Crochet!

I went crazy yesterday, following a link to Lion Brand Yarns from Facebook.

I found 50 or more crochet patterns and downloaded them to my computer. I printed out another 30 or so.

I'm actually making up one of the items - but I won't be publishing a pic till after my sister's birthday - since I'm making it for her...

UPDATE: 7/17 - I finished the piece last night, but again, no photos till my sis receives it. It came out pretty good!

Traditional Crochet Dishcloth

Here is a more traditionally shaped dishcloth. I had a lot of yarn left over, so I made this up. It took about 90 minutes.

The Pattern:
ch4, sl st together into a ring
ch3, 2dc, ch 3, *3dc, ch3* 3 more times, connecting ring with sl st.
3dc ch3, 3dc in each ch3 space around.
As the square becomes larger, 3dc in opening between 3dc of previous row, and 3dc, ch3, 3dc in each corner.
The edging:
Row 1: ch 5, sk 2, sc; then sl st 3 to get to the center of the first ch5 and ch5,
Row 2: sc in center of each ch5 around.
Finish off.