Mosaic Crochet Dish Towel with Lemons

If you like mosaic crochet motifs, then the mosaic crochet dish towel with lemons is going to be a fun crochet pattern to try.

It uses the overlay mosaic crochet technique and also includes the opportunity to try more advanced mosaic crochet techniques.

You will need 3 colors for this fast crochet project & it’s a great home decor pattern with the lemon detail.

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How To Crochet The Lemon Mosaic Dish Towel

The mosaic crochet dish towel with lemon is a fun mosaic crochet pattern. It’s not the best entry crochet pattern to learn mosaic crochet, as you have the option to dive into more advanced overlay mosaic crochet techniques.

This crochet pattern is worked in rows, with the right side facing at all times. Follow the stitch chart or the written instructions to know which stitch comes next.

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Yarn For The Crochet Lemon Dish Towel

For this crochet pattern your are going to need 3 yarn colors.

The suggested yarn is Hobbii – Friends Cotton 8/8, which comes in 72 stunning yarn colors.

The yarn weight for the suggested yarn is 3 Fine, but it could easily be crocheted in worsted weight yarn as well. This may change the yarn quantities needed slightly.

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Expand Your Crochet Knowledge

The Lemon Mosaic Crochet Dish Towel is a great way to expand your crochet skills.

Mosaic crochet is a fun way to crochet colorwork & on this pattern we’ll expand the simple rules of mosaic crochet & even bend them a little to get a beautiful lemon motif.

As this is quite a small crochet project, it’s a great crochet piece to practice those new overlay mosaic crochet techniques.

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The Mosaic Crochet Dish Towel With Lemons Pattern Summary

If you like mosaic crochet, but want to expand your skills, then the Mosaic Crochet Dish Towel with Lemons is a perfect crochet pattern to try.

It’s also a great crochet pattern for your kitchen & a great gift to crochet.

Enjoy seeing the motif come to life as you crochet this dish towel pattern.

Project Level

Intermediate Skill Level

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Materials Needed For The Lemon Mosaic Crochet Dish Towel

Crochet Hook

Size 5.5 mm / US: I – 9 / UK: 5

Hook I used: Symphonie Rose Crochet Hooks from Knitpro

Yarn

Yarn used:

Hobbii – Friends Cotton 8/8 in color Cornflower 83 (CA), Lemon 23 (CB) and Shamrock 104 (CC).

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How much yarn needed for the mosaic crochet dish towel:

3 skeins of CA
2 skeins of CB
<1 skein of CC

Yarn characteristics:

3 light yarn, DK yarn.
100 % cotton

Other Materials Needed

Gauge

Measured over stitch pattern crocheted in rows:

14 stitches & 14 rows per 10 cm / 4”.

Crochet Pattern Notes

This crochet pattern is written in US terms.
All measurements given are unblocked.
Note that measurements are given as exact as possible. But crochet tension & technique might give variations in the result, that changes from person to person.
Read pattern instructions carefully before beginning to make sure you understand everything. It might save you hours frogging your work & crocheting it again!
Make a swatch that measure at least 10 x 10 cm / 4 x 4 inches using the stitch the gauge is given for. If your swatch matches the gauge, you’re good to go. If the gauge is wrong, you might need to change your hook. Go up in crochet hook size if your stitches are smaller & go down in crochet hook size if your stitches are bigger. Learn more about testing gauge.
Check yarn info if you want to find an alternative or test your yarn against the gauge. Learn more about substituting yarn.
This pattern is written for 1 size, however size adjustments are suggested under the heading “Size & Measurements”.
At the end of each row, the stitch count is given in parenthesis.

Size and Measurements

Width: 37 cm / 14.6

Length: 41 cm / 16.1

Size Adjustments

To adjust the length of the dish towel, add or reduce the number of rows you crochet at the end.

Abbreviations

BL = back loop
BLsc = back loop single crochet
CA = color A
CB = color B
ch = chain(s)
dc2tog1L = double crochet 2 together 2 rows below – the stitch directly below and 1 to the left
dc3tog2L = double crochet 3 together 2 rows below – the stitch directly below and 2 to the left
dc2tog1R = double crochet 2 together 2 rows below – the stitch directly below and 1 to the right
dc3tog2R = double crochet 3 together 2 rows below – the stitch directly below and 2 to the right
Ldc = long double crochet (worked 2 rounds below in front loop)
Ldc1L = double crochet in the front loop 2 rows below 1 stitch to the left
Ldc2L = double crochet in the front loop 2 rows below 2 stitches to the left
Ldc1R = double crochet in the front loop 2 rows below 1 stitch to the right
Ldc2R = double crochet in the front loop 2 rows below 2 stitches to the right
sc = single crochet
sl st = slip stitch
st = stitch (es)

We try our best to include all crochet abbreviations in the list above for the crochet pattern, but sometimes we may forget one or two.

Learn more about crochet abbreviations & find a complete list on our Crochet Abbreviations & Terms post.

Techniques Used In The Crochet Pattern

Crocheting in the front and back loop

This means that you will not crochet through the whole stitch as usual. A typical stitch contains two loops. One in the front, nearest you, and another stitch in the back, furthest away from you. One is called the front loop (the one nearest you), the other one the back loop, the one furthest away from you.

For this pattern you will crochet double crochet stitches through the front loop & single crochet stitches (BLsc) through the back loop.

