Monday, July 23, 2012

New Dishcloth Pattern--Waterfall


I've been venturing out and working on a few new dishcloth patterns lately.  My plan is to put together a set of three patterns, and when they're done and have been tested, I'll format them to be sold as a set in my etsy shop.  In the meantime though, I figure I'll put the pattern(s) up here to give y'all a chance to enjoy them if you wish, and also to hopefully get a few more people working on them and letting me know if there are bugs to be fixed.  

Anyway, this is actually the second of the three patterns that I've made up, but the first that I've actually made into sets and photographed.

(Only the red/brown cloth is in the waterfall pattern.  The other two are a basic hdc pattern that I got off the back label of my peaches 'n creme yarn cone.)


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Waterfall Dishcloth

Materials:
100% Cotton Worsted Weight Yarn, approximately xx oz in color A and approximately xx oz in color B
Crochet Hook Size G, or size needed for gauge

Gauge:  in half double crochet, x st = 7”

With Color A, Chain 20 loosely.  
ROW 1:  Sc in second ch from hook and in each ch across:  19 sc.
ROW 2:  Ch 1 (counts as first sc, now and always), turn;  sc in each st across:  19 sc.
ROW 3:  Ch 1, turn; sc in each st across, Change Colors..  
ROW 4:  Ch 1, turn; sc in next four sc, *work sc in next sc two rows below, sk sc behind,  sc in next five sc, rep from* once, work sc in next sc two rows below, sc in last sc.  
ROW 5:  Ch 1, turn;  sc in each st across., change colors.
ROW 6:  Ch 1, turn; sc in next 3 sc, *work sc in next sc two rows below, sk sc behind, sc in next five sc, rep from * once, work sc in next sc two rows below, sc in last 2 sc.
ROW 7,9,11,13,15,17,19,21,:  Rep Row 5
ROW 8:  Ch 1 turn, sc in next 2 sc, * work sc in next sc two rows below, sk sc behind, sc in next 5 sc, rep from * once, work sc in next sc two rows below, sc in last 3 sc.
ROW 10:  Ch 1 turn, sc in next sc, *work sc in next sc two rows below, sk sc behind, sc in next 5 sc, rep from * once, work sc in next sc two rows below, sc in last 4 sc.
ROW 12:  Ch 1 turn, *work sc in next sc two rows below, sk sc behind, sc in next 5 sc, rep from * twice.
ROW 14:  Ch 1 turn, sc in next 6 sc, *work sc in next sc two rows below, sk sc behind, sc in next 5 sc, rep from * once.  
ROW 16:  Ch 1 turn, sc in next 5 sc, *work sc in next sc two rows below, sk sc behind, sc in next 5 sc, rep from * once, work sc in last sc two rows below.  
ROW 18:  Ch 1 turn, sc in next 4 sc, *work sc in next sc two rows below, sk sc behind, sc in next 5 sc, rep from * once, work sc in next sc two rows below, sk sc behind, sc in last sc.
ROW 20:  Ch 1 turn, sc in next 3 sc, *work sc in next sc two rows below, sk sc behind, sc in next 5 sc, rep from * once, work sc in next sc two rows below, sk sc behind, sc in last 2 sc.
ROW 22:  Ch 1 turn, sc in next 2 sc, *work sc in next sc two rows below, sk sc behind, sc in next 5 sc, rep form * once, work sc in next sc two rows below, sk sc behind, sc in last 3 sc.
ROW 23:  Ch 1 turn, sc in each st across, fasten off.

BORDER: ROW 1:  With right side facing, join color B in in any corner stitch.  Work 3 sc in same corner, *work 18 sc evenly spaced across to next corner, work 3 sc in corner; repeat from * 2 times more, work 18 sc evenly spaced across; join with slip st to first sc.  ROW 2:  Ch 1, sc in same st, 3 sc in next sc, * work sc in next 20 sc, work 3 sc in corner; repeat from * 2 times more, sc in each sc across; join with sl st to beg sc, finish off.  



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Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Possibly the Most Rewarding Afghan I've Made

So, I haven't been doing a whole lot of dishcloths, sunhats, hairbands, slippers, or anything else lately.  Wanna know why?

(I know you can hardly contain your curiosity.)

A dear friend of mine got married last month, and I was madly working on an afghan to give her.  I (perhaps foolishly) determined to give a new pattern a go, a pattern I bought many many years ago, but hadn't gotten around to making yet.


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Sixty-three different patterns for one afghan?  Sounds like a lot of work, and it kind of was.  But, it was fun work, and it was really intriguing to see how the afghan started to take shape the more squares I got finished up.

Here's a picture I took after having worked on it for about two weeks:
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My friend requested a green/tan/ecru color palette, versus the green/ecru/rose palette in the pattern.



It took me about a month and a half to complete.  Here are a few shots of the finished product:

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I did a more simple edging than the one called for in the pattern.  That's because I ran very low on yarn and I was down to the wire time-wise.

(And, by "down to the wire", I mean, I finished this baby up the day before the wedding!)

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I'm really pleased with how it turned out, and I just love the thought of it being in my friends new newlywed house.  Is that silly, or just sentimental?  Either way, it is what it is.

Makes me want to make one for myself.  Maybe someday . . .





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