Falling Leaves Dish Cloth ~FREE Crochet Pattern~

Falling Leaves Dish Cloth

~A FREE Crochet Pattern~

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Happy #freebiefriday friends! This crisp weather has me feeling Fall-y! How about you? I made a bun hat a couple years ago that had the Extreme Drop Stitch in it and I just realized that this stitch also looks like falling leaves! I didn't want to make a beanie this time tho, I wanted to make a dish cloth! As much as I don't want to admit it, this dish cloth pattern took me 2 weekends (only 4 days, lol!) to figure out. I finally got it the way I like it and am ready to share with you all! I hope you all like this pattern and the finished product as much as I do! If you make this dish cloth, please feel free to share your pictures of your finished projects in my Facebook group and/or my Facebook page (Both are linked at the end of this post)! Happy Crocheting! You can also check out my other dish cloth patterns! There's the Alpine Ridge Dish Cloth, the Criss Cross Dish Cloth, the Waffle Stitch Dish Cloth and the Even Berry Dish Cloth. The Even Berry Dish Cloth also has matching Hand Towel and Swiffer Refill patterns. 

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Supplies Needed:

-Size 4.0mm crochet hook

-Any #4 Worsted Weight, Cotton Yarn in 4 colors for your Secondary Colors and 1 color for your Main Color. (Examples were made with I Love This Cotton in the color Woods {For the Main Color} and I Love This Cotton in the colors Mango, Antique Gold, Red and Forest {For the Secondary Colors}). 

-Scissors

-Yarn Needle

Pattern Notes:

-This pattern uses US terminology.

-Chain 2 counts as a stitch.
-Only skip the chain 1 spaces, not the stitches. 

Abbreviations:

Ch.: Chain

Sl. St.: Slip Stitch

Beg.: Beginning
Sc: Single Crochet
Hdc: Half Double Crochet
EDS: Extreme Drop Stitch

St.: Stitch

YO: Yarn Over
Ea: Each

Rep: Repeat

FO: Finish Off
Sk: Skip
Sp: Space
MC: Main Color (Woods)
SC 1: First Secondary Color (Mango)
SC 2: Second Secondary Color (Antique Gold)
SC 3: Third Secondary Color (Red)
SC 4: Fourth Secondary Color (Forest)
* *: Repeat instructions in * *

Special Stitches:

Extreme Drop Stitch

1) YO, Insert hook into chain 1 space, yo, pull up a loop. YO, insert hook into same chain 1 space, yo, pull up a loop. (5 loops on hook)

2) YO, Insert hook into first chain 1 space from 1 row below, yo, pull up a loop. YO, insert hook into same chain 1 space, yo, pull up a loop. (9 loops on hook)

3) YO, Insert hook into chain 1 space from 2 rows below, yo, pull up a loop. *YO, insert hook into same chain 1 space, yo, pull up a loop* repeat * * once more. (15 loops on hook)

4) YO, Insert hook into 3rd chain 1 space from 1 row below, yo, pull up a loop. YO, insert hook into same chain 1 space, yo, pull up a loop. (19 loops on hook)

5) YO, Insert hook into 3rd chain 1 space, yo, pull up a loop. YO, insert hook into same chain 1 space, yo, pull up a loop. (23 loops on hook)

6) Pull through all loops on hook. Chain 1.

Pattern

Using your MC

Round 1: Ch 34. Hdc in 3rd ch from hook and in ea ch across. Turn. (32 Hdc)
Round 2: Ch 2, Hdc in next 3 st. *Ch 1, Hdc in next 8 st* until 4 st remain. Ch 1, Hdc in last 4 st. Turn. (32 Hdc and 4 Ch 1 sp)
Round 3: Ch 2, Hdc in next 2 st. Ch 1, Hdc, Ch 1, Sk Ch 1 Sp, Hdc. *Ch 1, Hdc in next 6 st, Ch 1, Hdc, Ch 1, Sk Ch 1 Sp, Hdc.* Until 3 st remain. Ch 1, Hdc in ea of the last 3 st. Turn. (32 Hdc, 12 Ch 1 Sp)
Round 4: Ch 2, Hdc in next 2 st. Ch 1, Sk Ch Sp, Hdc, Ch 1, Sk Ch Sp, Hdc, Ch 1, Sk Ch Sp, *Hdc in next 6 st, Ch 1, Sk Ch 1 Sp, Hdc, Ch 1, Sk Ch Sp, Hdc, Ch 1, Sk Ch Sp* until 3 st remain. Hdc in ea of the last 3 st. Turn. (32 Hdc and 12 Ch Sp)
Round 5: Ch 2, Hdc in next 2 st, Change to secondary color, EDS, Change back to Main Color, *Hdc in next 6 st, Change back to primary color, EDS, Change back to Main Color* until 3 st remain. Hdc in ea of the last 3 st. Turn. (24 Hdc and 4 EDS)
Round 6: Ch 2, Hdc in next 2 st, Hdc Inc in Ch 1 from EDS, *Hdc in next 6 st, Hdc Inc in Ch 1 from EDS* until 3 st remain. Hdc in ea of the last 3 st. Turn. (32 Hdc)
Round 7: Ch 1, Sc in ea st across. Turn. (32 sc)
Rounds 8-25: Rep rounds 2-7, 3 more times. Do Not turn on the last round 7 repeat.

Border Round

Sc in same st as last sc worked. Working along first side, *Sc in next st, Sc Inc in next st* until we reach the first corner. Working along bottom side, Sc Inc in first st, Sc in ea st across until we have 1 st rem before the second corner. Sc Inc in last st. Working along third side, *Sc in next st, Sc Inc in next st* until we reach the 3rd corner. Ss in Sc from round 25.

FO and Weave in all ends. 

Congrats! Your Dish Cloth is now complete!

I hope you liked the pattern! If you found a mistake please feel free to contact me using the Contact button or leave a comment below! Remember to share this post with your fellow crochet friends! Also, I would love to see your finished dish cloths! Please share your finished photos on my Facebook page here or in my Facebook Group here! You can also subscribe to my YouTube Channel where I post corresponding video tutorials every Friday! Happy stitching! 

This is an original design by Rachel Cantrell © Rachels Lovely Stitches

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