Gay Dish Cloth Pattern #4812

Materials Required—AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY "DE LUXE" MERCERIZED CROCHET AND KNITTING COTTON, ARTICLE 346
1—300 yd. Ball White and 1—200 yd. Ball Blue or any Color desired will make 2 Dish Cloths.
Steel Crochet Hook No. 10.

With White, ch 12, join to form a ring, ch 3 and work 23 d c in ring, join.
2nd Row. Ch 6, skip 1 d c, d c in next d c, * ch 3, skip 1 d c, d c in next d c, repeat from * 9 times, ch 3, join in 3rd st of ch, (12 meshes).
3rd Row. Ch 5, d c in mesh, * ch 2, d c in next d c, ch 2, d c in next mesh, repeat from * 10 times, ch 2, join to 3rd st of ch.
4th Row. Ch 5, d c in next mesh, * ch 2, d c in next d c, ch 2, d c in next mesh, repeat from * all around, join.
5th Row. Attach Color, ch 3, d c in mesh, ch 2, 2 d c in same mesh, * ch 2, skip 2 meshes, 2 d c, ch 2, 2 d c (shell) in next mesh, repeat from * all around ending row with ch 2, join (16 shells). (When changing Color always complete last half of stitch with next Color.)
6th Row. Sl st to center of shell, ch 3 and work a shell in center of each shell with ch 3 between shells.
7th Row. Attach White in center of shell, ch 5, d c in same space, * ch 2, d c in next mesh, ch 2, d c in center of next shell, ch 2, d c in same space, repeat from * all around ending row with ch 2, d c in next mesh, ch 2, join.
8th Row. Sl st into loop, ch 5, d c in next loop, ch 2, d c in next d c, * ch 2, d c in next loop, ch 2, d c in next loop, ch 2, d c in next loop, ch 2, d c in d c, repeat from * all around ending row with ch 2, d c in next loop, ch 2, join.
9th Row. Sl st into mesh, ch 5, d c in next mesh, * ch 2, d c in next mesh, repeat from * all around, ending row with ch 2, join in 3rd st of ch.
10th Row. Attach Color, sl st into mesh, ch 5, d c in next mesh, ch 2, d c in next mesh, ch 2, d c in next mesh, ** ch 2, 2 d c, ch 2, 2 d c in next mesh, * ch 2, d c in next mesh, repeat from * 4 times, repeat from ** all around ending row with ch 2, 2 d c, ch 2, 2 d c in next mesh, ch 2, join.
11th Row. Same as last row working a shell in center of each shell and having one more mesh between shells.
12th Row. Attach White in center of shell, ch 5, d c in next mesh, * ch 2, d c in next mesh, repeat from * 3 times, ** ch 2, dc in center of next shell, * ch 2, d c in next mesh, repeat from * 4 times, repeat from ** all around, join.
13th Row. Sl st into next mesh, ch 5, d c in next mesh, * ch 2, d c in next mesh, repeat from * all around ending row with ch 2, join in 3rd st of ch.
14th Row. Repeat 13th row.
15th Row. Same as 13th row but having ch 3 between meshes.
16th Row. Attach Color, sl st into next mesh, ch 5, d c in next mesh, ch 2, d c in next mesh, ch 2, d c in next mesh, ** ch 2, 2 d c, ch 2, 2 d c in next mesh, * ch 2, d c in next mesh, repeat from * 4 times, repeat from ** all around ending row with ch 2, shell in next shell, ch 2, d c in next mesh, ch 2, join.
17th Row. Same as 11th row.
18th Row. Attach White in center of shell, ch 5, d c in same space, * ch 2, d c in next mesh, repeat from * 6 times, ch 2, 1 d c, ch 2, 1 d c in center of next shell, continue in same manner all around.
19th and 20th Rows. Same as 13th row.
21st Row. Repeat 19th row having ch 3 between meshes.
22nd Row. Attach Color, sl st to center of mesh, ch 5, d c in next mesh, * ch 2, d c in next d c, repeat from * 5 times, ch 2, shell in next mesh, continue all around in same manner having 9 meshes between shells.
23rd Row. Sl st into next mesh, ch 5, d c in next mesh, * ch 2, d c in next mesh, repeat from * 5 times, ** ch 2, 2 d c in center of next shell, ch 4, sl st in top of d c for picot, 2 d c in same space, * ch 2, d c in next mesh, repeat from * 8 times, repeat from ** all around, break thread.
To form a ring in top of dish cloth join Color in d c in first row, chain 14, join to opposite side, ch 1, turn and work 25 s c over ring.