Mitered Square Dishcloths

These dishcloths are super easy to make and have a big impact.  The texture makes them fun and interesting.  I've written the instructions to make them using 2 colors of yarn, but you could easily make them with only one color, or with several colors.  It's all up to you!

Materials:

I Hook

Cotton Yarn (I used Peaches & Creme in a variety of colors)

Special Stitches:

SC3tog= Single crochet 3 together.  Insert hook into first st and pull up a loop (2 loops on hook).  Insert hook into next stitch and pull up a loop (3 loops on hook).  Insert hook into next stitch and pull up a loop (4 loops on hook).  Yarn over and pull through all 4 loops. 

Created using 2 colors, Color A and Color B.  These will be referred to as A and B throughout the pattern.

Begin with A.
Ch 35.
R1: SC in 2nd ch from hook and next 14 st.  SC3tog.  SC to end of row.
R2: Ch 1, turn.  SC in each st until you reach the stitch just before the one created when you SC3tog.  SC3tog (having the previous SC3tog be the center stitch of those 3).  SC to end of row.  In the final stitch, drop A and pick up B when pulling through the last loop of your SC.
R3: This is the right side.  You will only work in the back loops when working the right side.  Ch 1, turn.  SC in each st until you reach the stitch just before the one created when you SC3tog.  SC3tog.  SC to end of row.
R4: This is the wrong side.  You will work in both loops when working the wrong side.  Ch 1, turn.  SC in each st until you reach the stitch just before the one created when you SC3tog.  SC3tog.  SC to end of row.  In the final stitch, drop B and pick up A when pulling through the last loop of your SC.

Continue pattern in like fashion.  In the final stitches of the square, you will SC3tog making them into one final stitch.   To create the border, you have two options:

Option 1 (continuing the color you end on to create the border): Ch 1.  3 SC in same stitch.  Continue using SC around the entire square, using 3 SC in each corner stitch.  Join with sl st in the top of the first SC made.  Tie off and hide ends.