Sunflower Dish or Wash Cloth: a Free Crochet Pattern for You

Skill Level: Easy

Size: About 7” across

Materials:

Worsted Weight Cotton Yarn:

  1 oz. Each  Brown and Yellow

 Small amount Dark Green

Size I (5.50mm) Crochet Hook

 Special Stitches
For 2 dc cluster: Yo, insert hook in st or ch sp indicated, yo, pull lp through, yo, pull through 2 lps on hook, yo, insert hook in same st or ch sp, yo, pull lp through, yo, pull through 2 lps on hook, yo, pull through all 3 lps on hook
 For 3 dc cluster: Yo, insert hook in st or ch sp indicated, yo, pull lp through, yo, pull through 2 lps on hook, (yo, insert hook in same st or ch sp, yo, pull through, yo, pull through 2 lps on hook) 2 times, yo, pull through all 4 lps on hook

Rnd 1: With brown, ch 6, sl st in first ch to form ring, ch 2 (not worked in or counted as a stitch), 2 dc cluster (see Special Stitches) in ring, ch 3, (3 dc cluster -see Special Stitches- in ring, ch 3) 5 times, join with sl st in top of 2-dc cluster. (One 2-dc cluster, five 3-dc clusters, 6 ch-3 sps made)
Rnd 2: (Sl st, ch 2, 2 dc cluster, ch 3, 3 dc cluster, ch 3) in first ch-3 sp, (3 dc cluster, ch 3, 3 dc cluster, ch 3) in each ch-3 sp around, join with sl st in top of 2-dc cluster. (One 2-dc cluster, 11 3-dc clusters, 12 ch-3 sps made)
 Rnd 3: (Sl st, ch 2, 2 dc cluster, ch 3, 3 dc cluster, ch 3) in first ch-3 sp, 3 dc cluster in next ch-3 sp, ch 3, *(3 dc cluster, ch 3, 3 dc cluster, ch 3) in next ch-3 sp, 3 dc cluster in next ch-3 sp, ch 3; repeat from * around, join with sl st in top of 2 dc-cluster. Fasten off. (One 2-dc cluster, 17 3-dc clusters, 18 ch-3 sps made)
 Rnd 4: Join green with sc in first ch-3 sp, work 2 more sc in same ch-3 sp as joining, work 3 sc in each ch-3 sp around, join with sl st in first sc. Fasten off. (54 sc made)
Rnd 5: Join yellow with sc in first sc, (ch 3, 3 dc) in same sc as joining, skip next 2 sc, *(sc, ch 3, 3 dc) in next sc, skip next 2 sc; repeat from * around, join with sl st in first sc. Fasten off.

Special thanks go to Dena Casey for testing this pattern.

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