V Stitch Dishcloth Designer Unknown From: Dishcloth Boutique Finished size about 9 x 9 Rating: Easy - Medium Materials: Cotton Worsted weight, 2 3/4 oz (80gr). Crochet Hook size G (4.00mm) Stitches Used: FPdc: To work Front Post double crochet - YO, insert hook from front to back around post of st indicated, YO and pull up a loop (3 loops on hook), (YO and draw through 2 loops on hook) twice.

Chain 41.

Row 1: (Right Side) Dc in fourth ch from hook (3 skipped chs count as first dc), skip next ch, (dc, ch 1, dc) in next ch, * skip next ch, dc in next ch, skip next ch, (dc, ch 1, dc) in next ch; repeat from * across to last 3 chs, skip next ch, dc inlast 2 chs: 30 dc and 9 ch 1 sps.

Row 2: Ch 3 (counts as first dc, now and throughout), work FPdc around next dc, * (dc, ch 1, dc) in next ch 1 sp, skip next dc, work FPdc around next dc; repeat from * across to last dc.
Fows 3 - 16: Ch 3, turn; work FPdc around next FPdc, * (dc, ch 1, dc) in next ch 1 sp, skip next dc, work FPdc around next FPdc; repeat from * across to last dc, dc in last dc; do not finish off.

Edging:

Round 1: Ch 1, turn; 2 sc in same st, sc in each dc and in each ch 1 sp across to last dc, 3 sc in last dc; work 35 sc evenly spaced across end of rows; working in free loops of beginning ch, 3 sc in first ch, sc in next 37 chs, 3 sc in next ch; work 35 sc evenly spaced across end of rows, sc in same st as first sc; join with slip st to Back Loop Only of first sc. 156 sc.

Round 2: Ch 3, do not turn; 2 dc in Back Loop Only of same st, * dc in Back Loop Only of next sc, (dc in Front Loop Only of next sc, dc in Back Loop Only of next sc) across to center sc of next corner 3 sc group, 3 dc in Back Loop Only of center sc; repeat from * 2 times more, dc in Back Loop Only of next sc, (dc in Front Loop Only of next sc, dc in Back Loop Only of next sc) across; join with slip st to first dc, finish off.