Lemon-Lime Dishcloth

Lemon-Lime Dishcloth

@1999 By N.L. Banks

 

Peaches & Crème by Elmore-Pisgah, Inc

1 ball white# 1,    1 balls lemon #123,    1 ball lemon-lime #186

G hook

Stitches used:  Single crochet, Double crochet, Half double crochet, Triple Treble Front Post , 

With Lemon, ch 27.

Rw 1    1 sc in 2ch from hook, sc across row. Turn.

Rw 2   Ch 2, 1 dc in each sc across, turn. (26 dc)

Rw 3   Ch 2, working through back loops only, yo, draw up a loop in same place, yo, draw up  a loop in next dc, yo and draw through the 5 loops on hook, ch 1, * yo, draw up a loop in next dc, yo, draw up a loop in next dc, yo, draw through all 5 loops on hook , ch 1 *  repeat from * to * across row, ending 1 dc in top of turning chain. Turn.

Rw 4   Ch 2, skip first dc, 1 hdc in each ch 1 and each stitch across row.  Fasten off Lemon and attach Lemonlime.

Rw 5   Ch3,  * yo hook 4 times (triple treble front post), post stitch around 2^nd dc of row 2, skip hdc behind post, and working in BACK loops, 1 dc in each of next 3 hdc on row 5 * yo 4 times, skip 3 dc of row 2, post around next dc. (The will be 3 dc between each post on row 2). Repeat from * to *. End, 1 dc in last stitch.  Fasten off Lemon-Lime. Turn. There will be 7 posts, 26 dc, with 3 dc between each post stitch. Attach Lemon.

Rw 6   Working in FRONT loops only, repeat row 2. Turn.

Rw 7    Repeat row 3.

Rw 8    Repeat row 4. Fasten off Lemon, attach Lemon-Lime. Turn.

Rw 9    Ch 3,  work through back loops only, 1 dc in same place, 1 dc in next hdc. Yo 4 times, skip 2 dc of row 6, post stitch around next dc of row 6, skip dc behind post stitch on row 9, 1 dc in next 3 hdc, yo 4x, skip 3 dc of row 6, post stitch around next dc on row 6.  * repeat from * to *.   End skip 1 dc behind post, 1 dc in next 2 dc. Fasten off  Lemon-Lime.

Rw 10, With Lemon, repeat row 6. (26 st.)

Rw 11   Repeat row 3.                                                                             

Rw 12   Repeat row 4, fasten off Lemon, attach Lemon-Lime.

Rw 13   Repeat row 5, using row 10 in place of row 2.

Rw 14   Working in FRONT loops, repeat row 2.

Rw 15   Repeat row 3

Rw 16   Repeat row 4 

Rw 17   Attach Lemon-Lime, repeat row 9, using row 14 in place of row 6. Fasten of  Lemon-Lime.

Rw 18   with posts facing you, attach white and sc around the edges. Fasten off white. If dishcloth will not lay flat, you have to many white sc's, redo row 18, using less sc. Attach Lemon

Rw 19  Attach Lemon, ch 2, hdc around, placing 3 hdc in each corner.

Rw 20   Repeat row 19. Fasten off Lemon and weave the ends in.

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