Free Pattern- "Winters Dream" Dish Cloth

“Winters Dream” Dish Cloth
By Julee A. Reeves


Finished Size: 10” from point to point

Materials:
Approx. 1.5 ozs Worsted Weight Cotton Yarn
“H” crochet hook
Tapestry Needle
A little bit of time.

Special Stitches:
Popcorn: Dc in indicated space 5 times, take hook out of loop and insert into first
Dc made, then back into the dropped loop. Pull the loop through the first Dc.

Shell: (2 Dc, Ch2, 2 Dc) in indicated space.

Large Shell: (2 Dc, Ch2, 2 Dc, Ch2, 2 Dc, Ch2, 2 Dc) in indicated space.

Picot Shell: (4 Dc,Ch2, Sl St in 2nd Ch from Hk, 4 Dc) in indicated space.

Gauge:
First 3 Rnds of pattern= 3"

Rnd 1: Ch2, 6 Sc in second Ch from Hk; Join with Sl St in first Sc. (6 Sc)

Rnd 2: Ch3, Dc 4 times in same St as Sl St (base of Ch3), take hook out of loop
and insert into first Dc made (top of Ch3), then back into the dropped loop. Pull
the loop through the first Dc, Ch2 , *Popcorn in next Sc, Ch2*; Repeat from * to *
4 more times, Join with Sl St in top of beg Ch3. Sl St in next Ch2 Sp. (6 Popcorn
Sts, 6 Ch2 Sps)

Rnd 3: Ch3, (1 Dc, Ch2, 2 Dc) in same Sp as Sl St, Ch1, (Shell in next Ch2 Sp,
Ch1) 5 times, Join with Sl St in top of beg Ch3. Sl St in next Dc and in next Ch2
Sp. (6 Shells, 6 Ch1 Sps)

Rnd 4: Ch3, (1 Dc, Ch2, 2 Dc) in same Sp as Sl St, Ch3, Sc in next Ch1 Sp,
Ch3, (Shell in next Ch2 Sp, Ch3, Sc in next Ch1 Sp, Ch3) 5 times, Join with Sl
St in top of beg Ch3. Sl St in next Dc and in next Ch2 Sp. (6 Shells, 6 Sc,12 Ch3
Sps)

Rnd 5: Ch3, (1 Dc, Ch2, 2 Dc) in same Sp as Sl St, (Ch3, Sc in next Ch3 Sp) 2
times, Ch3, *Shell in next Ch2 Sp, (Ch3, Sc in next Ch3 Sp) 2 times, Ch3*;
Repeat from * to * 4 more times, Join with Sl St in top of beg Ch3. Sl St in next
Dc and in next Ch2 Sp. (6 Shells, 12 Sc, 18 Ch3 Sps)

Rnd 6: Ch3, (1 Dc, Ch2, 2 Dc) in same Sp as Sl St, (Ch3, Sc in next Ch3 Sp) 3
times, Ch3, *Shell in next Ch2 Sp, (Ch3, Sc in next Ch3 Sp) 3 times, Ch3*,
Repeat from * to * 4 more times, Join with Sl St in top of beg Ch3. Sl St in next
Dc and in next Ch2 Sp. (6 Shells, 18 Sc, 24 Ch3 Sps)

Rnd 7: Ch3, (1 Dc, Ch2, 2 Dc) in same Sp as Sl St, (Ch3, Sc in next Ch3 Sp) 4
times, Ch3, *Shell in next Ch2 Sp, (Ch3, Sc in next Ch3 Sp) 4 times, Ch3*,
Repeat from * to * 4 more times, Join with Sl St in top of beg Ch3. Sl St in next
Dc and in next Ch2 Sp. (6 Shells, 24 Sc, 30 Ch3 Sps)
Edging:

Option 1:
Rnd 8: Ch3, (1 Dc, Ch2, 2 Dc, Ch2, 2 Dc, Ch2, 2 Dc) in same Sp as Sl St, (Sc in
next Ch3 Sp, Shell in next Ch3 Sp) 2 times, Sc in next Ch3 Sp, *Large Shell in
next Ch2 Sp, (Sc in next Ch3 Sp, Shell in next Ch3 Sp) 2 times, Sc in next Ch3
Sp*, Repeat from * to * 5 times total, Join with Sl St in top of beg Ch3. Sl St in
next Dc and in next Ch2 Sp. (6 Large Shells, 12 Shells, 18 Sc)

Option 2: Ch3, (3 Dc, Ch2, Sl St in 2nd Ch from Hk, 4 Dc) in same Sp as Sl St,
(Sc in next Ch3 Sp, Shell in next Ch3 Sp) 2 times, Sc in next Ch3 Sp, *Picot
Shell in next Ch2 Sp, (Sc in next Ch3 Sp, Shell in next Ch3 Sp) 2 times, Sc in
next Ch3 Sp*, Repeat from * to * 5 times total, Join with Sl St in top of beg Ch3.
Sl St in next Dc and in next Ch2 Sp. (6 Picot Shells, 12 Shells, 18 Sc)

This Pattern is copyrighted to Julee A. Reeves, July, 2011. Pattern is for
personal (gifts and that sort of thing) and charity use only. If you would like to
sell the finished item please contact me for permission. If permission to sell the
finished item is granted it may not be sold online without extra consent from me.

