The Braided Dishcloth Pattern

Since July 2020, I’ve been sharing patterns, starting with the Seed Stitch Mitered Dishcloth Pattern. During the COVID-19 pandemic, knitting/crocheting and creating patterns became a healing and therapeutic activity for me. I used Premier Home® Cotton Yarn in the Jelly Dots colorway for this dishcloth and for eight more patterns (see image gallery below)*. I had bought this yarn from the now-closed A.C. Moore arts and craft store before the pandemic. Although the store is closed, I’m grateful that the pandemic is over. The Braided Dishcloth will be the last pattern I make with this yarn as I no longer have it. This yarn colorway quickly became one of my favorites, and I’ve thoroughly enjoyed using it for the numerous dishcloths and other handmade items.

The Braided Dishcloth is crocheted using the brioche stitch pattern, which is also known as the double slip stitch pattern. The brioche stitch is reversible making this a versatile crochet stitch pattern. This stitch is worked similar to the half double crochet stitch but with a slip stitch instead of the third yarn over. The horizontal braids in the brioche crochet stitch reminds me of the Lateral Braid or Vikel Braid knit stitch pattern. The dishcloth is finished with a crochet moss stitch border and a hanging loop, measuring just over 7.5 inches in width and length after blocking.

Materials Needed for the Dotted Dishcloth:
Yarn: Premier Home Cotton® Cone yarn in Jelly Dots (Colorway 1) and Colorway 2 – any solid color worsted weight cotton yarn for the border (I used some leftover Lily Sugar’n Cream yarn in Country Red that I already had)
Tapestry needle to weave in ends
Gauge: 4.5 stitches per inch in brioche crochet stitch pattern
Crochet hook: US size 7 (4.5 mm) and US G-6 (4.0 mm) for the border edge

Crochet Skill Level: Basic level with single crochet, half double crochet (How to Half Double Crochet) and slip stitches

Abbreviations:

sc: single crochet
[…]: stitch pattern repeats

The Braided Dishcloth Pattern (text and images for personal use only)

Chain 32 stitches (or any number of preferred stitches) with US 7 (4.5 mm) crochet hook

Yarn over (wrap the working yarn around the hook counterclockwise) insert the crochet hook into the top strand of the second foundation chain stitch
Yarn over (wrap the working yarn around the hook counterclockwise), catch and pull yarn through the top strand of the second chain stitch and through the two loops on the crochet hook
Repeat Steps 1 and 2 for all the remaining foundation chain stitch including the last chain stitch of the slip knot end
Chain one in the last stitch and turn for the second row
For the brioche crochet stitch (see images below), yarn over and insert hook into the strand below the second regular crochet stitch and repeat step 2
Yarn over and insert hook into the strand below the next regular crochet stitch and repeat step 2 for all the remaining stitches in the row
Chain one in the last stitch of the row and turn
Repeat steps 6 and 7 for the preferred number of row in the brioche stitch pattern

brioche_photo1 brioche_photo2

The completed Braided Dishcloth has 17 of the brioche “braids”. This dishcloth can be customized to preferred width and length.

Crochet Moss Stitch Border:

With G-6 (4.0 mm) crochet hook and Colorway 2 yarn, make a slip knot (watch video tutorial) and bring it under and through the V of the second to last stitch of last row on the right side of the dishcloth (see image below)

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Chain 1 and single crochet (sc) in the last chain stitch, chain 2, sc, chain 1 in the same stitch. Turn in counter clockwise direction
[Sc in the stitch between the “braids”, chain 1, skip the “braid”], repeat […] all down the front left side of the dishcloth till the last corner stitch (see image above)
Sc in the corner stitch, chain 2, sc chain one all in the same corner stitch, turn in counter clockwise direction
[Sc, chain 1 in the foundation chain stitch edge, skip the next stitch], repeat […] all along the cast on edge till the last corner stitch
Repeat step 3 at the corner stitch
Repeat step 2 going up along the front right side of the dishcloth
Repeat step 3 at the corner stitch.
Repeat step 4 all along the last row edge of the dishcloth till the stitch at beginning of round
Chain 12 for the hanging loop
Slip stitch into the chain 2 space of the crochet moss stitch corner edge and pull yarn through

Weave in the ends, wash and block to finish the Braided Dishcloth

*Other dishcloth patterns with Premier Home® Cotton Yarn in the Jelly Dots colorway

