Crochet Dahlia Dishcloth

Crochet Dahlia Dishcloth

MEASUREMENT
Approx 8½ ins [21.5 cm] diameter.

MATERIALS

• Lily Sugar’n Cream (70.9 g/2.5 oz; 109 m/120 yds)
• Contrast A (01215 Robin’s Egg) 1 ball
• Contrast B (00042 Tea Rose) 1 ball
• Contrast C (00073 Sunshine) 1 ball
• Size 5 mm (U.S. H or 8) crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge.

GAUGE
15 sc and 16 rows = 4 ins [10 cm].

ABBREVIATIONS
www.sugarncream.com/glossary

INSTRUCTIONS
With A, ch 8. Join with sl st to form ring.
1st rnd: Ch 1. Work 16 sc in ring. Join B with sl st to first sc.
2nd rnd: With B, ch 4 (counts as tr). 1 tr in same sp as sl st. 2 tr in each sc around. Join with sl st to top of ch 4. 32 sts.
3rd rnd: Ch 4 (counts as tr). (Yoh) twice and draw up a loop in same sp as last sl st. (Yoh and draw through 2 loops on hook) twice. *(Yoh) twice and draw up a loop in next tr. (Yoh and draw through 2 loops on hook) twice. Rep from * once more. Yoh and draw through all 4 loops on hook – counts as cluster. **Ch 3. (Yoh) twice and draw up a loop in same sp as last tr. (Yoh and draw through 2 loops on hook) twice. [(Yoh) twice and draw up a loop in next tr. (Yoh and draw through 2 loops on hook) twice] twice.Yoh and draw through all 4 loops on hook –cluster made. Rep from ** to end of rnd. Ch 3. Join C with sl st to top of first cluster.
4th rnd: With C, ch 6. Sl st in 4th ch from hook. 3 tr in same sp as sl st at end of 3rd rnd. 1 sc in top of next cluster. *Ch 6. Sl st in 4th ch from hook. 3 tr in same sp as last sc. 1 sc in top of next cluster. Rep from * around.
Join with sl st to base of first cluster. Fasten off.