It has been a while since I posted a new dishcloth pattern so I thought it was probably about time that I did. I wanted to use the bobble stitch and have it be really bumpy but not necessarily solid bobbles so I came up with this design that alternates sections of bobble stitch with a couple rows of half double crochet. I thought it would add some nice texture and contrast between the sections.
This month is National Craft Month and Jen from
100 Directions has organized a series where lots of different craft bloggers are sharing projects based on weekly themes. This week the theme is Fiber Arts & Crafts so we could do anything using yarn, fabric, string, anything like that. Well, in addition to being National Craft Month it also happens to be National Crochet Month so I decided that for fiber craft week I needed to make a crochet project.
Dishcloths are such a quick and easy project all you need is a ball of cotton yarn and a crochet hook.
How to Make a Bobble Stripe Dishcloth
Finished size about 9" square
You will need:
- 1 ball of 100% cotton yarn (sample made with Lily Sugar 'n Cream Sunshine)
- I crochet hook
- yarn needle
- scissors
Instructions:
bobble rows are wrong side rows, the bobbles should push out to the back as you work those rows
3 dc bobble: yarn over, insert in stitch, pull up loop, yarn over, pull through 2 loops, yarn over, insert in same stitch, pull up loop, yarn over, pull through 2 loops, yarn over, insert in same stitch, pull up loop, yarn over, pull through 2 loops, yarn over, pull through 4 loops
ch 28
Row 1: (right side row) sc in second ch and each ch to the end (27 sc)
Row 2: (bobble row) ch 1, turn, 1 sc in first stitch, [3 dc bobble in next stitch, 1 sc in next stitch] repeat to the end of the row (13 bobbles, 14 sc)
Row 3: (sc row) ch 1, turn, 1 sc in each stitch (27 sc)
Row 4: (bobble row) ch 1, turn, 1 sc in first stitch, [3 dc bobble in next stitch, 1 sc in next stitch] repeat to the end of the row (13 bobbles, 14 sc)
Row 5: (sc row) ch 1, turn, 1 sc in each stitch (27 sc)
Row 6: (bobble row) ch 1, turn, 1 sc in first stitch, [3 dc bobble in next stitch, 1 sc in next stitch] repeat to the end of the row (13 bobbles, 14 sc)
Row 7: (sc row) ch 1, turn, 1 sc in each stitch (27 sc)
Row 8: (hdc row) ch 2, turn, 1 hdc in each stitch (27 hdc)
Row 9: (hdc row) ch 2, turn, 1 hdc in each stitch (27 hdc)
Row 10: (bobble row) ch 1, turn, 1 sc in first stitch, [3 dc bobble in next stitch, 1 sc in next stitch] repeat to the end of the row (13 bobbles, 14 sc)
Row 11: (sc row) ch 1, turn, 1 sc in each stitch (27 sc)
Row 12: (bobble row) ch 1, turn, 1 sc in first stitch, [3 dc bobble in next stitch, 1 sc in next stitch] repeat to the end of the row (13 bobbles, 14 sc)
Row 13: (sc row) ch 1, turn, 1 sc in each stitch (27 sc)
Row 14: (hdc row) ch 2, turn, 1 hdc in each stitch (27 hdc)
Row 15: (hdc row) ch 2, turn, 1 hdc in each stitch (27 hdc)
Row 16: (bobble row) ch 1, turn, 1 sc in first stitch, [3 dc bobble in next stitch, 1 sc in next stitch] repeat to the end of the row (13 bobbles, 14 sc)
Row 17: (sc row) ch 1, turn, 1 sc in each stitch (27 sc)
Row 18: (bobble row) ch 1, turn, 1 sc in first stitch, [3 dc bobble in next stitch, 1 sc in next stitch] repeat to the end of the row (13 bobbles, 14 sc)
Row 19: (sc row) ch 1, turn, 1 sc in each stitch (27 sc)
Row 20: (hdc row) ch 2, turn, 1 hdc in each stitch (27 hdc)
Row 21: (hdc row) ch 2, turn, 1 hdc in each stitch (27 hdc)
Row 22: (bobble row) ch 1, turn, 1 sc in first stitch, [3 dc bobble in next stitch, 1 sc in next stitch] repeat to the end of the row (13 bobbles, 14 sc)
Row 23: (sc row) ch 1, turn, 1 sc in each stitch (27 sc)
Row 24: (bobble row) ch 1, turn, 1 sc in first stitch, [3 dc bobble in next stitch, 1 sc in next stitch] repeat to the end of the row (13 bobbles, 14 sc)
Row 25: (sc row) ch 1, turn, 1 sc in each stitch (27 sc)
Row 26: (bobble row) ch 1, turn, 1 sc in first stitch, [3 dc bobble in next stitch, 1 sc in next stitch] repeat to the end of the row (13 bobbles, 14 sc)
Row 27: (sc row) ch 1, turn, 1 sc in each stitch (27 sc)
Be sure to go check out the other crafts being shared this month in the National Craft Month series