~coffeeteaknits.com

31May2024

The Long Striped Crochet Scarf Pattern

Posted in May 2024, The Long Striped Crochet Scarf Pattern by Coffee Tea Knits

**The Long Striped Crochet Scarf Pattern (images and text for personal use only)**

Materials Needed:
Yarn: K+C Essential Cotton Yarn Colorway Yarn 1 – White Sands and Colorway Yarn 2 – Zion. There are other yarn colorways available at JoAnn.
Tapestry needle to weave in ends
Gauge: 5.5 stitches/inch in crochet moss stitch pattern. The scarf can be modified for any preferred width or length so gauge not really that important. The Long Striped Crochet Scarf is about 6.5 inches wide and 87.5 inches long.
Crochet hook: US size G-6 or 4.0 mm
Skill Level: Beginner – know how to slip stitch crochet, single crochet, chain 1 and chain 2
Abbreviation:
[…]: pattern repeat

With Size G-6 (4.0 mm) crochet hook, chain 32 stitches (video tutorial on how to make a crochet chain) with Colorway Yarn 1 (White Sands).

Row 1 (RS): With Colorway Yarn 1 – Single crochet into the 4th chain stitch from the hook, chain 1, [skip one stitch, single crochet into the next chain stitch, chain 1] repeat […] till the last chain stitch with the slip knot, single crochet in the last stitch, chain 2 and turn (15 single crochets in the row with chain ones)
Row 2 (WS): With Colorway Yarn 1 – Single crochet in the chain 1 space, chain 1, [single crochet in the next chain 1 space, chain 1] repeat […] till the last stitch, single crochet in the last stitch, attach Colorway Yarn 2 and pull that loop through the single crochet, chain 2 and turn.
Row 3: With Colorway Yarn 2 – Single crochet in the chain 1 space, chain 1, [single crochet in the next chain 1 space, chain 1] repeat […] till the last stitch, single crochet in the last stitch, chain 2 and turn.
Row 4: With Colorway Yarn 2 – Single crochet in the chain 1 space, chain 1, [single crochet in the next chain 1 space, chain 1] repeat […] till the last stitch, single crochet in the last stitch, pull through the Colorway Yarn 1 loop through the single crochet, chain 2 with Colorway Yarn 1 and turn.
Row 5: With Colorway Yarn 1 – Single crochet in the chain 1 space, chain 1, [single crochet in the next chain 1 space, chain 1] repeat […] till the last stitch, single crochet in the last stitch, chain 2 and turn.
Row 6: With Colorway Yarn 1 – Single crochet in the chain 1 space, chain 1, [single crochet in the next chain 1 space, chain 1] repeat […] till the last stitch, single crochet in the last stitch, pull through the Colorway Yarn 2 loop through the single crochet, chain 2 with Colorway Yarn 2 and turn.

Repeat Rows 3 to 6, seventy-eight more times (increase or decrease the number of repeats for preferred length)

With Colorway Yarn 2 – Repeat Rows 3 and 4 once more
Break and secure Colorway Yarn 2
With Colorway Yarn 1 – Repeat Row 5 once
Last Row: With Colorway Yarn 1 – Single crochet in the chain 1 space, chain 1, [single crochet in the next chain 1 space, chain 1] repeat […] till the last stitch, single crochet in the last stitch, and pull through the Colorway Yarn 1 loop through the single crochet and break yarn.

Scarf Border:

Round 1 (Crochet Moss Stitch):

With G-6 (4.0 mm) crochet hook and Colorway Yarn 1, make a slip knot (watch video tutorial) and bring it under and through the chain 2 space of the last stitch on the front top left side corner of the scarf, chain 2, single crochet into the same corner stitch once more and chain one. Turn in counter clockwise direction (see image below)

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[Single crochet, chain 1, skip the next stitch], and repeat […] all down the front left side of the scarf till the last corner stitch
Single crochet in the corner stitch, chain 2, single crochet, chain one all in the same corner stitch, turn in counter clockwise direction
[Single crochet, chain 1 in the next stitch of the foundation crochet chain edge, skip the next stitch], repeat […] all along the foundation crochet chain edge till the last corner stitch
Single crochet in the corner stitch, chain 2, single crochet, chain one all in the same corner stitch, turn in counter clockwise direction
[Single crochet, chain 1, skip the next stitch], and repeat […] up all along the front right side of the scarf till the last corner stitch
Single crochet in the corner stitch, chain 2, single crochet, chain one all in the same corner stitch, turn in counter clockwise direction
[Single crochet, chain 1, skip the next stitch], and repeat […] all along the last row of the scarf till the chain 2 space of the beginning of the round

Round 2 (Slip stitch, chain 1):

