Sunday, March 14, 2010

Hexagon Dishcloths


Crochet Hexagon Dishcloths
By Mary Ellen Wells

Large Size:


Materials: Kitchen Cotton, less than 1 ball or use your leftovers!
Hook: 4.5 mm G/7, or size that gets you a gauge that you like

Beginning: ch 4, sl st to join

Round 1: ch3 (counts as first dc), dc, ch1, (2dc-ch1) 5 times, sl st in 3rd chain of turning chain to join

Round 2: ch 3, dc, dc-ch1-dc in ch space, (2dc, dc-ch1-dc in ch sp) around. sl st to join

Round 3: ch3, 2dc, dc-ch1-dc in ch sp, (4dc, dc-ch1-dc in ch sp) around, dc, sl st to join

Round 4: ch 3, 3dc, dc-ch1-dc in ch sp, (6dc, dc-ch1-dc in ch sp) around, 2dc, sl st to join

Round 5: ch 3, 4dc, dc-ch1-dc in ch sp, (8dc, dc-ch1-dc in ch sp) around, 3dc, sl st to join

Round 6: ch3, 5dc, dc-ch1-dc in ch sp, (10cd, dc-ch1-dc in ch sp) around, 4dc, sl st to join

Round 7: ch 1, sc, 8tc in next st, sc in ch sp, (skip 2, 8tc in next st, skip 2, sc in next st, skip 2, 8tc in next st, sc in ch sp) around, skip 2, 8tc in next st, sl st to join.

Break yarn, weave in ends. You’re done! :)


Small Size: about 6” across



Materials: Kitchen Cotton…1 ball will get you about 3 dishcloths this size!
Hook: 4.5 mm G/7, or the size that gets you a gauge that you like

Special Stitches: Shell: dc-ch1-dc-ch1-dc-ch1-dc

Beginning: Use a magic adjustable ring…

Round 1: ch 3, dc, ch 1, (2dctog, ch 1) 5 times, sl st to join in 3rd chain

Round 2: sl st into ch sp, ch 3, 2 dc into same ch sp, ch 2, (3 dc, ch 2) into each ch sp around, sl st to join

Round 3: ch3, (dc in each dc, dc-ch 2-dc in each ch sp) around, sl st to join

Round 4-5: repeat round 3

Round 6: sl st, ch 1, sc in same st, skip 2 stitches, shell, skip 1 st, sc in ch sp, skip 2 st, shell, sk 1, sc in next st…keep going in this pattern all the way around, sl st to join.

Break yarn, weave in ends. You’re done! :)


3 comments:

  1. That is so pretty. To nice for a dish rag!

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  2. Very cute and pretty darn easy to whip up...thanks for sharing...this is definitely going in my Favorites!

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  3. Very sweet, thank you so much. I was thinking of using a wool to make this a pot holder as well.

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