This was a class we were going to have before we had to close the library. I am working on a way we can have some virtual meetings and classes. We would love to see Show n Tell items you have been working on during this time.

Blossom Stitch Washcloths

Rich Textures Crochet – 8:57 minutes YouTube   https://youtu.be/ZmVU_c3MFzI Teaches you how to do the stitch in a small swatch

A free crochet pattern from 5 Little Monsters –

https://www.5littlemonsters.com/2015/05/blossom-stitch-crochet-washcloths.html

She made these washcloths for a Mother’s Day gift. They are a little bit lacier and more open than she normally uses for dishcloths or washcloths but it is solid enough to still work well and she wanted to use a pretty feminine stitch. The stitch she used is called the blossom stitch and it is made using a combination of single crochet, double crochet, and chain stitches.

She always uses 100% cotton yarn any time she is making washcloths or dishcloths. For this particular project she used Peaches and Cream yarn but any worsted weight cotton yarn will work just fine. The colors she used were Aquamarine, Ocean Coral, Fresh Lilac, and Mint. I used about half of a 2.5 oz ball for each washcloth so you can probably get 2 out of each ball if you make them the same size she did.

These washcloths are quick to make and paired with some pretty smelling soap or lotion make a nice gift. Crocheted washcloths are nice to have on hand when you need a quick little gift for someone. Maybe a mom, grandma, sister or friend.

Finished size approximately 8 1/2 inches square

Supplies:

• 60 yards of cotton yarn
• H crochet hook

Instructions:

Begin by ch 30 (if you want to make your washcloth bigger or smaller add or subtract a multiple of 4)

Row 1: sc in the 2nd ch from hook, (skip 1, [dc, ch 1, dc] in the next stitch, skip 1, sc in next stitch) repeat to the end of the row, turn

Row 2: ch 4, skip dc, sc in first ch space, ch 1, skip dc, dc in next sc, (ch 1, sc in next ch space, ch 1, dc in next sc) repeat to the end of the row ending with a dc in the first sc of previous row, turn

Row 3: ch 1, sc in first dc, ([dc, ch 1, dc] in next sc, sc in next dc) repeat to the end of the row ending with a sc in the 3rd chain of the starting ch 4 of the previous row, turn

Repeat rows 2 and 3 until desired length ending with row 2. I repeated both rows 7 more times and then row 2 one more time.

To finish sc evenly all around the outside edge working 3 sc in each corner, finish off and weave in ends.