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| Mellie's Crochet Dishcloth and Hermione's Socks |
This is one of my favorite crochet dishcloth patterns. It's called Mellie's Crochet Dishcloth. The terms used are American.
Cotton yarn and H hook
Chain 27
Row 1: SC in 3rd chain from hook, DC in the next, [SC, DC] all the way across. SC in last stitch
Chain 1, turn.
Row 2: DC in SC [SC DC] across. Chain 1 and turn.
And this is how you will keep the pattern up for the rest of the cloth. You'll be doing a DC in each SC, and a SC in each DC, with 1 chain at end.
When you've reached around 22 rows or so, (depending on your tension), you should have a square. Finish off your yarn, and it's ready to use!
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Oh how I wish someone would reach me to crochet, I'm all fingers and thumbs! The dishcloth looks great. I've will have been retired 3 years on the 26th August and it has flown by. I am aiming to join a lot more things this nect year and go to some classes etc.
ReplyDeleteHI Going It Alone, Thanks for reading and for commenting. You could learn these stitches easily with a teacher or from YouTube. Once you know the basics, it just takes repetition.
DeleteThe washcloth is beautiful! Thank you for the instructions! The socks are perfect. Andrea
ReplyDeleteThanks Andrea. It's quick and easy. I love the texture on these socks. You can see it better in this photo, because of the light.
DeleteThis sounds like an easy crochet project for me to try after I learn double crochet stitch. Thanks Stephenie.
ReplyDeleteI see you’ve been reading about retirement. I’d like to know what you think about those two books once you are done. 😊
Hi Nil, Yes, I thought of you when I posted it. I'm enjoying these books. I got the at the library.
DeleteLooking good! I'm glad you're playing with yarn again 😊
ReplyDeleteThanks Lady Locust. It's relaxing to be knitting and crocheting again.
DeleteThank you for posting the crochet pattern. Now all you have to do is teach me to crochet, haha. The socks look beautiful.
ReplyDeleteHi Anita, I bet they have classes at your local yarn shop. It's really easy. I think you'd love it. Starting with something simple makes a huge difference.
ReplyDeleteReading your last post about knitting socks inspired me to pull out the yarn I bought a few weeks ago and start knitting a pair of socks, myself! I was starting to feel like all I was doing lately was housework, so the knitting provided a nice change. I still got my housework done, but, I also knitted myself a pair of socks! My current crochet project is making granny squares from all the leftover yarn. Eventually, I should have enough to make something with them!
ReplyDeleteIt's been one year since I unofficially retired (I stopped working towards the end of July, last year; my official retirement date was in October). I was hoping to have all the house decluttering and cleaning done by now, but, I am still working on that!
That's wonderful, Bless. I learned to crochet doing granny squares. I made a blanket for my mom. It sounds like you are enjoying a happy and busy retirement.
DeleteThose are fun looking socks!
ReplyDeleteI love different,funky patterned pieces of knitwear.
At best, I am a utilitarian crocheter....edging, cording and basic borders.
My favorite washcloth pattern is worked from corner to corner, with a slip st, knit and over at the beginning of each row until it fills the needle, then decreased in the same way, with a slip, knit 2tog and over at the beginning of each decrease row. Worked in garter st it has a nice textured face and it's good and scrubby. It also requires no brain power which I am often short of these days.
A bonus in working these cloths this way is that the cloths don't skew or warp,staying nice and square through multiple washes and machine dryings.
I try to find a medium weight, firmer spun cotton slub yarn for extra scrubbing and massage power, plus they seem to wear longer.
Glad to see you are happily doing handwork again.
Ack...typo!
ReplyDeleteDecrease row should read slip1, knit 2tog, over, knit 2tog...then knit to end..
Hi jill, That sounds like an excellent pattern. I don't understand what you are doing from reading the description, but it sounds like you have it well memorized.
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