Moss Stitch Turned Rounds Square Dishcloth

Moss Stitch Turned Rounds Square Dishcloth

Unlike a moss stitch square crocheted in-the-round, this turned-rounds design creates truly squared corners by correcting the bias that causes the swirly curvy shape. (See below the pattern instructions for how the moss stitch looks when done in-the-round.)

This method also makes a reversible cloth, not one that almost looks the same on both sides.

FINISHED SIZE:  About 7 inches square

GAUGE:  Not important. Simply do rounds until your desired size is reached.

MATERIALS

• About 55 yards of #4 / medium / worsted cotton yarn (yarn pictured is Premier Yarns Home Cotton)
• Crochet hook size 4.5 mm if yarn is thinner, as is the yarn I used; 5.0 mm if yarn is thicker, such as Lily Sugar 'n Cream.
• Yarn needle

ABBREVIATIONS, SPECIAL STITCHES (US TERMS)

• ch - chain
• cor - corner
• ea - each
• hdc - half double crochet
• ms - moss stitch - (sc, ch 1) in indicated ch sp
• ms-cor - moss stitch corner - (sc, ch 2, sc, ch 1) in indicated corner sp
• sc - single crochet
• sl st - slip stitch
• sp - space
• st - stitch

RND 1:  Magic circle, ch 1, (sc in circle, ch 2) 4x, close circle, sl st join to first sc. [12 sts]
RND 2:  Turn, (ms-cor in next cor sp) 4x, sl st join to first sc. [5 sts/side]
RND 3:  Turn, (ms in next ch sp, ms-cor in next cor sp) around, sl st join to first sc. [7 sts/side]
RND 4:  Turn, ms in ea ch sp until next cor, ms-cor in next cor sp, (ms in ea ch sp until next cor, ms-cor in cor sp) around, ms in ea ch sp until end of rnd, sl st join to first sc. [ea rnd adds 2 sts/side]
RND 5 to 13:  Repeat rnd 4 until piece measures 6 1/2 inches across.
RND 14:  Rep rnd 4, or continue to BORDER.
BORDER (optional):  Turn, ch 1, (hdc in next ch sp, sc in next sc) to cor, 3 hdc in cor sp,
(sc in next sc, hdc in next ch sp), sc in next sc, 3 hdc in cor sp) 3x, (sc in next sc, hdc in next ch sp) until join, sl st join to first hdc, fasten off, weave in ends.

The moss stitch square worked in-the-round.

Now, here's my first attempt at a moss stitch in-the-round dishcloth. I liked the stitch but I did NOT like the swirly curvy shape at all.