In the corner stitch chain 2 space of the beginning of round, [slip stitch in the chain 2 space, chain 1], repeat […] once more . Turn in counter clockwise direction
[In the chain 1 space of the crochet moss stitch, slip one, chain one], repeat […] all down the front left side of the scarf
At the corner stitch, [slip one, chain one] twice in the chain 2 space of the crochet moss stitch. Turn in counter clockwise direction
Repeat step 2 all along the foundation crochet chain edge of the scarf
At the corner stitch, [slip one, chain one] twice in the chain 2 space of the crochet moss stitch, turn in counter clockwise direction
Repeat step 2 up all along the front right side of the scarf
At the corner stitch, [slip one, chain one] twice in the chain 2 space of the crochet moss stitch, turn in counter clockwise direction
Repeat step 2 all along the last row of the scarf
At the beginning of round corner, slip stitch into the chain 2 space and pull yarn through

Weave in the ends, wash and block the Long Striped Scarf

~coffeeteaknits.com

8Sep2023

To Crochet a Cardigan

Posted in 2023, September 2023 by Coffee Tea Knits

Last month I completed my very first crochet cardigan. It is based on the free crochet pattern called In the Clouds Cardigan by Grace of For The Frills. The cardigan is beginner friendly and the pattern comes along with a video tutorial on how to crochet this cardigan. The video tutorial for this cardigan was very helpful.

I picked this cardigan because it had a similar crochet moss stitch pattern (single crochet, chain one) yet where the single crochet was placed gave a different texture to the crocheted item. This textured crochet stitch pattern was also my inspiration to design and crochet the Four Sections Blanket pattern.

Briefly, the body of the free cardigan pattern is worked sideways (lengthwise) beginning from the first front panel, then the back, and ending with the second front panel leaving gaps for the armholes. The shoulders are seamed. The sleeves are crocheted flat and then seamed to the armhole edges. The ribbing for the body, sleeves, pockets, and neckband are crocheted separately using smaller crochet hooks and then seamed to the cardigan.

My cardigan looks quite different from In the Clouds Cardigan. Although I used the sideway technique and the same stitch pattern, I made several modifications to the cardigan. The cardigan I crocheted is not oversized nor does it have any pockets. Worsted weight yarn that I had purchased some years ago was used instead of the bulky weight yarn recommended in the pattern. My gauge was different and so were the crochet hooks that I used.

The biggest modification was in the sleeves of the cardigan and the neckband ribbing. Since I didn’t have enough yarn left to crochet long length sleeves, I decided to pick up stitches along the armhole edges with a knitting needle and purled both sleeves (pictured below) ending with a repetition of [Knit 1 through the back loop, purl 1] for the ribbing of the sleeves. For the neckband ribbing, I crocheted several rows of the moss stitch pattern all along one front, the neck and down the other front.

There are two main lessons I learnt from crocheting this beginner friendly cardigan pattern. One is that you need more yarn for a crochet cardigan than for knitted cardigan, and the other is that crocheting a cardigan takes less time than knitting one.

I am satisfied with how the cardigan turned out. Since the time to crochet a cardigan is much shorter than knitting one, I will definitely be crocheting more sweaters. There are several free crochet patterns available on For The Frills website that are quite lovely and beginner friendly. Some patterns also have video tutorials. I can’t wait to crochet another cardigan or a pullover using these free patterns by Grace.

How has your experience with crocheting cardigans been? Share some of your experiences in the comment below.

~coffeeteaknits.com

30Aug2023

The Speckles Dishcloths Pattern

Posted in August 2023 by Coffee Tea Knits

This summer I’ve been obsessed with crochet, especially the crochet moss stitch and the alternate moss stitch patterns. After crocheting the Summertime Market Bag and the Four Section Blanket, I became preoccupied with crocheting a cardigan. More details about the crocheted cardigan in the next post. I am giving in to this crochet obsession since it’s faster than knitting and projects are completed in less time.

The crochet moss stitch is one of my favorite crochet stitch patterns since it looks quite similar to the linen knit stitch. As with knitting, crocheting dishcloths is also a good way to try out new stitch patterns or techniques. The Speckles Dishcloths are crocheted in two different ways. One Speckles Dishcloth is crocheted flat going back and forth while the other Speckles Dishcloth is crocheted center out and in the round. An alternate to the magic ring technique is used to start the dishcloth in the round. Both dishcloths have the same slip stich, chain 1 border edge.

