Paddle Wheel Dishcloth Pattern

Paddle Wheel Dishcloth

by Elizabeth Mareno

Materials:

1 oz Worsted Weight Cotton
H hook
Large Eye Needle for weaving ends

YouTube Tutorial for this pattern

Pattern:

Row 1: ch4, join to make a circle. ch4 (cts as dc + ch1), (dc, ch1) 11 times, sl st to 3^rd ch of ch4. (12 dc, 12 ch1)

Row 2: (ch4, sk 2 ch1 sp and next dc, sl st in next dc) 6 times, sl st in first ch of row. (6 ch4 sp)

Row 3: ch2 (cts as hdc), working behind ch4’s from Row 2, [2hdc in ch1 sp, 1hdc in dc, 2hdc in ch1 sp, 1hdc in back bars of sl st from Row 2] around, sl st to first hdc. (36 hdc)

Row 4: ch1, fpdc around ch2 from Row 3, [ch2, sk 1 hdc, dc in next, ch1, sk 1 hdc, dc in next, ch2, sk 1 hdc, fpdc ar next hdc] around, sl st to 1^st fpdc. (12 dc, 6fpdc)

Row 5: [ch4, sk ch2 sp and dc, sl st in next ch1 sp, ch4, sk dc and ch2 sp, sl st in fpdc] around. Sl st to 1^st ch of Row 5. (12 ch4 spaces)

Note for Row 6- Be careful not to skip over the single double crochet stitches. They can sometimes get lost while your working the row. Make sure your row count is correct before moving on.

Row 6: ch2 (cts as hdc), working behind ch4’s from Row 5, [3hdc in ch2, hdc in dc, hdc in bars of sl st, hdc in dc, 3hdc in ch2, hdc in bars of sl st] around. Sl st to ch2. (60hdc)

Row 7: ch1, fpdc ar ch2 from Row 6, [ *ch2, sk 1 hdc, dc in next, (ch1, sk1, dc in next) 3x, ch2, sk 1 hdc,* fpdc around next hdc] 5x, repeat * to * once. Sl st to first fpdc to finish. (30 ch sp)

Row 8: [*ch4, sk ch2 and dc, sl st in next ch1 sp, ch4, sk 2 dc and ch1 sp, sl st in next ch1 sp, ch4, sk dc and ch2 sp,* sl st in fpdc] 5x , repeat * to * once, sl st to 1^st ch of row 8. (18 ch4 spaces)

Row 9: ch2 (cts as hdc) , working behind ch4’s from Row 8,  [*(2hdc in ch sp, hdc in dc, hdc in bars of sl st, hdc in dc) twice, 2hdc in ch sp*, hdc in bars of sl st] 5x, repeat * to * once. Join with sl st to first ch2. (76 hdc)