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Easter Egg Granny Washcloth

Easter Egg Granny Washcloth

The bright and cheerful colors of the Easter Egg Granny Washcloth are a fun way to perk up the kitchen or paired with a homemade bath fizz to add a special touch to an Easter basket. Easter crochet patterns are often all about the pastel colors, but the bold and happy colors of the Red Heart Scrubby Smoothie yarn are a joyful upgrade to the traditional colors. These quick and easy granny stitch cloths can be used as either dishcloths or washcloths. These Easter washcloths will put a smile on your face every time you see them.

This pattern originally appeared on mooglyblog.com.
Easter Egg Granny Washcloth

Crochet HookI/9 or 5.5 mm hook

Yarn Weight(4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)

Crochet Gauge12 stitches and 8 rows = 4 inches in modified granny stitch

Finished Size8.5" tall x 7.5" wide

Materials List

  • 40 yds (each) Red Heart Scrubby Smoothie (100% Cotton; 4 – Medium/UK: 10-12 ply; 153 yd/140 m; 3.5 oz/100 g)

    • Color A: Brite Pink

    • Color B: Lemony

    • Color C: Lime

    • Color D: Caribbean

    • Color E: Lavender


  • US – I, 5.5mm hook

Instructions

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Crochet Abbreviations
Working into the Edge

NOTE: If desired, substitute a Chainless Starting Double Crochet for the ch 3 at the start of Rows 2 – 15.

  1. Row 1 (RS): Ch 13, skip the ch closest to the hook, sc in next ch, hdc in next ch, dc until 2 chs rem, hdc in next ch, sc in last ch; turn. (12 sts)

  2. Row 2 (WS): Ch 3 (counts as first dc here and throughout), 2 dc in first st, skip 2 sts, 3 dc between the posts of the previous st and the next st, *skip 3 sts, 3 dc between the posts of the previous st and the next st; rep from * until 3 sts rem, skip 2 sts, 3 dc in the last st, turn. (15 sts)

  3. Row 3 and 4: Repeat Row 2. (21 sts in Row 4)

  4. Row 5: Ch 3, dc in first st, skip 2 sts, 3 dc between the posts of the previous st and the next st, *skip 3 sts, 3 dc between the posts of the previous st and the next st; rep from * until 3 sts rem, skip 2 sts, 2 dc in the last st, turn. (22 sts)

  5. Row 6: Ch 3, skip the next st, 3 dc between the posts of the previous st and the next st, *skip 3 sts, 3 dc between the posts of the previous st and the next st; rep from * until 2 sts rem, skip the next st, dc in the last st, turn. (23 sts)

  6. Row 7 and 8: Repeat Rows 5 and 6.

  7. Row 9: Repeat Row 5.

  8. Row 10: Ch 3, skip the next st, 2 dc between the posts of the previous st and the next st, *skip 3 sts, 3 dc between the posts of the previous st and the next st; rep from * until 5 sts rem, skip 3 sts, 2 dc between the posts of the previous st and the next st, skip the next st, dc in the last st, turn. (21 sts)

  9. Row 11: Ch 3, skip the next 2 sts, 2 dc between the posts of the previous st and the next st, *skip 3 sts, 3 dc between the posts of the previous st and the next st; rep from * until 6 sts rem, skip 3 sts, 2 dc between the posts of the previous st and the next st, skip 2 sts, dc in the last st, turn. (18 sts)

  10. Row 12 – 14: Repeat Row 11. (9 sts in Row 14)

  11. Row 15: Ch 3, skip the next 2 sts, 2 dc between the posts of the previous st and the next st, skip 3 sts, 2 dc between the posts of the previous st and the next st, skip 2 sts, dc in the last st; turn. (6 sts)

  12. Edging: Ch 1, sc in the first st, hdc in next st, dc in next 2 sts, hdc in next st, sc in last st, sc evenly around remainder of cloth; join and break yarn.

Easter Egg Granny Washcloth
Easter Egg Granny Washcloth

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