-3/4″ . The border will add another 1″ to the width to make the final width 7-3/4″. If you like it wider, just add more chains to the foundation chain.
With the H(5mm) hook, ch 29. You can chain any odd number.
Row 1: Mini bean stitch in the 3rd ch from hook, *(ch 1, sk next ch, mini bean stitch in the next ch), repeat from * until 2 chs are left, ch 1, sk next ch, 1 sc in last st, turn.———13 mini bean sts+1 sc
Row 2: Ch 1, mini bean st into the gap after the first sc, ch 1, mini bean st into the gap between each of the 2 bean sts of the previous row, ch 1, sk last repeat, 1 sc into the space under the beginning ch, turn.——-13 mini bean sts
Repeat Row 2 until you have a square-shaped piece, but do not fasten it off. I had completed 21 rows when my dishcloth was a square. Proceed to make the border.
Border
Round 1: Continue with the H(5mm) hook, work 2 more sc in the same ch you worked your last sc in, place a marker in the first of the 2 sc you just made, and distribute sc sts evenly along the left edge of your dishcloth, ie. work 1 sc across each mini bean st and 1 sc across the junction of 2 bean sts until you reach the next corner.
3 sc in the corner, 1 sc under each bean st and into each ch-1 skipped between the bean sts until you reach the next corner, 3 sc in the corner, distribute sc sts along the right edge until you reach the next corner, 3 sc in the corner, switch to the 4.5mm hook, 1 sc in each st of the last row until you end in the st right before the marked st, sl st to marked st, do not turn.
Round 2: Continue with the smaller 4.5mm hook.*(ch 1, sl st into the next st), place a marker in ch 1 you just made, and repeat from * to end of the round, sl st to marked ch-1, fasten off.
Finishing
Pull any tails left to the back of the dishcloth and weave it in securely.
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