Moss Stitch in the Square Dishcloth

By Rue Feather

                                                                                                                                               

Skill Level:  Beginning Crochet.

Finished Size:  about 6.5 inches.

Stitches Used:  MC, Ch, SC, slip stitch.

Materials:  45 yards weight 4 cotton yarn,
6.5 crochet hook.

Notes:  This project is worked in the round. Instructions in brackets and parentheses are repeated by the number following the asterisks. 

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Do not sell this pattern as your own. You may sell your works made following this pattern. Please remember to give pattern credit to Rue Feather of YarnKittens.

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Round 1:  in a MC make [SC, Ch 2] *4, slip stitch in the first SC, Ch 1.

Round 2: [SC, Ch 2, SC in the Ch 2 space, Ch 1] *4, slip stitch in the first SC, Ch 1.

Round 3: [SC, Ch 2, SC in the Ch 2 space, Ch 1, SC in next Ch 1 space, Ch 1] *4, slip stitch in the first SC, Ch 1.

Round 4: [SC, Ch 2, SC in the Ch 2 space, Ch 1, (SC in next Ch 1 space, Ch 1) * 2] *4, slip stitch in the first SC, Ch 1.

Round 5: [SC, Ch 2, SC in the Ch 2 space, Ch 1, (SC in next Ch 1 space, Ch 1) * 3] *4, slip stitch in the first SC, Ch 1.

Round 6: [SC, Ch 2, SC in the Ch 2 space, Ch 1, (SC in next Ch 1 space, Ch 1) * 4] *4, slip stitch in the first SC, Ch 1.

Round 7: [SC, Ch 2, SC in the Ch 2 space, Ch 1, (SC in next Ch 1 space, Ch 1) * 5] *4, slip stitch in the first SC, Ch 1.

Round 8: [SC, Ch 2, SC in the Ch 2 space, Ch 1, (SC in next Ch 1 space, Ch 1) * 6] *4, slip stitch in the first SC, Ch 1.

Round 9: [SC, Ch 2, SC in the Ch 2 space, Ch 1, (SC in next Ch 1 space, Ch 1) * 7] *4, slip stitch in the first SC, Ch 1.

Round 10: [SC, Ch 2, SC in the Ch 2 space, Ch 1, (SC in next Ch 1 space, Ch 1) * 8] *4, slip stitch in the first SC, Ch 1.

Round 11: [SC, Ch 2, SC in the Ch 2 space, Ch 1, (SC in next Ch 1 space, Ch 1) * 9] *4, slip stitch in the first SC, Ch 1.

Round 12: [SC, Ch 2, SC in the Ch 2 space, Ch 1, (SC in next Ch 1 space, Ch 1) * 10] *4, slip stitch in the first SC, Ch 1.

Round 13: [SC, Ch 2, SC in the Ch 2 space, Ch 1, (SC in next Ch 1 space, Ch 1) * 11] *4, slip stitch in the first SC, Ch 1.

Round 14: [SC, Ch 2, SC in the Ch 2 space, Ch 1, (SC in next Ch 1 space, Ch 1) * 12] *4, slip stitch in the first SC, Ch 1.

Pull tight, Fasten off, Tuck in tail. 

Preparing for My First Craft Fair

Oh Boy!

I know there's a ton of other posts out there from a ton of other bloggers, but why not add just one more? Getting ready for my first craft fair I’ve noticed a learning curve I hadn’t been expecting. How should I price my items? How many of a certain item should I make? How many in what colors? What are the popular items of the season? 

And after spilling into indecision for a little while I came up with my final answer.

It doesn’t matter.

Should I try to make what I think will sell? Yes, most agreed. But if I try to focus on what I think will sell I’m no longer making the things I want at that time and then this turns away from a fun hobby that I enjoy to a stressful job I dread to work on, and I’d rather chase the serotonin not the cortisol. Why sweat the small stuff? Especially when it’s all small stuff.

~ Rue

“Working hard for something we don't care about is called stress: Working hard for something we love is called passion.” ― Simon Sinek