Snowflake Washcloth

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When I think of January I think of cold and snowy. We haven't had much snow yet this season where I live, but I know half the country has been getting hit hard with snow and ice storms over the past couple of days. I'm not terribly sad we haven't had lots of snow because I don't really love it, especially driving in it, but it can be awfully pretty when everything is covered in a blanket of white. 

I decided it would be fitting to make a snowflake design for January, so I did, and I turned it into a washcloth. This snowflake design is made using puff stitches that raise up to create the snowflake design. This also gives some texture to the washcloth.  

I used white cotton yarn, I used the Walmart brand yarn for mine just because I was out of white cotton and happened to be at Walmart for some other stuff and that was the only kind they had and I didn't want to run all over town looking for white cotton yarn. It is similar to any of the other worsted weight cotton yarns, like Peaches & Cream, Sugar n' Cream, I Love this Cotton, etc. I have used all of those and more for crocheted washcloths and any of them will work. 

I have both a graph and written instructions for this pattern. For the graph the blue squares represent single crochet stitches and the white squares the puff stitches. The puff stitches push out to the back so the puff stitches are worked on the wrong side. 

How to Crochet a Snowflake Washcloth 

Finished size: approximately 8" square

You will need:

• white worsted weight cotton yarn (sample made with Mainstays 100% Cotton Yarn in White)
• H crochet hook (5mm)
• yarn needle

Instructions: 

Special Stitch:

Puff Stitch- [yo, insert hook, pull up a loop] 4 times, yo, pull through all 9 loops on the hook

If you prefer to follow the chart start by chaining 30, then work 1 sc for each blue square and 1 puff for each white square. Finish off by single crocheting around the entire square. For written pattern continue below.

ch 30

Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook and each ch to the end (29 sc)

Row 2: ch 1, turn, sc in each st (29 sc)

Row 3: ch 1, turn, sc in first 5 sts, puff st in next st, sc in 6 sts, puff st, sc in 3 sts, puff st, 6 sc, puff st, sc in 5 sts (25 sc, 4 puff sts)

Row 4: ch 1, turn, sc in each st (29 sc)

Row 5: ch 1, turn, sc in first 2 sts, puff st in next st, sc in next st, puff st, sc in 3 sts, puff st, sc in 5 sts, puff st, sc in 5 sts, puff st, sc in 3 sts, puff st, sc in next st, puff st, sc in 2 sts (22 sc, 7 puff sts)

Row 6: ch 1, turn, sc in each st (29 sc)

Row 7: ch 1, turn, sc in first 6 sts, puff st in next st, sc in 5 sts, puff st, sc in 1 st, puff st, sc in 1 st, puff st, sc in 5 sts, puff st, sc in 6 sts (24 sc, 5 puff sts)

Row 8: ch 1, turn, sc in each st (29 sc)

Row 9: ch 1, turn, sc in first 4 sts, puff st in next st, sc in 3 sts, puff st, sc in 5 sts, puff st, sc in 5 sts, puff st, sc in 3 sts, puff st, sc in 4 sts (24 sc, 5 puff sts)

Row 10: ch 1, turn, sc in each st (29 sc)

Row 11: ch 1, turn, sc in first 10 sts, puff st in next st, sc in 3 sts, puff st, sc in 3 sts, puff st, sc in 10 sts (26 sc, 3 puff sts)

Row 12: ch 1, turn, sc in each st (29 sc)

Row 13: ch 1, turn, sc in first 2 sts, puff st in next st, sc in 3 sts, puff st, sc in 5 sts, puff st, sc in 1 st, puff st, sc in 1 st, puff st, sc in 5 sts, puff st, sc in 3 sts, puff st, sc in 2 sts (22 sc, 7 puff sts)

Row 14: ch 1, turn, sc in each st (29 sc)

Row 15: ch 1, turn, sc in first 4 sts, puff st in next st, [sc in 1 st, puff st in next st] 10 times, sc in 4 sts (18 sc, 11 puff sts)

Row 16: ch 1, turn, sc in each st (29 sc)

Row 17: ch 1, turn, sc in first 2 sts, puff st in next st, sc in 3 sts, puff st, sc in 5 sts, puff st, sc in 1 st, puff st, sc in 1 st, puff st, sc in 5 sts, puff st, sc in 3 sts, puff st, sc in 2 sts (22 sc, 7 puff sts)

Row 18: ch 1, turn, sc in each st (29 sc)

Row 19: ch 1, turn, sc in first 10 sts, puff st in next st, sc in 3 sts, puff st, sc in 3 sts, puff st, sc in 10 sts (26 sc, 3 puff sts)

Row 20: ch 1, turn, sc in each st (29 sc)

Row 21: ch 1, turn, sc in first 4 sts, puff st in next st, sc in 3 sts, puff st, sc in 5 sts, puff st, sc in 5 sts, puff st, sc in 3 sts, puff st, sc in 4 sts (24 sc, 5 puff sts)

Row 22: ch 1, turn, sc in each st (29 sc)

Row 23: ch 1, turn, sc in first 6 sts, puff st in next st, sc in 5 sts, puff st, sc in 1 st, puff st, sc in 1 st, puff st, sc in 5 sts, puff st, sc in 6 sts (24 sc, 5 puff sts)

Row 24: ch 1, turn, sc in each st (29 sc)

Row 25: ch 1, turn, sc in first 2 sts, puff st in next st, sc in next st, puff st, sc in 3 sts, puff st, sc in 5 sts, puff st, sc in 5 sts, puff st, sc in 3 sts, puff st, sc in next st, puff st, sc in 2 sts (22 sc, 7 puff sts)

Row 26: ch 1, turn, sc in each st (29 sc)

Row 27: ch 1, turn, sc in first 5 sts, puff st in next st, sc in 6 sts, puff st, sc in 3 sts, puff st, 6 sc, puff st, sc in 5 sts (25 sc, 4 puff sts)

Row 28: ch 1, turn, sc in each st (29 sc)

Row 29: ch 1, turn, sc in each st (29 sc)

Border: ch 1, turn, sc 1 in each st across the top, in the last st work 3 sc, turn to work down the side, work 1 sc in the side of each row, 3 sc in corner, turn and sc across the bottom, 3 sc in corner, turn and sc in the side of the rows, 2 more sc in same st as first st

Finish off and weave in ends