December 18, 2024

 

 

For our 18th Yule Calendar surprise, we have something for the eager crafters: a crochet pattern for a simple but effective dishcloth!

Some might think, how is a dishcloth related to Yule? Well, if you have ever been to the Yule festival place called Winterhome in LOTRO, you might have seen why. Folks are enjoying festival food there non-stop, leaving the dishes for the poor gamers to clean up. This particular dishcloth is proofed to be effective against the unsightly spills, and it is pretty fast to make. To make it, you will need to know chain stitches, double crochet and front/back post stitches. The alternating front and back post stitches make a surface that scrubs the dirt off pretty easily and gently. The dishcloth might make a nice Yule present too – a dishcloth is always a handy thing.

The original pattern is this one translated into English by me. There are also other nice patterns on this site in English, if you are interested. 

 

Picture from the Lankava site

 

Crocheted dishcloth pattern

Pattern by Lankava, Marja Rautiainen

Size 20,5 x 21 cm

Materials:
Yarn 50 g bamboo/cotton yarn (100 g = ca. 250 m).
Crochet hook 3,5 mm, scissors and a darning needle.

Gauge swath: 12 sts and 14 rows = 10 cm

Front post / back post stitches:
Watch this video for instructions.

Post Stitch Ribbing ​(dcfp, dcbp)


Instructions:

Chain 45.
1st row: 1 double crochet (dc) in 4th chain from the hook, crochet 1 dc into each stitch (sts) until the end of the row: 43 sts.
2nd row: Chain 2 (=1st dc of the row), *crochet 1 front post stitch, crochet 1 back post stitch*, repeat *-* and 1 dc in the last chain arch in the end of the row.
Repeat the 2nd row another 28 times = workpiece height ca. 22 cm.
Pull the yarn through the last stitch and weave in the ends.