This cute cotton sea star dishcloth is perfect for all you beach lovers out there. Bring a piece of summer into your kitchen with this easy project.

Skill Level: Easy

Size: 8.5” [21.5 cm] across at widest point

Gauge: Center 3 rnds = 4”/10cm in pattern motif; Gauge not critical

Materials

Yarn: Lily Sugar ‘n Cream (100% cotton; 95 yards [86 meters]/70 grams): #01318 Black Currant (1 ball)
Hook: US size H/8 (5.0 mm) hook or size needed to obtain gauge
Notions: Tapestry needle

Pattern Notes

Ch-2 counts as 1 hdc throughout.
Ch-3 counts as 1 dc throughout.

Pattern

Ch 6, join into ring with sl st in 1st ch.
Rnd 1: Ch 3, 19 dc in ring. Join rnd with sl st in top of beg-ch-3. (20 dc)
Rnd 2: Ch 2, 2 dc in next dc, ch 3, 2 dc in next dc, *hdc in each of next 2 dc, 2 dc in next dc, ch 3, 2 dc in next dc. Rep from * around, hdc in next dc. Join rnd with sl st in top of beg-ch-2. 5 ch-3 sps
Rnd 3: Ch 1, [sc in next st, hdc in next st, (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in next ch-3 sp, hdc in next st, sc in next st, sk 2 sts] 5 times. Join rnd with sl st in 1st sc.
Rnd 4: [Sc in next st, hdc in each of next 3 sts, (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in next ch-3 sp, hdc in each of next 3 sts, sc in next st, sk 2 sts] 5 times. Join rnd with sl st in 1st sc.
Rnd 5: [Sl st in next st, sc in next st, hdc in each of next 2 sts, dc in each of next 2 sts, (3 tr, ch 3, 3 tr) in next ch-3 sp, dc in each of next 2 sts, hdc in each of next 2 sts, sc in next st, sl st in next st, sk 2 sts] 5 times. Join rnd with sl st in 1st sl st.
Rnd 6: (Sc in each of next 8 sts, 5 sc in next ch-3 sp, sc in each of next 8 sts, sk 2 sts) 5 times. Join rnd with sl st in 1st sc. End off.

Finishing

Weave in ends.