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Easy Cat Dishcloth… Free Crochet Pattern!

Easy Cat Dishcloth… Free Crochet Pattern!



This adorable Easy Cat Dishcloth is so simple to make, especially if you love cats! In addition, It is Week 8 of the 2022 Fall Gift Giving Crochet Along 12 Weeks – 12 Dishcloths!!! Using 2 or more colors of cotton yarn, you will create this fun dishcloth for all cat lovers!

Easy Cat Crochet Dishcloth

Surprisingly so easy with a 3 row repeat (actually 2 rows, one you repeat twice!) Additionally, a great gift for the cat lover or fall decoration for your kitchen!

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How to participate in the 2022 Fall Gift Giving CAL:

Firstly -You can come here each Sunday and see the posts. Secondly-You can head to the Crochet With Me Tab at the top of the page. Thirdly-You can subscribe by email for all posts in the “Stay Connected” in the right sidebar or Lastly- Join the Beatrice Ryan Designs CAL Facebook Group – Get posts, tips and help along with fun games and prizes .


Below are the first 7 weeks. They are so much fun, besides… who doesn’t love a great quick gift!

Waffle Stitch Textured Dishcloth – Week 1

Waffle Stitch Dishcloth

Summer Squiggles Dishcloth – Week 2

Summer Squiggles Dishcloth

Bavarian Stitch Dishcloth – Week 3

Bavarian Stitch Dishcloth

Alpine Stitch Dishcloth – Week 4

Autumn Acorn Dishcloth – Week 5

Autumn Acorn Dishcloth

Optical Illusion Dishcloth Week 6

Simple Cluster Dishcloth Week 7


Now on to Week 8 – Easy Cat Dishcloth

Using 2 or more colors makes the cat design pop!

Tips:

  • It is super easy, there are only a few ends to weave in for this project.
  • Use two or more contrasting colors to get the best effect.
  • You can choose any color scheme to make it your own.
  • After the first 2 rows, each color is used for 3 rows until row 15,

Materials:

Yarn: 150 total Yards of Cotton Yarn for each, about 140 yds total and approximately 30 yards of each color if you use 4 colors.

Here is what I used:

  • Color A – Peaches n Cream Panorama
  • Color B – Sugar N Cream in Warm Brown 
  • Color C – Peaches N Cream in Gold
  • Color D – Sugar and Cream in Hot Orange 

Hook G


Stitches:

  • Ch – Chain
  • St – Stitch
  • Sk – Skip
  • Sl St – Slip Stitch
  • Bl – Back Loop
  • Sc – Single Crochet
  • Dc – Double Crochet
  • Shell – (2dc, ch 1, 2dc) all in the same space
  • DS Cl – Drop Stitch Cluster: Yo, insert hook 2 rows below between (2dc, ch1, 2dc)’s encapsulating both rows, pull up loop, yo, draw up loop in same space, yo, draw through all 5 loops on hook. Keep your loops you pull up to the same height as the row you are working on. See Picture

Instructions for the Easy Cat Dishcloth:

Importantly, make sure to read the tips above. They are most important to success!

With Color A, Ch 35

Row 1: Dc in the 4th ch from hook, sk 4 ch, *shell in next ch, sk 4 ch*, repeat *to* 4 more times, dc in the last 2 ch’s. = 4 dc & 5 shells

Row 2: Ch 3(counts as dc now and throughout), turn, dc in next st, shell in each ch 1 sp across, dc in last 2 sts. = 4 dc & 5 shells

Finish off and join color B

Row 3: Ch 3, turn, dc in next st, *ds cl in next sp 2 rows below, shell in next ch 1 sp*, repeat *to* 4 more times, ds cl in next sp 2 rows below, dc in last 2 sts. 2 dc, 6 ds cl & 5 shells

Rows 4 & 5: Ch 3(counts as dc now and throughout), turn, dc in next st, shell in each ch 1 sp across, dc in last 2 sts. = 4 dc & 5 shells

Finish off and join color C

Rows 6-8: Repeat rows 3-5

Finish off and join color D

Rows 9-11: Repeat rows 3-5

Finish off and join color B

Rows 12-14: Repeat rows 3-5

Finish off and join color A

Row 15: Repeat row 3

Row 16: Ch 1, turn, 3 sc in st, sc in next 33 sts and ch sps, 3 sc in next st, evenly sc 33 sts down the side rows, 3 sc in 1st st of bottom row 1, sc 33 sts evenly across bottom of row 1, 3 sc in last st of row 1, evenly sc 33 sts up side rows, join with sl st to beginning sc. = 276 sc

Finish off, turn work over and join color B in any middle corner st.