The Speckles Dishcloths Pattern (text and images for personal use only)

Yarn: Colorway Yarn 1: Capri Eco Cotton^TM Multicolor Yarn by Loops and Threads® in Fruity Speckles colorway; Colorway Yarn 2: Lily Sugar’n Cream yarn in Country Red colorway. You will need about 100 grams of yarn for both dishcloths.
Tapestry needle to weave in ends
Gauge: Not really needed
Crochet hook: US size 7 (4.5 mm)
Abbreviations:
sc: single crochet
[…]: pattern repeat
RS: right side
WS: wrong side

Dishcloth 1: Back and forth

With Size 7 (4.5.mm) crochet hook, chain 40 stitches with Colorway Yarn 1.

Row 1 (RS): Single crochet into the 4th stitch from the hook, chain 1, [skip 1 stitch and sc, chain 1] repeat […] till the last chain stitch with the slip knot, sc in the last stitch, chain 2 and turn (optional: you can sc in the purl bump in the back of the 4th stitch and the rest of the stitches in this row)
Row 2 (WS): Sc in the chain 1 space under the 4th chain from the hook, chain 1, [sc in the next chain 1 space, chain 1] repeat […] till the last stitch, sc in the last stitch, chain 2 and turn.

Repeat Row 2, thirty one more times

Last Row (RS) : Sc in the chain 1 space under the 4th chain from the hook, chain 1, [sc in the next chain 1 space, chain 1] repeat […] till the last stitch. Insert hook into the last stitch and pull up the Colorway 2 yarn and sc, chain 1. Secure and break the working yarn (Colorway Yarn 1) off.

The Slip Stitch, Chain 1 Border Edge:

With Colorway Yarn 2, go into the same last stitch, yarn over, pull the yarn and slip stitch into the loop on the hook, chain 1 and turn. [Insert hook into the next stitch, yarn over, pull the yarn and slip stitch into the loop on the hook, chain 1], repeat […] all along the left side edge till the next corner.
In the corner stitch, pull the yarn and slip stitch into the loop on the hook, chain 2 and turn. [Insert hook into the chain 1 space, yarn over, pull the yarn and slip stitch into the loop on the hook, chain 1], repeat […] all along the 40 chain stitch edge till the next corner stitch.
In the corner stitch, pull the yarn and slip stitch into the loop on the hook, and chain 2 and turn. [Insert hook into the next stitch, yarn over, pull the yarn and slip stitch into the loop on the hook, chain 1], repeat […] till the next corner all along the right side edge.
In the corner stitch, pull the yarn and slip stitch into the loop on the hook, and chain 2. [Insert hook into the next chain 1 space, yarn over, pull the yarn and slip stitch into the loop on the hook, chain 1], repeat […] till the last stitch all along the last row edge.

Chain 12 and slip stitch into the first stitch of the border edge, break Colorway Yarn 2 off and pull through the stitch.

Dishcloth 2: In the Round

With Size 7 (4.5 mm) crochet hook, chain 2 stitches with Colorway Yarn 1.

In the second chain from the hook (the stitch with the slip knot), [sc, chain 2] 4 times into the same stitch. Place a marker in the first chain 2 space.
Round 1: Insert the crochet hook into the first chain 2 space where the marker is and [sc, chain 2, sc into the same chain 2 space and chain 1]. Go in to the next three chain 2 space and repeat […]. Remove the marker (or a safety pin) and place it as a beginning of round marker in the first corner stitches of Round 1 as pictured below

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Round 2: Sc, chain 2, sc, chain 1 all in the same chain 2 space of the first corner with the beginning of round marker. [Sc, chain 1 in the next chain 1 space till the next corner chain 2 space. In the corner chain 2 space, sc, chain 2, sc, chain 1 all in the same corner chain 2 space]. Repeat […] 2 more times till the beginning of round.

Repeat Round 2, sixteen more times. In the last stitch of last round, insert hook into the beginning of round corner chain 2 space and pull up and sc, chain 1 with the Colorway 2 yarn. Secure and break the working yarn (Colorway Yarn 1) off.

The Slip Stitch, Chain 1 Border Edge:

Step 1: With Colorway Yarn 2, insert hook into the same corner chain 2 space, yarn over, pull the yarn and slip stitch into the loop on the hook, chain 1. Turn dishcloth on the side. [Insert hook into the next chain 1 space, yarn over, pull the yarn and slip stitch into the loop on the hook, chain 1] all along that side. Repeat […] till the next corner chain 2 space.
Step 2: Insert hook into the corner chain 2 space, yarn over, pull the yarn and slip stitch into the loop on the hook, chain 2. Turn dishcloth on the next side. [Insert hook into the next chain 1 space, yarn over, pull the yarn and slip stitch into the loop on the hook, chain 1] all along that side, repeat […] till the next corner.
Repeat Step 2, two more times till the beginning of round.

