a 'pretty' crocheted dishcloth

When I take a break for a cup of tea,

my hands need to be busy.

Something about Spring,

makes me turn to crochet projects:

~almost instant gratification

~and lighter cottony yarns.

I used some crochet cotton for this dishcloth,

{Size 3, 100% mercerized cotton}

and a 3.5mm hook.

To keep it simple, I just chained 36 sts,

then worked 30 rows even of double crochet,

{whatever works out to give a square shape}.

The edging is a two-row pattern~

row 1: *single crochet, chain 4* repeat.

{I just worked this at even intervals around

the perimeter of the cloth}

row 2: *single crochet in a loop of previous row,

chain 4-remove hook from that 4th stitch &

insert through the 2nd chain stitch,

then grab the 4th chain stitch and pull

through, chain 2 more

{this creates a picot-type edging},

then single crochet in next loop

from previous row* repeat around cloth.

~

Not the greatest directions, but gives you

an idea I hope.

I haven't tested its dishwashing abilities

yet, as I'm thinking I might

set it aside for gifting.

 And yes :)

I have been made aware that there

are some who would not appreciate such a gift...

I promise to keep that in mind ;)

~Deb