Are you ready for Week 3 of the 2022 Fall Gift Giving Crochet Along? This week we are making a Bavarian Stitch Dishcloth! It is so fun and easier than you think. It has a great texture on the frontside and smooth on the back. It is just a 4 row repeat and once you get the hang of it, you fly through this one!
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Waffle Stitch Textured Dishcloth – Week 1
Summer Squiggles Dishcloth – Week 2
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Now on to Week 3 – Bavarian Stitch Dishcloth!
This week there is a photo tutorial and a video link for the stitch style from my good friend Pia at Stitches N Scraps! The video is showing her guide through the stitches, our pattern will have more stitches and rows, and I made them in single color, she uses multiple colors for the visual effect. Click here for the link
Be patient, the first rows are a bit harder to get going if you haven’t done this before… But after you get the hang of it… you will be so happy you tried!
Materials:
150 Yards of Cotton Yarn, I used Peaches & Cream in Panorama for the solid cream dishcloth and Lily Cream & Sugar in Blue Jean trimmed with the Panorama
Hook G
Size:
9 1/2 x 9 1/2
Stitches:
*Please note that your fans and clusters have specific instructions
- Ch – Chain
- St – Stitch
- Sk – Skip
- Sl St – Slip Stitch
- Sc – Single Crochet
- Dc – Double Crochet
- Beg 1/2 Fpcl – Beginning 1/2 Front Post Cluster: *Yo, pull up loop around dc, yo, draw thru 2 loops*, Repeat *to* in 3 more times, yo, draw thru all 5 loops on hook, ch 1 to close
- Fpdc cl– Front Post Double Crochet Cluster: *Yo, pull up loop around dc post, yo, draw through 2 loops*, Repeat *to* 3 more times(you should have 5 loops on hook), sk sc, Repeat *to* 4 more times(9 loops on hook now), yo, draw thru 9 loops, ch 1 to close
- 8 Dc Fan Group: 4 dc, ch 1, 4 dc in designated sp/st
Instructions:
Ch 34
Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and each across. = 33 sc
Rows 2-4, see photo below for guidance
Row 2: Ch 3(counts as dc now and throughout), turn, 4 dc in next st, *sk 2 sts, sc in next st, sk 2 sts, 8 dc fan in next st*, repeat *to* 3 more times, sk 2 sts, sc in next st, sk 2 sts, 4 dc in next st, dc in last st. = 2-4 dc groups, 2 dc & 4 – 8 dc fans.
Row 3: Ch 1, turn, sc in st, *ch 3, Fpdc cl across next 8 dc’s, ch 3, sc in ch 1 sp below of previous row*, repeat *to* 4 more times ending with the sc in the last st(top of ch 3). = 6 sc, 5 fpdc cl & 10 ch 3’s *don’t miss making your ch 3’s, *You can see the pics above of the front and back of this row
Row 4: Ch 1, turn, sc in st, *8 dc fan in center of ch 1 from previous row, sc in next sc*, repeat *to* 4 more times ending with the sc in the last st. = 6 sc, & 5 8dc fans
Row 5: Ch 3, turn, make beg 1/2 Fpdc cl, *ch 3, sc in ch 1 sp of previous row, ch 3, fpdc cl over next 8 dc’s*, repeat *to* 3 more times, ch 3, sc in ch 1 sp, make a beg 1/2 fpdc cl, dc in last st. =2 dc, 5 sc, 2 beg 1/2 fpdc cl & 4 – fpdc cl
Row 6: Ch 3, turn, 4 dc in ch 1 sp of previous row’s cluster, *sc in next sc, 8 dc fan in next ch 1 sp*, repeat *to* 3 more times, sc in next ch 1 sp, 4 dc in next st, dc in last st. = 2 dc, 2 – 4dc fans & 4 – 8dc fans
Rows 7-17: repeat rows 3-6 ending with the row 5 as last row
Edging
Row 18: Ch 1, turn, 3 sc in st, sc in each ch1 sp, 2 sc in each ch 3sp and each sc across to last st, 3 sc in last st, (37sc at this point makes 31 between each corner), evenly sc 31 sts down the side rows to the bottom or row 1, 3 sc in 1 st of bottom row 1, sc in next 31 sts, 3 sc in last st of row 1, sc 31 sts evenly up side rows, join with sl st to 1 sc. = 105 sc
Row 19: Ch 1, sc in st, *3 sc in next st, sc in next 33 sts*, repeat *to* 2 more times, 3 sc in next st, sc in next 32 sts. Join with sl st to 1 sc. = 113 sc
Row 20: Ch 1, sc in 1st 2 sts, *3sc in next st, sc in next 35 sts*, repeat *to* 2 more times, 3 sc in next st, sc in last 33 sts, join with sl st to 1st sc. = 121 sc
That’s it!!! You now have a Bavarian Stitch Dishcloth!
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Elena
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