This fun and whimsical Optical Illusion Dishcloth is part of the 2022 Fall Gift Giving Crochet Along. It is week 6 of the Crochet Along – 12 Weeks – 12 Dishcloths. It is so easy… Only simple stitching technique is used.
For the Optical Illusion Dishcloth you will be using Slip Stitch, Chains, Single Crochet, Half Double Crochet and Front Post Treble Crochet, in other words – Easy Peasy!
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Below are the first 5 weeks. They are so much fun!
Waffle Stitch Textured Dishcloth – Week 1
Summer Squiggles Dishcloth – Week 2
Bavarian Stitch Dishcloth – Week 3
Alpine Stitch Dishcloth – Week 4
Autumn Acorn Dishcloth – Week 5
Now on to Week 6 – Optical Illusion Dishcloth
Tips:
- It is super easy just to carry your colors up the side rows instead of finishing off and weaving the ends in for this project. You will just drop one color and pick up the next.
- When making your FPtrc, make sure you dont use the same stitch in the row. You will leave that unworked behind the FP stitch.
Materials:
Yarn: 150 Yards of Cotton Yarn, about 75 yds each of 2 colors. I used Lilys Sugar N Cream in Color A – White and Color B – Purple *To clarify, you can choose any color scheme instead so you can make it your own.
Hook: G
Stitches:
- Ch – Chain
- St – Stitch
- Sk – Skip
- Sl St – Slip Stitch
- Sc – Single Crochet
- Hdc – Half Double Crochet
- FPTrc – Front Post Treble Crochet
Instructions for the Optical Illusion Dishcloth:
Importantly, make sure to read the tips above. They are most important to success!
Color A – White B – Purple
With Color A, ch 33
Row 1: Hdc in 3rd ch from hook and each across. = 31 hdc
Row 2: Ch 1, turn, sc in each st across. = 31 sc
Drop Color A, Pick up Color B
Row 3: Ch 1, turn, *sc in 3 sts, Fptrc around hdc 2 rows below(row 1).. After row 3 you will Fptrc around the previous Fptrc…*, repeat *to* across, sc in last 3 sts. = 24 sc & 7 fptrc
Row 4: Ch1, turn, sc in each st across. = 31 sc
Drop Color B, Pick up Color A
Row 5 & 6: Repeat rows 3 & 4 with color A
Rows 7-34: Repeat rows 3-6 changing colors accordingly. (3&4 Color B – 5&6 Color A)
Finish off
Edging
Pick up Color B in the side row 31through the side row picking up a loop Right Side Facing(See Pic)
Row 35: Ch 1, sc 2 sts evenly up side rows to top corner row 32, 3 sc in 1st st of row 32, sc in next 29 sts, 3 sc in last st of row 32, sc 29 sts evenly down side rows, 3 sc in 1st st of bottom row 1, sc in next 29 sts, 3 sc in last st of bottom row 1, sc 27 sts evenly up side rows to beginning sc, join with sl st to beginning sc. = 128 sc
Finish off
Join Color A in any middle corner st wrong side facing
Row 36: Ch 1, *3 sc in middle corner st, sc in next 31 sts*, repeat *to* around, join with sl st to beginning sc. = 136 sc
Finish Off
Join Color B with sl st in any middle corner st right side facing
Row 37: *(sl st, ch1, sl st) in middle corner st, sl st in each st to next corner st*, repeat *to* around. Join with sl st to beginning. = 4 ch 1 & 144 sl sts
Finish off and weave in ends.
That’s it!!! You finally have a Optical Illusion Dishcloth… So, enjoy and see you soon!!! Meet me right back here next week for week 7 of our 2022 Fall Gift Giving CAL!
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Elena
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