February 2010 Pattern of the Month Crochet

February 2010  Pattern of the Month Crochet

 Dish cloth and Hot mat

dishcloth is the one pink on the left  and the hot mat is the blue one on the right below

Materials:                                                                                    

For Sample   ; Dishcloth

1 ball Peaches  & Crème Cotton yarn

     #47 Baby Pink

G hook

For Hot Pad

2 balls Double Worsted Weight

  1 #184 Spring Meadows

   1 # 19 Peacock

   J hook

BPS = Back Post Stitch

FPS = Front Post Stitch

DC  = Double Crochet

Chain a multiple of 4 plus 1

Row 1: 1 dc in 4th ch from hook and in each ch to end. Ch 3, turn.

Row 2: Skip first dc, 1 dc from front around post of each of next 2 dc, *1 dc from back around post of next dc, 1 dc from front around post of each of next 3 dc; rep from *, ending 1 dc from front around post of each of last 2 sts, 1 dc in top of turning ch. Ch 3, turn.

Row 3: Skip first dc, 1 dc in each of next 2 dc, * 1 dc from front around post next dc, 1 dc in each of next 3 dc; rep from *, ending 1 dc in each of last 2 dc. 1 dc in top of turning ch. Ch 3, turn.

Repeat rows 2 & 3 for stitch pattern.

For Sample:   chain 21 work until square.

For Dishcloth

With J hook, work rows 1,2, & 3 of pattern, then work rows 2 & 3 until square, do not turn.

Round 1: ch 1, sc around, placing 2 sc in each corner stitch, join with slip stitch.

Round 2: ch 2, work 1 dc in each sc around, placing 3 dc in each corner.

Round 3: Ch 2 * 1BPS around next dc, 1 dc in next dc, repeat from * around.

Round 4: Ch 2, repeat round 3.

Round 5: ch 1, 1 sc in each dc and post stitch around, placing 3 sc in each corner.                

For Hot Pad

Use J hook.

Work same as dishcloth but use peacock and on edging change to Double Worsted Spring Meadows on round 2,  and do not do round 4.

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