Ballerina Dish Cloth
copyright Francis Black 1948
Rating: Easy - Medium
I found this pattern at "Home in the Heartland." It is more likely to be used as a decoration than a dishcloth, but it is very pretty, so I had to include it. I will get a photo as soon as possible.
Materials: Bedspread weight crochet cotton - main color and small amount of contrast color. Steel crochet hook size 1.50 mm

Directions:

Waist
Using Main Color:
Round 1: Ch 36, join with sl st to form a ring. Ch4, skip 1 ch, dc in next ch, *ch2, skip 1 ch, dc in next ch, repeat from *. Join.
Round 2: Ch 4, dc in dc *ch 2, dc in dc, repeat from *. Join.
Round 3 - 7: Repeat round 2.

Skirt
Round 1: Ch 4, dc under ch, *ch2, dc in dc, ch 2, dcunder ch, repeat from*. Join.
Round 2: Ch 4, dc under ch, *ch2, dc in dc, ch 2, dc under ch, repeat from *. Join.
Round 3: Ch 4, dc under ch, ch 2, dc in next 4 dc, *ch 2, dc under ch, ch 2, dc in next 4 dc, repeat from *. Join.
Round 4: Ch 4, dc in dc, *ch 2, dc in dc, repeat from *. Join.
Round 5: Ch 4, dc under ch, *ch 2, dc in dc, repeat from *. Join.
Round 6 - 13: Repeat round 5, join, cut thread.
Round 14: Join cc in dc, ch4, *dc under ch, ch2, dc under next ch, ch2, dc under next ch, ch 2, dc in dc, repeat from *. Join.
Round 15: Ch 4, dc in dc, *ch 2, dc in next dc, ch 2, dc in dc, repeat from *. Join, cut thread.
Round 16: Join main color in dc, ch 4, dc in dc, *ch 2, dc in dc, repeat from *. Join.
Round 17: Repeat Round 16. Join, cut thread.

Edge
Join cc in dc with a sc, *ch 3, sl st in 3rd chain from hook to make a picot, sc under ch, repeat from *. Join, cut thread.

Finishing Waist
Join cc in dc, ch 3, sl st in 3rd ch from hook to make a picot, sc under ch, repeat all around top of waist. Join, cut thread.

Shoulder Straps
There should be 9 open meshes for front of waist and 9 for the back. Join main color under ch. Ch 4, sc under same ch *ch 3, turn, dc between dc, repeat from * 7 times. Join under ch at back of waist, fasten, cut thread. Repeat for second strap.

With cc, ch a chain long enough to braid through waist and tie into a bow.

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