Ice Cream Dishcloth/Potholder

A while back, I was inspired by a cute cupcake dishcloth to make this.  It's cute and useful, and it can be used as a dishcloth or a potholder.  I hope you like this design, and, as always, you can share as long as you give credit.

*Tip: If you want a dishcloth, use cotton yarn; if you want a potholder, use acrylic.

 

Materials:

H/5.00mm hook

Pink or preferred worsted yarn for ice cream

Brown or preffered worsted yarn for cone

Red worsted yarn for cherry

Yarn needle

 

Abbreviations:

ch- chain

dc- double crochet

sc- single crochet

st(s)- stitch(es)

sl st- slip stitch

sk- skip

hdc- half double crochet

dc dec- double crochet decrease

blo- back loops only

flo- front loops only

FO- finish off

 

Ice Cream Scoop:

 

Magic Ring, ch 2.

 

Row 1: 6 dc in ring (DO NOT JOIN), slightly tighten ring, ch 2, turn. (6)

Row 2: 2 dc in 1st st and in each st across, ch 2, turn. (12)

Row 3: 1 dc in 1st st, 2 dc in next st, (*1 dc in next st, 2 dc in next st*) across, ch 2, turn. (18)

Row 4: 1 dc in 1st st, 1 dc in next st, 2 dc in next st, (*1 dc in next 2 sts, 2 dc in next st*) across, ch 2, turn. (24)

Row 5: 1 dc in 1st st, 1 dc in next 2 sts, 2 dc in next st, (*1 dc in next 3 sts, 2 dc in next st*) across, ch 2, turn. (30)

Row 6: 1 dc in 1st st, 1 dc in next 3 sts, 2 dc in next st, (*1 dc in next 4 sts, 2 dc in next st*) across, ch 1. (36)

 

 

Edge:

 

You will now work on the flat edge where the beginning and end of each round is.  Count each ch 2 space and each dc as a st.

 

Row 1: 3 sc in 1st st, 2 sc in next 5 sts, 3 sc in magic ring, 2 sc in next 5 sts, 3 sc in last st. (29)

Row 2: Working in blo, 4 dc in 1st st, (*sk next st, sl st in next st, sk next st, 5 dc in next st*) across, sl st in last st, FO. (48)

 

Cone:

 

The cone is worked in the front loops of the last row.  This ensures that you won't have to do that pesky sewing that we all try to avoid :).

 

 In the flo, join the brown to the 2nd st of the last row, ch 2.

 

Row 1: Dc dec in 1st 2 sts, (*1 dc in next 3 sts, dc dec in next 2 sts*) until second to last stitch, ch 2, turn. (21)

Row 2: Dc dec in 1st 2 sts, 1 dc in next 17 sts, dc dec in last 2 sts, ch 2, turn. (19)

Row 3: Dc dec in 1st 2 sts, 1 dc in next 15 sts, dc dec in last 2 sts, ch 2, turn. (17)

Row 4: Dc dec in 1st 2 sts, 1 dc in next 13 sts, dc dec in last 2 sts, ch 2, turn. (15)

Row 5: Dc dec in 1st 2 sts, 1 dc in next 11 sts, dc dec in last 2 sts, ch 2, turn.  (13)

Row 6: Dc dec in 1st 2 sts, 1 dc in next 9 sts, dc dec in last 2 sts, ch 2, turn. (11)

Row 7: Dc dec in 1st 2 sts, 1 dc in next 7 sts, dc dec in last 2 sts, ch 2, turn. (9)

Row 8: Dc dec in 1st 2 sts, 1 dc in next 5 sts, dc dec in last 2 sts, ch 2, turn. (7)

Row 9: Dc dec in 1st 2 sts, 1 dc in next 3 sts, dc dec in last 2 sts, ch 2, turn. (5)

Row 10: Dc dec in 1st 2 sts, 1 dc in next 1 st, dc dec in last 2 sts, ch 2, turn. (3)

Row 11: Dc dec in 1st 2 sts, 1 dc in next st, FO. (2)

 

Cherry:

 

Magic Circle, ch 2.

 

Rd 1: 8 hdc in ring, tighten ring, join,m ch 2. (8)

Rd 2: 2 hdc in each st around, join. (Do not FO, go directly to directions for stem.) (16)

 

Stem:

 

Ch 15, sl st to same st, FO leaving a long tail for sewing.

 

Finishing:

 

Sew the cherry to the top of the ice cream scoop and use yarn needle to weave in ends.