I enjoy the look of front post and back post crochet, and I decided that I wanted to make a dishcloth using that technique to make a basketweave look. The usual method is to use double crochet, but I don't really like how that looks in a basketweave. The stitches are just too tall. So I decided to use half double crochet.
Use any worsted weight cotton yarn and a G hook.
To crochet:
ch 24
1: hdc in third ch from hook (first two chs count as first hdc), hdc in each chain across.
2. ch 1, turn, sc in 1st st, fphdc in next 3 sts, bphdc in next 3 sts, fphdc in next 3 sts, bphdc in next 3 sts, fphdc in next 3 sts, bphdc in next 3 sts, fphdc in next 3 sts, sc in last st.
3. ch 1, turn, sc in 1st st, bphdc in next 3 sts, fphdc in next 3 sts, continue to alternate bphdc and fphdc every 3 sts, sc in last st
4. ch 1, turn, sc in 1st st, fphdc in next 3 sts, bphdc in next 3 sts, continue to alternate fphdc and bphdc every 3 sts, sc in last st
5-end. repeat rows 2 - 4 until dishcloth is however long you want it to be.
Edging: I used sc around, 3 sc in each corner.
This dishcloth is VERY customizable. It can be increased or decreased by multiples of three in both length and width however much you want.
fphdc = front post half double crochet
bphdc = back post half double crochet
