I just couldn’t resist making this Lazy Waves Dishcloth in the same colours as my Cable Stitch Dishcloths and the Small Sophie’s Mandala.  Some people turn to chocolate when they need comfort.  I turn to my favourite stitch patterns.  Creating a small (useful) item with a stitch I know well is like spending an hour or two with an old friend.

I love the simplicity of the Lazy Waves.  The pattern is easy without being boring.  The only thing I don’t like is the mountain of ends that need to be worked away.

Lazy Waves Dishcloth Pattern

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Materials

• 100 meters of Worsted Weight Yarn – see Yarn below.
• 4 mm Clover Amour Crochet Hook (US 6/G  UK 8)
• Yarn needle…sigh

Yarn

I am using Drops Paris Cotton in the following shades:

• Strong Yellow
• Dusty Orange
• Rust
• Pistacho
• Petrol

Gauge

Using dc stitches (US Terminology):

17 stitches and 9 rows per 10 cm (4”) square.

Size

25 cm x 25 cm (10″ x 10″)

Abbreviations

US Terminology Used (see this comparative chart for US/UK conversion)

• Ch – Chain
• Dc – Double crochet
• Sc – Single crochet
• St/st’s – Stitch/stitches
• Tr – Treble crochet
• * – Repeat instructions between asterisks the amount of times specified

Notes

If you are going to change colours at the end of every round, as I have done, you are going to end up with A LOT of tails.  Brace yourself!

If you would prefer to make it in only one colour, you will find some hints and tips in the photo tutorial HERE.

Resources

• Photo tutorial for making the Lazy Waves
• Lazy Waves Blanket Pattern
• Working Away Your Tails – Tutorial and links

Instructions

To Start

Ch 44.

Row 1

Working into the top loop only of each ch st:  Dc in the third chain from the hook.  Dc in the next ch.  *Tr in the next 2 ch’s, dc in the next 2 ch’s, sc in the next 2 ch’s, dc in the next 2 ch’s*.

Repeat from * to * until you reach the end of the chain.  If you have started with 44 ch’s, you will repeat the instructions 4 times, giving you 5 repeats in total.  The last st of the last repeat should fall in the last foundation ch st.  Change colour on the last yarn-over of the last dc.  Ch 1 and turn. This ch st does not count as a st.

Stitch Count:  42 st’s  {10 sc’s, 22 dc’s, and 10 tr’s}

Row 2

Dc in the same st as the turning chain (see this tutorial if you are unsure which stitch that is).  Dc in the next dc.  *Tr in the next 2 sc’s, dc in the next 2 dc’s, sc in the next 2 tr’s, dc in the next 2 dc’s*.

Repeat from * to * until you reach the end of the row.  The last st of the last repeat should fall in the last dc, not in the turning chain (which doesn’t count as a stitch).  Change colour on the last yarn-over of the last dc.  Ch 1 and turn.  This ch st does not count as a st.

Stitch Count:  42 st’s  {10 sc’s, 22 dc’s, and 10 tr’s}

Row 3 to Row 23

Repeat Row 2.

When you get to the end of Row 23, bind off and work away your tails of yarn.

 

Working Away Tails of Yarn

If you would like some tips on working away your tails of yarn, have a look at THIS TUTORIAL.  It contains links to loads of methods, so I am sure you will find something to suite your style!

You can add a border if you want to, but this dishcloth has been specifically designed so that the edges will be neat and straight (the side edges, that is).  The ch-1 turns are not visible or bumpy and there are no gaping spaces at the start of each row.

I hope you have great fun with this pattern!

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