TWO TONE V-STITCH DISHCLOTH DESIGN # 9

HEY Y'ALL,

CHURCH WAS WONDERFUL TODAY AS USUAL, I HOPE IT WAS THE SAME FOR YOU.

HERE IS # 9 THE  NEW DISHCLOTH THAT I DESIGNED FOR YOU & I HOPE SOMEBODY WILL TRY TO CROCHET THIS ONE & POST A PIC FOR ALL TO  ENJOY.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED:

SMALL AMOUNTS OF 3 DIFFERENT COLORS OF YARN, I USED OF COURSE RED HEART WORSTED WEIGHT YARN ( DK. GREY, SLATE BLUE & LIGHT BLUE)

CROCHET HOOK #I/9-5.50MM

COPYRIGHT BY DENISE G.

V-STITCH= (DOUBLE CROCHET, CHAIN 1, DOUBLE CROCHET IN SAME STITCH)
CHAIN 3 STITCH= ( DOUBLE CROCHET & CHAIN 1)
SHELL STITCH= ( 3 DOUBLE CROCHETS & SLIP STITCH IN SAME STITCH)

ROW 1
WITH 2 STRANDS OF YARN HELD TOGETHER( I USED THE DK. GREY  & SLATE BLUE ),
(NOTE) HOLDING 2 STRANDS OF DIFFERENT YARN TOGETHER GIVES THE LOOK OF A 2 TONE EFFECT
CHAIN 29, SC IN SECOND CHAIN FROM HOOK ACROSS TO LAST STITCH (28SC)

ROW 2
CHAIN 3, TURN, *SKIP NEXT 2 SC THEN DO A V-STITCH IN NEXT SC, REPEAT FROM * ACROSS TO LAST 3 SC, SKIP 2 SC, CHAIN 1 & DC IN LAST SC.

ROW 3
CHAIN 1, TURN, SC IN SAME STITCH, THEN IN CHAIN 1 SPACE, THEN IN DC, CHAIN 1 & IN DC OF V-STITCH  ACROSS TO CHAIN STITCH & SC IN LAST DC STITCH

ROW 4-10
REPEAT ROWS 2&3 ALTERNATING ROWS & ENDING WITH ROW 2, BUT DO NOT FASTEN OFF.

EDGING
ROW 1
CHAIN 1, TURN, SC IN SAME STITCH & IN EACH STITCH  ACROSS TO CORNER, 2 SC IN CORNER STITCH, WORKING DOWN SIDE, DO A *SC IN SC ROWS & 2 SC IN V-STITCH ROWS* TO BOTTOM CORNER WITH 2 SC IN BOTTOM CORNER, THEN CONTINUE ACROSS BOTTOM WITH 2 SC IN NEXT CORNER. WORK UP THE OTHER SIDE REPEATING STITCHES * TO *, TOP TOP CORNER WITH A SC IN TOP CORNER. SLIP STITCH IN FIRST SC.  FASTEN OFF ONE COLOR ( I FASTENED OFF THE DK. GREY YARN)

ROW 2
WITH ONE SINGLE STRAND OF YARN ( I USED THE SLATE BLUE)
CHAIN 1, DO NOT TURN  *SC ACROSS TO CORNER WITH 3 SC IN CORNER*, REPEAT FROM *AROUND TO FIRST STITCH WITH 2 MORE SC IN FIRST STITCH AT TOP CORNER.

ROW 3-5
REPEAT ROW 2, OF EDGING, AT THE END OF ROW 5 SLIP STITCH IN FIRST STITCH & FASTEN OFF.

SHELL SCALLOP
ATTACH THE 3RD COLOR (WHICH I USED LIGHT BLUE) DO NOT TURN
CHAIN 2 & DO 2 MORE DC IN STITCH, SLIP STITCH IN SAME STITCH( SHELL MADE),
*SKIP NEXT SC, SHELL IN NEXT, CONTINUE FROM * AROUND EDGING OF DESIGN UNTIL YOU GET BACK TO FIRST SHELL, SLIP STITCH IN BOTTOM OF FIRST STITCH, FASTEN OFF

WEAVE IN ANY LOOSE ENDS.

PLEASE HAVE FUN & TRY THIS ONE. IT'S A NICE SIZE TO FOLD IN HALF & USED AS A GREAT SCRUBBER.

PLEASE IF ANYBODY HAS ANY TROUBLE UNDERSTANDING MY INSTRUCTIONS, PLEASE LEAVE ME A COMMENT & I WILL TRY TO HELP YOU OUT.

HAVE A WONDERFUL & BLESSED DAY

HUGS,
DEE