Once you have done a craft for a while, you come to a place where certain projects can start to become mundane. It’s important to keep yourself inspired and motivated. To do so, you may tackle a new stitch or challenge yourself to a more difficult project. This definitely happens to me from time to time. When I stitched this zigzag interlock crochet dishcloth, I am certain that it was one of those times. I had been making so many of the same things over and over. That’s why I picked up this quick little project and taught myself a new technique.
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Zigzag Interlock Crochet Dishcloth Project Info:
Craft: Crochet
Made For: Learning and then my Etsy shop😊
Started: October 1, 2016
Completed: October 3, 2016
Hook sizes: 5.0 mm (H)
ZigZag Interlock Crochet Dishcloth Pattern Info:
I created the dishcloth pattern using the basic pattern stitch repeat instructions from the book Interlocking Crochet by Tanis Galik. Currently the only copy of the book I could find to share with you was on Amazon. It must be close to being out of print because the price was much higher than what I had paid for it years ago.
Yarn used for the ZigZag Interlock Crochet Dishcloth
I actually documented which yarns I used for this project!! I used Knit Picks Dishie yarn in the colorway Aster and Lily Sugar N’ Cream in white. Of course I can no longer find the colorway Aster. However I am sharing the Mulberry colorway which is the closest one I could find. You could also use the Dishie in white for this project. At the time I don’t think I had any on hand. I just used what I had in my stash. As long as you are using 100 % cotton for dishcloth patterns, it’s really your preference for which brand to go with.
Places to yarn shop would be Knit Picks, Amazon , Lion Brand , Lovecrafts, Mary Maxim , A Cherry on Top, and Create For Less websites.
Crochet Hooks and tools
For this project I used U.S. Size H (5.0 mm) hook.
Furthermore, something else that comes in handy if you decide you’d like to stitch these sets up for yourself is a good set of crochet hooks. Undoubtedly my favorite brand to use are the Knit Picks brand.
I also have a cute little set from Amazon that I love too. You can buy this one fairly inexpensively and it comes with some tools and notions that will be helpful too. Several buying options to choose from and I don’t think you can go wrong with any of them. 🙂 Additionally I have the light up set pictured below. I love that it’s rechargeable!
Additional Tools for when your wrists and/or hands ache
If you are like me and you knit and crochet a lot, something that I have found is useful at times is a pair of stress relief gloves. I own a few different kinds, but I do think any of them is better than not using anything at all if your hands and wrists are bothering you. In fact I’ll include a few links for you to check out.
Need a little more help?
That should be about all you need if you want to try this one out. If you feel like you might need a little extra assistance and want online classes to help you, check out the links below for Crafty and Annie’s. Both have numerous classes to choose from to improve your skills or teach you something new. You can always learn something new!
Please let me know if you have any questions or need any help. However if you are more interested in custom ordering one already made, you can contact me for that as well. I still sell the finished items. You can contact me here or find me in my Etsy shop: Stay@Home Stitchings
Happy Stitching!
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~Mindy~