Row 17: Ch 1, 3 sc in st, *sc in next 35 sts, 3 sc in next st*, repeat *to* around, sc in last 35 sts, join with sl st to beginning sc. =284 sc

Finish off, do not turn work over. Join color A in any BL st.

Row 18: *Sl st in BL of each st to the middle corner st, (sl st, ch 1, sl st) in bl of corner st*, Repeat *to* around, join. – 292 sl st & 4 (sl st, ch 1, sl st)

Finish off, weave ends in and block if needed. Lastly, Enjoy!!!

That’s it!!! You now have an Easy Cat Dishcloth,  So, enjoy and see you soon!!! Meet me right back here next week for week 9 of our 2022 Fall Gift Giving CAL!


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Happy Crocheting!!

Elena


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Simple Cluster Dishcloth! Free Crochet Pattern!!!

Simple Cluster Dishcloth! Free Crochet Pattern!!!



The Simple Cluster Dishcloth is part of the 2022 Fall Gift Giving Crochet Along… It is week 7 of the 12 dishcloths – 12 Weeks!! It is made using 2 contrasting yarn colors and a two row repeat. Super easy, fun to make and another great gift idea!!! It is also a great TV watching project…

For the Simple Cluster Dishcloth, you will be using Slip Stitch, Chains, Single Crochet, Double Crochet and a Cluster Stitch in other words – Easy Peasy!

I liked the way it looked with no border, I started to add one and wasn’t crazy about it… If you want to add a border, it is makers choice!

In addition, you can easily find Simple Cluster Dishcloth pattern by adding it to your Raverly queue/favorites… Click Here!


How to participate:

Firstly -You can come here each Sunday and see the posts. Secondly-You can head to the Crochet With Me Tab at the top of the page. Thirdly-You can subscribe by email for all posts in the “Stay Connected” in the right sidebar or Lastly- Join the Beatrice Ryan Designs CAL Facebook Group – Get posts, tips and help along with fun games and prizes .


Below are the first 6 weeks. They are so much fun!

Waffle Stitch Textured Dishcloth – Week 1

Waffle Stitch Dishcloth

Summer Squiggles Dishcloth – Week 2

Summer Squiggles Dishcloth

Bavarian Stitch Dishcloth – Week 3

Bavarian Stitch Dishcloth

Alpine Stitch Dishcloth – Week 4

Autumn Acorn Dishcloth – Week 5

Autumn Acorn Dishcloth

Optical Illusion Dishcloth Week 6


Now on to Week 7 – Simple Cluster Dishcloth

Using a variegated yarn(Emerald Energy) and the cream(Panorama) for the clusters it created this fun, random look.

Tips:

  • It is super easy just make sure you weave all ends in for this project. Since we won’t have a border, the time it takes to weave in the ends is made up in no edging time.
  • Use two contrasting colors to get the best effect
  • Even rows are right side facing
  • You can choose any color scheme instead so you can make it your own.
  • You will ch 1 after each cluster, don’t miss this

Materials:

Yarn: 150 total Yards of Cotton Yarn for each, about 100 yds main color and 50 yards contrast color.

For the lighter colored one, I used Lilys Sugar N Cream in Color A – Emerald Energy(this is contrast and Color B – Peaches n Cream Panorama.

For the darker one, I used Color A – Sugar N Cream in Warm Brown and Color B – Peaches N Cream in Gold

Hook: G


Stitches:

  • Ch – Chain
  • St – Stitch
  • Sk – Skip
  • Sl St – Slip Stitch
  • Sc – Single Crochet
  • Dc – Double Crochet
  • Cluster – *Yo, insert hook in sp, pull up loop, yo, draw thru 2 loops*, repeat *to* 2 more times, yo, draw thru all 4 loops

Using the Brown with the Gold really made this one pop!


Instructions for the Simple Cluster Dishcloth:

Importantly, make sure to read the tips above. They are most important to success!

