Saturday, June 21, 2008

Face Cloth (Flannel, Washcloth) in DK Cotton


Crocheted Cotton Face Cloth

1 ball DK Cotton (I used Sirdar Luxury Soft Cotton)

Hook size UK 8, 4.00 mm, American G/6

My finished cloth was 7” square.

Main Piece

Make 30ch

  1. Turn and work along ch, starting with 3htr into 3rd ch from hook, miss 2ch, 3htr into next ch. Continue in this way to end, but work 1htr in last st. Turn.
  2. 2ch for height (does not count as a stitch), 3htr into first st, *miss 2 sts, 3htr into next st. Rep from * to end, but work 1htr in last st. turn.

Repeat row 2 until work is square (fold diagonally to check). Do not cut off the yarn.

Edging

Round 1 Making 2ch at every corner, work round all sides in dc, working 1dc in each st of top edge and foundation chain, and work 28 dc down each side.

Do not turn the work.

Round 2 Begin with 2ch for height and work 1htr into every dc. Work (2htr, 2ch, 2htr) into each corner 2ch space.

Round 3 Work 1dc bet. first 2 sts, *2ch, miss next htr, work 1dc into space between this htr and the next. Rep from * to end, working (1dc, 2ch, 1dc) into each corner space. Sl.st to join.

Cut yarn and sew in the end.





3 comments:

Marifetane hobi said...

güzel bir haftaya başlaman dileğiyle hayırlı geceler canım..

I LOVE FRANCE said...

Helo Penny
I came across a blog zakkalife and they had a knitting pattern for a candy cane cover with a wee bell on it
i thought it would be a good idea for your shop at christmas
if you cant find the blog ill try and send link let me know if you like the idea
i think it would be a great xmas seller
andrea

Selfsewn said...

Bonjour!
As you can see my adventure in crochet has just begun! Thankyou for your positive thoughts.

I shall hang out on your blog and try and learn more tips!

Clare