Thank you!

Julee Reeves (JR Designs)

My Recent FO's

Here are some things I've made within the last week (give or take a day):


Each corner of the pic shows the back side of my scrubbers and the one in the middle shows the scrubby side of my scrubbers. These worked up in under 20 minutes each and were fun and relaxing.




The items pictured above are Octopus Scrubbers. They are reversible. At first they look like Octopus Toys then when you turn them inside out you can see they have scrubbers built in. The left and right Octopus Scrubbers in the first picture are a little different. The left one is twice the size as the one on the left. All three of the Octopus Scrubbers were made with Cotton Yarn and Nylon Netting cut into strips and then crocheted into scrubbers. This is my own design and has not been written up yet.





All those Octopus Scrubbers I made really prompted me to make some Octopus stuffed toys. These were all made within the last few days. I've really enjoyed working them up and I can't wait to make more in other fun colors. Again, this is my own design and has not been written up yet.



These pot holders were made within the last week as well. The blue variegated one was worked in the round so the back looks just like the front. I love that pattern and have made quite a few of them. They work up very quickly.

The 4 potholders all in the same photo are made from the infamous magic square method. My grandma taught me that one MANY, MANY years ago and it's one I'll never forget. They are virtually unbeatable.

All the items above were made to sell. 2 of the Octopus Toys are sold already (just waiting to be picked up), the other one was just for fun. Everything else has been put into some plastic tubs and will be sold at a craft show later this year. All the proceeds from that will be going to Babies Savings (for anything we might need before or after baby is born).

Thanks for looking ya'll!!! Happy Knitting and Crocheting!!

Julee

An update on what's been going on in my life!!!

Ok, I owe ya'll an update. It's been a while.

Well, I am now into my second trimester (just a 2 weeks in) and thank goodness some of the morning sickness has lightened up a bit. I'm still having trouble eating and I've lost a little more weight but I'm feeling much better. I am learning my limits as a pregnant woman and learning more about the changes my body is going through.

My fiancee, Andrew, is being very supportive and is VERY excited about being a daddy just as I am VERY excited about being a mommy. I know it's gonna be a challenge and our lives are in the process of changing forever but we are both ready and willing to be the best parents we can possibly be.

We decided 2-3 weeks ago to postpone the wedding till next year. After the decision was made I was extremely relieved. I had been so sick that I knew planning a wedding would make things even worse and I really don't need any more stress than I already have right now.

On to my crochet life as of late........ I have some wonderful news for ya'll. One of my designs has been accepted for Crochet Worlds Dec Issue and I also just found out a week ago that this design will also be featured in the winners circle. I am soooo ecstatic. This has fulfilled a life long dream of mine.

Speaking with my dad yesterday I was reminded of exactly how long I had been dreaming about becoming a published designer. Apparently I had been dreaming about it since I was approximately 10 years old (13 years ago). It took a long time to achieve my goal but I'm so glad I stuck with it.

This post is already really long and I still have pictures to post so I'm gonna finish this post off and get some pictures up of all the things I've been working on.

Where has the class gone in this world?

Recently on Ravelry I had to remind a gal that a particular pattern can be used for charity and personal use only. I had written this at the bottom of the pattern she used yet she chose to ignore it and post openly that her shawl will bring a pretty penny when she sold it. Well, I just found out that she posted a new paragraph on the project page for this shawl saying some very rude things and I'd like to address them.

If you are gonna use someones pattern for the express reason of selling the finished item please email the designer first and get permission. We put a lot of time into our designs and we have our reasons for any policies we may have regarding our patterns.

If you have a problem with our policies just remember: We are the ones who put the time and effort into designing and writing up our patterns. We have more than earned the right to choose how our patterns can be used.

If you have an opinion about a designer and choose to disregard policies, keep it to yourself. It's not very classy to demean someone publicly just because they politely reminded you of something you were trying to ignore.

This one is to the person who decided to show there complete lack of class:
I am luckily very young and will not be dieing anytime soon (Lord willing) but many years down the road when I do pass away the rules will remain the same.
I did not rob this world of anything by reminding you of something that others have willingly complied with. What makes you better than them?
I really do think you're shawl is beautiful. It was very well made and the colors are wonderful.
I'm sorry you felt you had to lash out at me in public after I left a VERY polite comment on your project page.
If you really want to sell things you make you might think about designing your own shawls and such. Then you can sell them without issue. That's something that got me designing. It's really quite freeing.
If you have any more opinions you can message me privately on Ravelry.