Free Crochet Pattern- Alpine Stitch Dish Cloth
Wow it’s been a crazy few weeks!!! For those that do not know- We had a Tropical storm come through our area that saturated the ground, heavily. Then 10 days later, Hurricane Helene!! We spent quite a while without power, Wifi, cell signals, and everything else that goes with it. Because of that I was unable to get September’s Dish cloth pattern to you!!
But, I’m happy to share this new stitch with you! The Alpine stitch is another great stitch that creates texture by alternating post stitches. It looks so much more complex than it truly is. I’m confident that you will enjoy this one as much as I do!
Join me as we explore the Alpine stitch working up a dish cloth and future patterns.
The stitch diagram below shows the stitch/row repeat. You can see from the diagram the sifting of the stitches. It’s amazing how adding or subtracting a stitch here or there can create a different look!!
Abbreviations
- Ch- Chain
- Dc- Double Crochet
- FPtc- Front Post Treble Crochet
- Sc- Single Crochet
- SSc- Stacked Single Crochet- sc in stitch. Insert hook into the left vertical bar of the single crochet that you just made. Yarn over and pull up a loop. Finish the single crochet as normal.
Hook
G/ 4.00 mm hook
Yarn
Queensland Coastal Cotton- Ocean Mist Collection – Marley Beach- 1 ball
Each dishcloth used approx. 42 g of yarn
Size
8 ½” x 7 ½”
The Pattern
Ch 30
Row 1: Starting in the 3rd loop from hook, Dc in each stitch across. Turn (28)
Row 2: Ch 1, sc. Turn
Row 3: SSc, [FPtc, dc] to last st, dc. Turn
Row 4: Ch 1, sc. Turn
Row 5: SSc, dc [FPtc, dc]. Turn
Repeat rows 2-5; 4 times
Or until desired height
