Free Pattern of the Week!

This weeks free pattern is Sherbet Tunisian Dishcloth from KnitPicks.

Finished Measurements Any size; sample shown 6” square
Hooks US H-8 (5.0mm) interchangeable crochet hook

A big thing you need to keep in mind is that you will go back and forth on your work and never turn. The right side of your work is always facing you. 

There will be a Forward Row and a Return Row. On the Forward Row you will be working right to left and on the Return Row you will work left to right. Basically you are just zig-zagging back and forth. Try to work loosely if possible. This will help prevent your work from curling. 

Changing colors When two stitches remain at the end of the Return Row, use the new color to draw through both loops. Work the forward row as usual. 

Directions

With color A, Chain 30 or to desired size 

Preparation Row: Working into the bumps of the back side of the chain, start with the second bump from the hook. Insert the hook into the bump, yarn over and pull a loop through, leaving it on the hook. Continue with each chain bump, all the way to the end of the foundation chain. 

Row 2 (Return Row): Chain 1. Yarn over and pull a loop through the next two stitches on the hook. Repeat this last step until one stitch remains on the hook. Remember that you don’t turn the work; just keep the same side facing you! 

Row 3 (Forward Row): For the Forward Row you will insert the hook through vertical bars created by the previous row. Skip the first vertical bar from previous row. Insert your hook into the second vertical bar. Yarn over and pull a loop through, leaving it on the hook. Now you have two loops on your hook. Continue to pull a loop through each vertical bar until you reach the end of the row. Finish by inserting the hook into the chain one from the previous row and pulling a loop through. (If you’d like a very sturdy edge, make this final stitch through both strands of the chain one.) Do not turn. 

Repeat Rows 2-3 for 1.5” or desired size, ending with row 2, while following Changing Color instructions, attach Color B.- 

Repeat Row 3, then rows 2-3 for 1” or to desired size, ending with row 2, while following Changing Color instructions, attach Color C. 

Repeat Row 3, then rows 2-3 for 1.5” or to desired size, while following Changing Color instructions, attach Color B. 

Repeat Row 3, then rows 2-3 for 1” or to desired size, ending with row 2, while following Changing Color instructions, attach Color A. 

Repeat Row 3, then rows 2-3 for .5” or to desired size, ending after row 2. 

Finishing

Finish off on a Forward Row. Insert the hook into the first vertical strand, yarn over and draw the loop through both the vertical strand and the stitch on the hook. Repeat this step of drawing a loop through both the vertical stitch and the stitch on the hook until the end of the row. Then cut the yarn and pull it through the last loop. 

The Original Pattern can be found at http://www.knitpicks.com/patterns/Sherbet_Tunisian_Crochet_Dishcloth__D55574220.html