Pretty Little Shells
I've been searching for the perfect spa cloth and I believe I've found it! Light and soft enough to be luxurious and strong enough to scrub with, this cloth is not just beautiful but useful, too. It's a perfect combination that you're sure to love.
Materials:
-1 ball KnitPicks CotLin DK (70% Tanguis Cotton, 30% Linen - 123 yards/50g ball) -Size F crochet hook -Tapestry needle for weaving in ends. Abbreviations (U.S. Notation): ch...chain stitch hdc...half-double crochet sk...skip st...stitch
Notes:
Gauge is not vital to this project, but the samples were crocheted at 1.5 shells per inch, yielding a cloth approximately 10.25 inches (26 centimeters) square. Size can be adjusted by altering the length of the initial chain or by using a different size hook (though this changes somewhat the character of the fabric), or a different yarn and appropriate hook.
The Pattern:
(Multiples of 3) Ch 45. Row 1:Hdc in the 4th ch from the hook and each ch across: 43 hdc (including turning chain). Row 2: Ch 2, turn. Sk 1 st, 3 hdc in next st, [sk 2 sts, 3 hdc in next st] across to last 2 st, sk 1 st, hdc in starting ch: 14 shells. (In the following repeats, the turning chain is ignored and the last hdc in the row is worked into the first hdc of the previous row.) Row 3: Ch 2, turn. Hdc in first st and each st across: 43 hdc. Repeat Rows 2 and 3 until cloth is square, ending on Row 3. Finish off, weave in your ends, and enjoy your cloth!
Pretty Little Shells crochet pattern is Copyright 2012 by Deborah Ellis. Please feel free to make copies of this pattern for personal use; please do not distribute this pattern in any format without my express permission. Please feel free to sell any items you make from this pattern.The author can be contacted at neatlytangled@gmail.com. Thank you!
