Free Crochet Pattern...Strawberry Shortcake Dishcloth

This pretty dishcloth can be quickly crocheted to give your kitchen a lovely burst of color.  If you're ready to take the granny square to the next level, this cheerful and useful project is a great place to start!

Strawberry Shortcake Dishcloth

By Jennifer Dickerson

Click below to watch a full video tutorial on how to crochet this project:

Sizing:

• 7 inches across from widest points

Materials:

• H (5.0 mm) crochet hook
• Brightly colored cotton yarn...I had one ball of each color with plenty of leftovers to make another cloth.  (Yarn used for the dishcloths shown is Peaches & Creme Solids in Bright Pink and Ecru)
• Tapestry needle for weaving in ends

Instructions:

This dishcloth is a granny hexagon finished with a simple single crochet edging.  Here is a photo tutorial that may help you when making your granny hexagon:

How to crochet a granny hexagon stitch by stitch

Chain 4 and join into a ring with a slip stitch.

Round 1: Chain 4 (counts as a dc), then work (a dc into center of ring, chain 1) 11 times.  Join to close with a slip stitch.

Note: If you want to make round 2 in the same color, simply slip stitch until you reach a ch 1 space and keep going.  If you want to switch colors...cut yarn and join the new yarn at one of the ch 1 spaces and tie securely.

Round 2: Chain 4 and work a dc in the same space.  Chain 1, then work two double crochet in the next (chain 1) space.  Keep doing this all the way around, working 2 dc in each space, then a chain 1.  Join to close with a slip stitch.

Round 3: Chain 4, then work 2 dc in the same space, then chain 1.  In the next space, work three dc, then chain 1.  Keep doing this all the way around the circle...3 dc, then a chain 1 in each space.  Join with a slip stitch to close.

Round 4 (circle becomes hexagon in this round): Chain 4, and in the first space work 2 dc, chain 1, then 3 dc all in the same space.  This creates the first hexagon corner.  In the next space, to work the hexagon side, chain 1, then work 3 dc in next space. Keep going in this manner, working a corner of two "clusters" and a side of 1 cluster (each cluster being separated by a chain 1).  Join with a slip stitch to close.

Note: just be sure there is a ch 1 in between each grouping of 3 dc clusters as you work each round. That is what gives it the pretty spaces in between each cluster and keeps it nice and flat.

Round 5: round 5 is similar to round 4, but with a sequence of a corner, then a side, then another side.  Begin with a chain 4, and in the first space work 2 dc, chain 1, then 3 dc all in the same space.  In the next space, to work the hexagon side, chain 1, then work 3 dc in next space. In the next space, chain 1, then work 3 dc.  Keep going in this manner, working a corner of two "clusters" then a side of 1 cluster, then a side of 1 cluster (each cluster being separated by a chain 1).  Join with a slip stitch to close.

Edging: Work a single crochet into each space all the way around the square, but in each corner point space, work 2 sc.  Join with a slip stitch to close round and fasten off.  This will give it a finished look, and if you use a contrasting color, will "frame" it.

Finishing:

Weave in any ends.

© Jennifer Dickerson 2013

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