Color A is your contrast color (like the Brown above) – Color B is your other color (like the gold above)

With Color A, ch 38

Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook,*ch1, sk ch, sc in next ch*, repeat *to* across = 19 sc & 18 ch 1

Finish off and join color B

Row 2: Ch 3(counts as dc now and throughout), turn, *Cluster in next ch 1 sp, ch 1, sk next sc*, repeat *to* 16 more times, cluster in last ch 1 sp, dc in last st. = 18 clusters, 2 dc & 17 ch 1 sp

Finish off and join color A

Row 3: Ch1, sc in st, *ch 1, sk cluster, sc in next ch 1(this is in between each cluster)*, repeat *to* across, ending with sc in top of dc of previous round. = 19 sc & 18 ch 1 sp

Finish off and join color B

Rows 4-21: repeat rows 2 & 3 changing colors accordingly.

Finish off and weave in ends.

That’s it!!! You finally have a Simple Cluster Dishcloth… So, enjoy and see you soon!!! Meet me right back here next week for week 8 of our 2022 Fall Gift Giving CAL!


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Happy Crocheting!!

Elena


©Copyright 2022 Elena Hunt/Beatrice Ryan Designs.  All of my patterns and posts are my own work. Do not copy them in any way. If you want to share this information with someone, share the link to this post. If you want to share on your own blog, website or social media, then you may use the first photo in this post and link back to this post. You may not give away printed copies of this post. Thank you. This post may contain affiliate link

Autumn Acorn Dishcloth! Week 5 – Fall Gift Giving Crochet Along!!

Autumn Acorn Dishcloth! Week 5 – Fall Gift Giving Crochet Along!!



Autumn Acorn Dishcloth! Whip up this fun and easy crochet dishcloth, you will be amazed at how easy it is! This is part of the 2022 Fall Gift Giving CAL 12 weeks – 12 Dishcloths. In week 5 you will be using 2 colors of cotton yarn. Basically, because you use simple stitching techniques – it works up quickly!

Accordingly, this week you will be using Slip Stitch, Chains, Single Crochet, Half Double Crochet and Treble Crochet, in other words – Easy Peasy!

In addition, you can easily find this pattern by adding it to your Raverly queue/favorites… Click Here!


How to participate:

Firstly -You can come here each Sunday and see the posts. Secondly-You can head to the Crochet With Me Tab at the top of the page. Thirdly-You can subscribe by email for all posts in the “Stay Connected” in the right sidebar or Lastly- Join the Beatrice Ryan Designs CAL Facebook Group Get posts, tips and help along with fun games and prizes .


Below are the first 4 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


Now on to Week 5….

Tips:

  • Make sure to do your chain stitches and slip stitches loosely, because we don’t want them to pull.
  • When working your Hdc rows, make sure you don’t miss the last stitch of each row… Basically, easy to miss.
  • For the base, when working HDC rows, the Ch 1 DOES NOT count as a st, make it loose
  • You can sew the top and base together if you prefer not to use the recommended sl st technique.
  • The bumpy technique on the top of the acorn is made by alternating sc and trc, The trc pushes out to the opposite side to create a easy bobble effect.
  • The rightside is with the trc bobble facing you.
  • You will have rows that increase/decrease, so pay attention to the stitch count
  • Lastly, If your piece seems to pull or curl, you will steam block at the end to shape.

Materials:

Yarn: 150 Yards of Cotton Yarn, about 75 yds each of 2 colors. I used Peaches & Cream in Color A – Dark Taupe(brown) and Color B – Panorama(cream w/speckles) *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
  • Trc – Treble Crochet
  • Decrease Sc – Insert hook in 1st st, pull up loop, insert hook in next st, pull up loop, yo and draw through all 3 loops
  • Decrease Hdc – Yo, Insert hook in 1st st, pull up loop, insert hook in next st, pull up loop, yo and draw through all 4 loops

Instructions:

Importantly, make sure to read the tips above. They are most important to success!

Color A – Brown Color B – Cream

Top of Acorn

Starting with Color A, chain 26

Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and each across. = 25 sc

Row 2: Ch 1, turn, sc in st, *trc in next st, sc in next st*, repeat *to* across. = 13 sc & 12 trc

Row 3: Ch 1, turn, 2 sc in 1st st, sc across to last st, 2 sc in last st. = 27 sc

Row 4: Ch 1, turn, sc in st, *trc in next st, sc in next st*, repeat *to* across. = 14 sc & 13 trc

Row 5: Ch 1, turn, 2 sc in 1st st, sc across to last st, 2 sc in last st. = 29 sc

Row 6: Ch 1, turn, sc in st, *trc in next st, sc in next st*, repeat *to* across. = 15 sc & 14 trc

