Crochet Floral Bounty Dishcloth

Introducing the Crochet Floral Bounty Dishcloth
The Crochet Floral Bounty Dishcloth is a delightful and practical addition to your kitchen essentials. This charming dishcloth is expertly crafted using the art of crochet, resulting in a unique and eye-catching design that will brighten up your daily chores.
Specifications
Skill: Easy
Size: About 10” diameter
Materials
- Worsted Weight Cotton:
- Yellow – ½ oz, 25 yd (15 g, 23 m)
- Blue – 1 oz, 50 yd (30 g, 46 m)
- White – 1½ oz, 75 yd (45 g, 68 m) (Sugar ‘n Cream)
Crochet Hook: Size I-9 (5.50 mm)
Joining Techniques
Joining with sc: When instructed to join with sc, begin with sl knot on hook, insert hook in stitch or space indicated, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and draw through both loops on hook.
Special Stitches
Half Treble Crochet (htr)
Yo twice, insert hook in stitch or space indicated, yarn over and draw loop through, yarn over, draw through 2 loops, yarn over and draw through 3 loops on hook.
Dishcloth Instructions
Round 1
(Right Side) Starting at center, with Yellow, chain 3, 8 half double crochet in 3rd chain from hook (skipped chain counts as first hdc); join with slip stitch to first hdc. (9 hdc)
Round 2
Chain 2, half double crochet in same stitch, [2 half double crochet in next hdc] around; join with slip stitch to first hdc. (18 hdc) Finish off and weave in ends.
Round 3
With right side facing, join Blue with slip stitch to any hdc, chain 3 (counts as first double crochet now and throughout), (2 double crochet, chain 2, 3 double crochet) in same stitch, skip next 2 hdc, [(3 double crochet, chain 2, 3 double crochet) in next hdc, skip next 2 hdc] around join with slip stitch to first double crochet. (36 dc, 6 chain-2 spaces)
Round 4
Slip stitch in next 2 double crochet, slip stitch in chain-2 space, chain 3, (2 double crochet, chain 2, 3 double crochet) in same space, single crochet in space between next two 3-double crochet groups, [(3 double crochet, chain 2, 3 double crochet) in next chain-space, single crochet in space between next two 3-double crochet groups] around; join. Finish off and weave in ends.
Round 5
With right side facing, join White with single crochet to any chain-2 space, 2 single crochets in same space, chain 2, (half treble crochet, chain 2, half treble crochet) in next single crochet, chain 2, [3 single crochets in next chain-space, chain 2, (half treble crochet, chain 2, half treble crochet) in next single crochet, chain 2] around; join with slip stitch to first single crochet. (18 sc, 18 chain-spaces, 12 htr)
Round 6
Chain 3 (counts as first double crochet now and throughout), (double crochet, chain 2, double crochet) in next single crochet, double crochet in next single crochet, 2 double crochet in next chain-space, 3 double crochet in next chain-space, 2 double crochet in next chain-space, [double crochet in next single crochet, (double crochet, chain 2, double crochet) in next single crochet, double crochet in next single crochet, 2 double crochet in next chain-space, 3 double crochet in next chain-space, 2 double crochet in next chain-space] around; join with slip stitch to first double crochet. (66 dc – 11 dc between each chain-2 space) DO NOT FINISH OFF.
Border Instructions
Round 1
With right side facing, slip stitch in next 2 double crochet, slip stitch in chain-2 space, chain 1, (single crochet, chain 6, single crochet, chain 5) in same space, skip next 2 double crochet, [single crochet in next double crochet, chain 5, skip next 2 double crochet] around, working (single crochet, chain 6, single crochet, chain 5, skip next 2 double crochet) in each corner chain-2 space; join with slip stitch to first single crochet.