Crocheted Dishrag

(Image is sideways - rows will be added on the right hand side)

Loosely chain 35 chains.  (32 stitches, +3 for first stitch of next row)

Row 1:  Double crochet in 4th stitch from hook and in each of the remaining chains across.

Row 2:  Chain 3, dc in next dc.  dc OVER the next two dc in previous row.  Continue across by double crocheting in the top of two and then behind two.  This will give the texture and it is easy to tell which ones should be done behind, and which are in the top.

Continue until desired size is completed.

The stitches that appear to be in the background are worked as a normal dc, wrapping before going into the stitch on the previous row as shown in picture.

Alteration:  Do every-other-one instead of sets of twos for another style.

When I work OVER , I am actually still working from the front, but scoop up the double crochet from the previous row, almost as if I was making a stitch at the bottom of the stitch.  Do not go through the dc, but rather scoop up the whole stitch and it will "pull" the new and old stitch forward.