Yarn over, pull yarn through the last chain 1 space and slip stitch into the loop on the hook. Chain 12 for the hanging loop and slip stitch into the first stitch in the corner. Break Colorway Yarn 2 off and pull through the stitch.

Weave in the ends, wash and block the Speckles Dishcloths

Crochet one or both of the Speckles Dishcloths pattern for gift giving or for personal use.

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29Jul2023

The Four Section Blanket Pattern

Posted in 2023, July 2023 by Coffee Tea Knits

I bought the yarn for the Four Section Blanket almost a decade ago when they opened a new Hobby Lobby store near me. I was still a novice knitter dabbling in knitting a top down sweater and wanted to use this yarn for that. I tried to knit a sweater with this yarn but for some reason it didn’t happen. The yarn languished in my storage bin for years till a couple of months ago when I took it out from storage and crocheted this Four Section Blanket.

Four separate pieces of the same size are crocheted for the Four Section Blanket using a crochet moss stitch pattern for the border and a mix of single crochet, chain 1 stitch pattern for the four pieces. Although both stitch patterns have single crochets and chain ones, the placement of the single crochet results in a distinctive looking pattern. Each section has a round of crochet moss stitch pattern as its border edge. The four pieces are then joined using the zig zag crochet slip stitch method. The border of the blanket is finished with several rounds of the crochet moss stitch pattern. The finished blanket measures about 42 x 44 inches.

The Four Section Blanket Pattern (text and images for personal use only)

Yarn: Hobby Lobby I Love This Yarn! in Terra Cotta Colorway (4 skeins needed for this blanket)
Tapestry needle to weave in ends
Gauge: 4.5 stitches/inch
Crochet hook: US size I-9 or 5.5 mm
Abbreviations:
sc: single crochet
[…]: pattern repeat

With US # I-9 (5.5 mm) crochet hook, make a slip knot and chain 80 stitches

Row 1 (RS): Skip the first stitch, [single crochet the next stitch, chain 1, skip the next stitch] repeat […] till the last stitch, sc the last stitch (on the slip knot side), chain 1 and turn
Row 2 (WS): Skip the first stitch, [sc the next stitch, chain 1, skip the next stitch] repeat […] till the last stitch, sc the last stitch, chain 1 and turn

Repeat Row 2, 72 more times.

Repeat Row 2 (RS) more time
One Round of Crochet Moss Stitch Border:

Turn and pick up 37 stitches and crochet in moss stitch pattern (pick up a stitch and sc, chain 1, skip the next stitch and repeat) all along the left side – As shown in the video above
Turn and pick up 40 stitches and crochet in moss stitch pattern along the 80 chain stitch edge
Turn and pick up 37 stitches and crochet in moss stitch pattern all along the right side
Turn and pick up 40 stitches of the last row (bind off row) and crochet in moss stitch pattern along that last row.

Slip stitch into the first stitch of the round and pull working yarn through. See the finished first section below.

Make three more identical square shape pieces (about 18 x 18 inches each).

Join the four small pieces with zig zag slip stitch crochet method or any other join method of your choice:

Join the last row (bind off row) of first completed piece to the 80 chain stitch edge of the second completed piece with the zig zag slip stitch crochet join method moving from right to left

Join the last row (bind off row) of the third completed piece to the 80 chain stitch edge of the fourth completed piece with the zig zag slip stitch crochet join method moving from left to right.

Join the two large rectangular shaped pieces with zig zag slip stitch crochet method or any other join method of your choice:

Starting from the bottom to top, join the two rectangle pieces with the zig zag crochet slip stitch method

Crochet Moss Stitch Border:

Round 1 (RS): Make a slip knot with US size I – 9 (5.5 mm) crochet hook, and starting from one corner of the joined piece, bring the slip knot through (from back to front) the corner stitch (beginning of round), sc into the corner stitch, chain 2, sc into the same corner stitch, chain 1, [sc into the next chain 1 space, chain 1] all around the joined piece with a repeat of [sc in the corner stitch, chain 2, sc into the same corner stitch, chain 1] at each of the corners.

Repeat Round 1, 5 more times with [sc into the chain 1 space, chain 1] all around the joined piece with a repeat of [sc into the corner stitch chain 2 space, chain 2, sc into the same corner stitch chain 2 space, chain 1] at each of the corners chain 2 space.

At the end of last round sc into the beginning of round corner stitch chain 2 space and pull working yarn through.

Weave in the ends, wash and block the Four Section Blanket

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**The Long Striped Crochet Scarf Pattern (images and text for personal use only)**

To Crochet a Cardigan

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