Scraps Delight
Hexagon Dishcloth
FINISHED MEASUREMENT
Approximately 103/4 inches from point to point
MATERIALS
• Premier Yarns Home Cotton medium (worsted) weight cotton/ polyester yarn (2 ¾ oz/140 yds/ 80g per ball): 1 ball each #38-12 turquoise (A), #38-13 pastel blue (B), #38-04 yellow (C), #38-06 orange (D), #38-07 cranberry (E) and #38-09 fuchsia (F) • Size H/8/5mm crochet hook or
size needed to obtain gauge • Tapestry needle
GAUGE
Rnds 1–3 = 31/2 inches in diameter
SPECIAL STITCHES
Beg popcorn (beg pc): Ch 3, 4 dc in sp indicated, remove hook and insert it in 3rd ch of beg ch-3 and in top lp of 4th dc made, yo and draw through both lps on hook.
Popcorn (pc): 5 dc in sp indicated, remove hook and insert it in top lp of first and 5th dc made, yo and draw through both lps on hook.
DISHCLOTH CENTER
Rnd 1: With A, ch 2; 12 sc in 2nd ch from hook; join with sl st in first sc. Rnd 2: Ch 5 (counts as a dc and a ch-2 sp), [dc in next sc, ch 2] 11 times; join with sl st in 3rd ch of beg ch-5. Rnd 3: Sl st into beg ch-2 sp; beg pc (see Special Stitches) in same sp; ch 3; * pc (see Special
Stitches) in next ch-2 sp; ch 3; rep from * 10 times; join with sl st in beg pc. Fasten off. (12 pc)
Rnd 4: Join B with sl st in any ch-3 sp; ch 3, 3 dc in same sp; ch 1, [4 dc in next ch-3 sp, ch 1] 11 times; join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. Fasten off.
Rnd 5: Join C with sl st in any ch-1 sp; ch 3, 3 dc in same sp; *in next ch-1 sp work (4 dc, ch 2, 4 dc)— corner made; 4 dc in next ch-1 sp; rep from * 4 times; in next ch-1 sp work (4 dc, ch 2, 4 dc)— corner made; join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. Fasten off.
Rnd 6: Join D with sl st in sp between last 4-dc group of any corner and next 4-dc group; ch 3, 3 dc in same sp; *4 dc in sp between same dc group and 4-dc group of next corner; in ch-2 sp of corner work corner; 4 dc in sp between next 4-dc group of corner and next 4-dc group; rep from * 4 times; 4 dc in sp between same dc group and
4-dc group of next corner; in ch-2 sp of corner work corner; join with sl st in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. Fasten off.
Rnd 7: Join E with sl st in sp between last 4-dc group of any corner and next 4-dc group, ch 3, 3 dc in same sp; [4 dc in next sp between same 4-dc group and next 4-dc group] twice; *corner in next corner; [4 dc in next sp between same 4-dc group and next 4-dc group] 3 times; rep from * 4 times; corner in next corner; join with sl st in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. Fasten off.
Rnd 8: Join F with sl st in sp between last 4 dc group of any corner and next 4-dc group, ch 3, 3 dc in same sp; [4 dc in next sp between same 4-dc group and next 4-dc group] 3 times; *corner in next corner; [4 dc in next sp between same 4-dc group and next 4-dc group] 4 times; rep from * 4 times; corner in next corner; join with sl st in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. Fasten off.
Rnd 9: With F, make slip knot on hook and join with sc in same ch as joining of rnd 8; *sc in each dc to ch-2 sp of next corner; 2 sc in ch-2 sp; rep from * 5 times; sc in each dc to first sc; join with sl st in first sc. Fasten off and weave in ends.