Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Crocheted Washrags


Well, a little old lady told me a few weeks ago that these 100% cotton washrags were just the best in the world. I figured it'd be a good way to try out new techniques. This is a Basket Weave Stitch... directions for those interested:

Ch 28 loosely
Row 1 - Dc in 4th ch from hook and in each ch across: 26 sts.
Row 2 - Ch 2, turn; skip 1st dc (work FPdc around post of next 3 dc, work BPdc around the post of next 3 dc) repeat () across, hdc in top of beginning ch: 26 sts.
Row 3 - Ch 2, turn; skip 1st hdc, (work FPdc around the post of next 3 sts, work BPdc around the post of next 3 sts) repeat () across, hdc in top of beginning ch.
Rows 4 & 5 - Ch 2, turn; skip first hdc, (work BPdc around the post of next 3 sts, work FPdc around the post of next 3 sts), repeat () across, hdc in top of beginning ch.
Row 6 - Repeat Row 3. Weave in ends.

2 comments:

Jnet said...

My aunt has been knitting us cotton dishcloths for YEARS & YEARS, and i have never ever had one fall apart...they are great for wiping up because they absorb so much

think about going all the way around that one with a row of single crochet all the way around - I think it will frame it out nicely and look more "finished"

Tracy A. said...

yeah! I thought about that... next time I'll try it.