Celtic Knot Dishcloth

Holiday dishcloths, hot pads, and pot holders are favorite projects of mine. I love having them to put out to decorate and use in my kitchen. I came across this free Celtic Knot pattern while looking for St. Patrick's Day patterns. You can find the pattern here.

The most challenging part of this pattern is not letting the rings twist as you join the 4th ring. When I make this again I'd use pins to mark the required joining points on the rings prior to attempting to join them all together.

I saw another weaved styled hot pad pattern recently that I'd like to get to at some point. It was a fun project.

Shamrock Crochet Dishcloth

I read a blog post a DLY's Hooks and Yarn where she suggested using her free 4-Hearts Squares as a Shamrock Dishcloth pattern. Since I was looking for some St. Patrick's day themed items for my house, I decided to take up the challenge.

The pattern worked up quickly, I ended up using a K hook instead of a J as suggested and added and extra round of green to make the dishcloth a bit larger.

I used Bernat Handicrafter Cotton and Lily Sugar n'Cream to complete this project.

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Lucky Clover Dishcloth

I am determined to keep up my minimal knitting skills so I am practicing on dishcloths. I picked up Holiday Knit Dishcloths (Leisure Arts #5287) last fall and am determined to work my way through the seasons and keep up my basic knitting and have seasonal dishcloths to use in the kitchen.

I haven't decided to work on the Valentine's heart ones, since I made some Valentine's ones last year, or move on to the chick and bunny for Easter.

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Free Shamrock Crochet Dishcloth Pot Holder Pattern

This dishcloth was created from a free shamrock potholder pattern I found when I was updating my St. Patrick's Day patterns. I like this pattern better than the one I made from my potholder book. The shamrock is much more defined.

Lately I have been converting several potholder patterns to holiday dishcloths, as they tend to have the shapes and decorative aspects I have not seen in dishcloth patterns.

This one is already in service proving to be both decorative and useful. I have an Easter one in the works.

Free Holiday Patterns Available on the Following Blog Pages:

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Shamrock Crochet Dishcloth

It is wonderful to see my own holiday creations hanging in my kitchen. This pattern comes from an out of print pattern from Leisure Arts, Holiday Pot Holders, 2560. I have found the pot holders often make great dishcloths. If you do not make the second half, you have your dishcloth. While there are many free patterns on the Internet, I find lots of out of print books that provide me with creative patterns.

My suggestion is to shop around, but do not wait too long if you have your heart set on a specific vintage book. As I have mentioned before prices can range widely. However, kitchen items are popular and they can disappear quickly. Check the prices and then buy if you want the pattern.

Free Holiday Patterns Available on the Following Blog Pages:

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St. Patrick's Day Crochet Dishcloth

I hope everyone had a nice President's Day. Yesterday was a beautiful day off to spend with my husband. One of the wonderful things about working from home is deciding that I can take a day off. I had a long weekend and did not post ahead.

Last week I wrote about being glad Easter came late and this was one of the reasons. I visited my St. Patrick's Day page and downloaded some additional free patterns to make. This dishcloth was made from a free Granny Square pattern. Most of the times, I find a wonderful pattern like this I put the link on the appropriate blog page and print a copy for myself. However, the last year or so I have had problems periodically with my printer. Therefore, I add the link with the promise that I will go back to the page and download when the printer is back up again. I looked through my stored patterns and knew I had located more St. Patrick's Day patterns then were in my book. After realizing I had more time to play I went back to the page and found some wonderful goodies.

This pattern was the first I finished. I was thrilled I managed to complete the shamrock. The granny square has become a standard in my crocheting, but the shamrock was a challenge. For those who may want to make the pattern, the square ends with a traditional single crochet edge. I continued with a sc, chain 3, sc around ending with a slip stitch to complete. When I finished the dishcloth with just the single crochet it looked liked it needed something more.

Along with this pattern, I am almost finished with the free Hello Kitty pattern. I plan to start the free Barbie pattern I have listed on the St. Patrick's Day page.

Free Holiday Patterns Available on the Following Blog Pages:

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Easter

Graduation

Patriotic

Halloween Page

Thanksgiving

Christmas

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