This Moss Columns Dishcloth/Washcloth is a great way to get your Kitchen or Bathroom ready for the summer. It is super soft and feels great on your skin. Make several to coordinate with the color scheme and place them in your bathroom or guest bathroom. This cloth also works great in the kitchen for doing dishes or wiping counters. The Moss Column Dishcloth/Washcloth will also make a great hostess gift, addition to a spa basket, or for a charity. Enjoy!
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Looking for more dishcloths to crochet for your kitchen? Check out some of my other patterns here:
- Apple Juicy Washcloth
- Double Moss Stitch Dishcloth
- Diamond Seed Stitch Dishcloth
- Sugar Rainbow Wave Dishcloth
Keep scrolling down for the Moss Columns dishcloth pattern.
REQUIREMENTS
Terminology
- US Terms
Level of Difficulty
- Intermediate
Yarn
- Universal Yarn, Inc., Cotton Supreme 100% Cotton, 3.5 ozs/100 g/180 yds/165 m Lime (Color A) approximately 75 to 100 yds, and White (Color B) approximately 50 to 75 yds
Hook and Notions
- Size Hook: G (4.0 mm)
- scissors
- blunt needle
Measurement
- Laying flat width 12 inches, height 11 inches
Gauge
- 9 stitches and 8 rows = 2 inches
Abbreviations
- BLO = back loop only
- Ch = chain
- Hdc = half double crochet
- Sc = single crochet
Special Stitches
- Moss Stitch – slip stitch in indicate stitch, half double crochet in next stitch (next row will be half double crochet in slip stitch and slip stitch in half double crochet)
Pattern Notes
- Chain 1 at beginning of rows counts as 1st single crochet throughout unless otherwise stated.
- Start with bottom border and work side borders (5 stitches on each side) as each row is worked.
- Border is worked as Back Loop Only (BLO).
- Colors are carried across as work is progressed.
- When changing colors pick up new color in last pull through of other color.
- Multiplies of 11 plus 5
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Dishcloth Instructions
Color A (Lime)
Chain 49
Row 1 (Working in Back Loop Only): SC in the second chain from the hook and in each chain across. Turn (48 sc)
Row 2 (Working in Back Loop Only): Chain 1 (counts as 1st sc), sc in each stitch across. Turn (48 sc)
Rows 3-5: Repeat Row 2
Row 6: Chain 1, BLO sc in the next 4 stitches, Drop color A and attach Color B (white) Moss stitch over the next 5 stitches, (slip stitch in the next stitch, hdc in the next stitch, slip stitch in the next stitch, hdc in the next stitch, slip stitch in the next stitch), * Drop color B and pick up Color A, sc in the next 6 stitches, Drop Color A and pick up Color B, Moss stitch over the next 5 stitches, * repeat from * to * 2 times, Drop Color B, pick up color A, BLO sc in the next 4 stitches, sc in the last stitch. Turn (48 sts)
Row 7: Chain 1, BLO sc in the next 4 stitchess, Drop color A, and pick up Color B Moss stitch over the next 5 stitches, (hdc in the next stitch, slip stitch in the next stitch, hdc in the next stitch, slip stitch in the next stitch, hdc in the next stitch,), * Drop color B, pick up Color A, sc in the next 6 stitches, Drop Color A, pick up Color B, Moss stitch over the next 5 stitches, * repeat from * to * 2 times, Drop Color B, pick up color A, BLO sc in the next 4 stitches, sc in the last stitch. Turn (48 sts)
Rows 8-37: Repeat Rows 6 & 7 (changing colors for columns as indicated)
Row 38-42: Repeat Row 2 (48 sc)
Fasten off and weave in ends
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