Gay Dish Cloth Pattern #4812

With White, ch 12, join to form a ring, ch 3 and work 23 dc in ring, join.

Ch 6, skip 1 dc, dc in next dc, * ch 3, skip 1 dc, dc in next dc, repeat from * 9 times, ch 3, join in 3rd st of ch, (12 meshes).

Ch 5, dc in mesh, * ch 2, dc in next dc, ch 2, dc in next mesh, repeat from * 10 times, ch 2, join to 3rd st of ch.

Ch 5, dc in next mesh, * ch 2, dc in next dc, ch 2, dc in next mesh, repeat from * all around, join.

Attach Color, ch 3, dc in mesh, ch 2, 2 dc in same mesh, * ch 2, skip 2 meshes, 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc (shell) in next mesh, repeat from * all around ending row with ch 2, join (16 shells). (When changing Color always complete last half of stitch with next Color.)

Sl st to center of shell, ch 3 and work a shell in center of each shell with ch 3 between shells.

Attach White in center of shell, ch 5, dc in same space, * ch 2, dc in next mesh, ch 2, dc in center of next shell, ch 2, dc in same space, repeat from * all around ending row with ch 2, dc in next mesh, ch 2, join.

Sl st into loop, ch 5, dc in next loop, ch 2, dc in next dc, * ch 2, dc in next loop, ch 2, dc in next loop, ch 2, dc in next loop, ch 2, dc in dc, repeat from * all around ending row with ch 2, dc in next loop, ch 2, join.

Sl st into mesh, ch 5, dc in next mesh, * ch 2, dc in next mesh, repeat from * all around, ending row with ch 2, join in 3rd st of ch.

Attach Color, sl st into mesh, ch 5, dc in next mesh, ch 2, dc in next mesh, ch 2, dc in next mesh, ** ch 2, 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc in next mesh, * ch 2, dc in next mesh, repeat from * 4 times, repeat from ** all around ending row with ch 2, 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc in next mesh, ch 2, join.

Same as last row working a shell in center of each shell and having one more mesh between shells.

Attach White in center of shell, ch 5, dc in next mesh, * ch 2, dc in next mesh, repeat from * 3 times, ** ch 2, dc in center of next shell, * ch 2, dc in next mesh, repeat from * 4 times, repeat from ** all around, join.

Sl st into next mesh, ch 5, dc in next mesh, * ch 2, dc in next mesh, repeat from * all around ending row with ch 2, join in 3rd st of ch.

Repeat 13th row.

Same as 13th row but having ch 3 between meshes.

Attach Color, sl st into next mesh, ch 5, dc in next mesh, ch 2, dc in next mesh, ch 2, dc in next mesh, ** ch 2, 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc in next mesh, * ch 2, dc in next mesh, repeat from * 4 times, repeat from ** all around ending row with ch 2, shell in next shell, ch 2, dc in next mesh, ch 2, join.

Same as 11th row.

Attach White in center of shell, ch 5, dc in same space, * ch 2, dc in next mesh, repeat from * 6 times, ch 2, 1 dc, ch 2, 1 dc in center of next shell, continue in same manner all around.

Same as 13th row.

Repeat 19th row having ch 3 between meshes.

Attach Color, sl st to center of mesh, ch 5, dc in next mesh, * ch 2, dc in next dc, repeat from * 5 times, ch 2, shell in next mesh, continue all around in same manner having 9 meshes between shells.

Sl st into next mesh, ch 5, dc in next mesh, * ch 2, dc in next mesh, repeat from * 5 times, ** ch 2, 2 dc in center of next shell, ch 4, sl st in top of dc for picot, 2 dc in same space, * ch 2, dc in next mesh, repeat from * 8 times, repeat from ** all around, break thread.

To form a ring in top of dish cloth join Color in dc in first row, Chain 14, join to opposite side, ch 1, turn and work 25 sc over ring.