Crochet Patterns

Ladder Stitch Dishcloth

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Ladder Stitch Dishcloth G needle, worsted weight cotton ch 33 row 1:  sc in 2nd ch from hook, skip 2 ch, 3 dc in next ch, (ch 3, skip 3 ch, sc in next ch, skip 2 ch, 3 dc in next ch) 4 times. row 2:  ch 1, turn, sc in first dc, skip 2 [...]

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Treble Shell Dishcloth

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I like dishcloths that dry quickly and aren’t too good at trapping food particles.  I don’t mind the cloth removing particles, just that I don’t want the weave to be tight enough to get them stuck up in there for good.  Anyway, like TL, I have four kids jumping on my head all day, so [...]

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Make Fleece Yarn

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I don’t know why I didn’t do this sooner.  I have GIANT piles of fleece.  You can do this with any material that you want to become yarn. First, figure out which direction of your fleece is the stretchy direction, then fold along the dotted line as shown below. Second, using a rotary blade (or [...]

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Treble Scrubbie Cloth

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Easy Treble Scrubbie Cloth ch 28 Row 1:  tr in 5th chain from hook, tr across. Row 2:  ch 4 , turn, fptr across Row 3: ch 4, turn, tr across Repeat rows 2 and 3 four times. Tie off and weave in ends.

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Shelly Dishcloth

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Shelly Dishcloth ch 31 Row 1: dc in 4th ch from hook, *skip next ch (4 dc, ch 2, dc) in next ch, skip next 3 ch, dc in each of next 5 ch; rep from * across, ending with dc in each of last 2 ch, turn. Row2 : ch3 (counts as dc), skip [...]

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