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!
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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.
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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