Row 7: Ch 1, turn, sc across. = 29 sc

Row 8: Ch 1, sc in 1st 2 sts, *trc in next st, sc in next st*, repeat *to* across, sc in last st. = 16 sc & 13 trc

Row 9: Ch 1, decrease sc over 1st two sts, sc across to last two sts, dc sc over last 2 sts. = 27 sc

Row 10: Ch 1, sc in 1st 2 sts, *trc in next st, sc in next st*, repeat *to* across, sc in last st. = 15 sc & 12 trc

Row 11: Ch 1, decrease sc over 1st two sts, sc across to last two sts, dc sc over last 2 sts. = 25 sc

Row 12: Ch 1, turn, decrease sc over 1st two sts, sc in next 10 sts, (sc, ch 6, sc in 2nd ch from hook sc in next 4 chs, sc in same) all in the same st *this is the stem, sc in next 10 sts, decrease sc in over next 2 sts, sc 11 sts evenly down row ends, sc in next 25 sts(row 1), sc 11 sts evenly up row ends, join with sl st to beginning sc. = 2 decrease sc, 67 sc & the stem

Finish Off, you are now done with the top of the acorn.

Acorn Base

Starting with Color B, chain 16

Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and each across. – 15 sc

Row 2: Ch 1, turn, hdc across to last 2 sts, 2 hdc in last st. = 16 hdc

Row 3: Ch 1, turn, 2 hdc in 1st st, hdc in each st across. = 17 hdc

Rows 4-10: Repeat rows 2 & 3 increasing in each row accordingly, ending with 24 hdc in row 10

Row 11: Ch 3(this will form the tip of the acorn), decrease hdc over next 2 sts, hdc across. = 23 hdc and the ch 3 for the stem

Row 12: Ch 1, turn, hdc across to last 2 sts, decrease hdc. = 22 hdc

Row 13: Ch 1, turn, decrease hdc, hdc across. = 21 hdc

Row 14-19: Repeat rows 12 & 13 decreasing in each row accordingly, ending with 15 hdc in row 19

Row 20: Ch 1, turn, sc across. = 15 sc

Finish off, weave in ends

Joining the top and base

Using color A

Wrong sides facing(the top has bumps on the RS, the base doesn’t matter), you will be working along the bottom edge of the top section of the acorn in the sl sts and along the top row edges of the base. You will be working through one row edge and the corresponding bl of the top at the same time.

You can use the sl st technique below, or you can sew them together making sure the base is slightly behind the top when joining.

Joining

Using a sl st, join in the top right corner row edge of the base to the back loop of the acorn top in the bottom row right corner(see pic above showing how to stitch), continue to sl st the row end of base and back loop of top together all the way across.

Base Edging: Continuing with Color A

Row 1: Sl st in next back loop of the acorn top(bottom left corner) to secure this to the beginning of the edging, working down side of base sc sts – sc in the next 15 sts(see pic above), sc 11 sts evenly down side rows of acorn base to ch 3 tip you made in row 11, working in the ch 3 – sc in 1st ch, (sc, ch2, sc) in 2nd ch, sc in 3rd ch, sc 11 sts evenly up side edge rows of base, sc in next 15 sts, sl st in the back loop of the bottom right corner of the acorn top to secure. = 2 sl sts, 52 sc & (sc, ch2, sc)

Row 2: Turn(now the RS should be facing you), loosely sl st in the next 27 sts, 2 sc in the ch 2 space, sl st in next 27 sts, sl st in the back loop of the top base to secure. = 54 sl sts & 2 sc

Lastly

Finish off and weave in any ends

Additionally, steam lightly to shape if needed so you have a great dishcloth! In addition, it will make it softer.

Wow, that’s it!!! You finally have a Autumn Acorn Dishcloth… So, enjoy and see you soon!!! See you right back here next week for week 6 of our 2022 Fall Gift Giving CAL!


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I hope you love this project!!  Make sure to share your finished projects on my Beatrice Ryan Designs Facebook Page and make sure to share around social media too! Why share?? Because it shares our Love of Crochet!!

Happy Crocheting!!

Elena


©Copyright 2022 Elena Hunt/Beatrice Ryan Designs.  All of my patterns and posts are my own work. Do not copy them in any way. If you want to share this information with someone, share the link to this post. If you want to share on your own blog, website or social media, then you may use the first photo in this post and link back to this post. You may not give away printed copies of this post. Thank you. This post may contain affiliate link

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