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Cabana Striped Dishcloth

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS 9 inches wide x 91/2 inches long MATERIALS

• Lily Sugar’n Cream medium (worsted) weight cotton yarn (21/2 oz/

120 yds/71g per ball):

1 ball each of any 4 colors (yardage needed per color: color A: 50 yds, color B: 35 yds, color C: 20 yds, color D: 10 yds)

• Size H/8/5mm crochet hook or

size needed to obtain gauge • Tapestry needle GAUGE 15 sts = 4 inches

Gauge is not critical for this project.

PATTERN NOTES

Weave in loose ends as work progresses.

Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated.

Chain-3 at beginning of row counts as first double crochet A unless otherwise stated.

Chain-2 at beginning of row counts as first half double crochet unless otherwise stated. SPECIAL STITCHES B Single crochet join (sc join):

Place slip knot on hook, insert hook in indicated st, yo and pull up lp, yo and draw through both lps on hook (see illustration). C Half double crochet join (hdc join): Place slip knot on hook, yo, insert hook in indicated st, yo and pull up lp, yo and draw through all lps on hook.

Double crochet join (dc

join): Place slip knot on hook, yo, insert hook in indicated st, yo and pull up lp, yo and draw through 2 lps on hook, yo and draw through both lps on hook. DISHCLOTH Row 1 (RS): With color A, ch 31, sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in each rem ch across, turn. (30 sc)

Rows 2–4: Ch 1, sc in each sc across, turn.

Fasten off after row 4. Row 5: Dc join (see Special Stitches) color B in first st, dc in each rem st across, turn. (30 dc)