Mosaic Crochet

To crochet this pattern you will use the overlay mosaic crochet technique, following these 4 simple rules:

You will use color A & color B every other row, or color A & color C.
All single crochet stitches, except the first & last stitch on each row, are worked in the back loop.
You will always work each double crochet stitch (long double crochet/ Ldc) into the same color as the one you’re working with. Except color C into B on row 22.
All double crochet stitches (long double crochet/ Ldc) are worked 2 rows below in the front loop.

Special Mosaic Crochet Stitches

For this overlay mosaic crochet pattern you will use some special stitches to create more rounded shapes.

Diagonal Stitches

Normally the double crochet stitches are crocheted in the front loop of the stitch directly below (2 rows below). But to create shapes you will crochet diagonal double crochet stitches, either 1 or 2 stitches to the left or right.

Long double crochet 1 to the left (Ldc1L): Double crochet in the front loop 2 rows below 1 stitch to the left.
Long double crochet 2 to the left (Ldc2L): Double crochet in the front loop 2 rows below 2 stitches to the left.
Long double crochet 1 to the right (Ldc1R): Double crochet in the front loop 2 rows below 1 stitch to the right.
Long double crochet 2 to the right (Ldc2R): Double crochet in the front loop 2 rows below 2 stitches to the right.

Decrease Stitches

Working stitches together can also help create shapes by placing them into the stitch below & either to the right or left.

Double crochet 2 together 1 to the left (dc2tog1L): Double crochet 2 together 2 rows below in the stitch directly below and 1 to the left.
Double crochet 3 together 2 to the left (dc3tog2L): Double crochet 3 together 2 rows below in the stitch directly below and 2 to the left.
Double crochet 2 together 1 to the right (dc2tog1R): Double crochet 2 together 2 rows below in the stitch directly below and 1 to the right.
Double crochet 3 together 2 to the left (dc3tog2R): Double crochet 3 together 2 rows below in the stitch directly below and 2 to the right.

Read the Mosaic Crochet Chart

To crochet this pattern you can choose to follow the mosaic crochet chart, following these rules:

Read from the bottom up, from right to left.
The yarn color for the round you are going to work are given to the left and right with letters A and B.
The colors in the diagram itself shows how it will look, but don’t pay too much attention to it when working each round. Rather…
Follow stitch legend to see which stitch to crochet next.

Mosaic Crochet Dish Towel With Lemon Pattern Instructions

Crocheted with the right side facing on all rows.

You can find a stitch chart below the written instructions.

Row 1 (with CA): Ch 60 st, sc 1 in 2nd st from hook and in each st across, turn, fasten of & cut yarn (=59 st).

Row 2 (with CB): Make slip knot & sc 1 in 1st st, BLsc 1 in each st until you have 1 st left sc 1, fasten of & cut yarn (=59 st).

Row 3 (with CA): Make slip knot & sc 1 in 1st st, *Ldc 9, BLsc 1, Ldc 9*, rep from *to* 2 times, sc 1, fasten of & cut yarn (=59 st).

Row 4 (with CB): Make slip knot & sc 1 in 1st st, BLsc 8, *Ldc1L 1, Ldc 1, Ldc1R 1, BLsc 8*, rep from *to* 2 times, sc 1, fasten of & cut yarn (=59 st).

Row 5 (with CA): Make slip knot & sc 1 in 1st st, *Ldc 6, dc2tog1L 1, BLsc 5, dc2tog1R 1, Ldc 6*, rep from *to* 2 times, sc 1, fasten of & cut yarn (=59 st).

Row 6 (with CB): Make slip knot & sc 1 in 1st st, *BLsc 5, Ldc2L 1, BLsc 1, Ldc 5, BLsc 1, Ldc2R 1, BLsc 5*, rep from *to* 2 times, sc 1, fasten of & cut yarn (=59 st).

Row 7 (with CA): Make slip knot & sc 1 in 1st st, *Ldc 3, dc3tog2L 1, BLsc 11, dc3tog2R 1, Ldc 3*, rep from *to* 2 times, sc 1, fasten of & cut yarn (=59 st).

Row 8 (with CB): Make slip knot & sc 1 in 1st st, *BLsc 3, Ldc1L 1, BLsc 1, Ldc 9, BLsc 1, Ldc1R 1, BLsc 3*, rep from *to* 2 times, sc 1, fasten of & cut yarn (=59 st).

Row 9 (with CA): Make slip knot & sc 1 in 1st st, *Ldc 2, dc2tog1L 1, BLsc 13, dc2tog1R 1, Ldc 2*, rep from *to* 2 times, sc 1, fasten of & cut yarn (=59 st).

Row 10 (with CB): Make slip knot & sc 1 in 1st st, *BLsc 3, Ldc 13, BLsc 3*, rep from *to* 2 times, sc 1, fasten of & cut yarn (=59 st).

Row 11 (with CA): Make slip knot & sc 1 in 1st st, *Ldc 3, BLsc 13, Ldc 3*, rep from *to* 2 times, sc 1, fasten of & cut yarn (=59 st).

Row 12 (with CB): Make slip knot & sc 1 in 1st st, *BLsc 3, Ldc 13, BLsc 3*, rep from *to* 2 times, sc 1, fasten of & cut yarn (=59 st).

Row 13 (with CA): Make slip knot & sc 1 in 1st st, *Ldc 3, BLsc 13, Ldc 3*, rep from *to* 2 times, sc 1, fasten of & cut yarn (=59 st).

Row 14 (with CB): Make slip knot & sc 1 in 1st st, *BLsc 3, Ldc 13, BLsc 3*, rep from *to* 2 times, sc 1, fasten of & cut yarn (=59 st).

Row 15 (with CA): Make slip knot & sc 1 in 1st st, *Ldc 3, BLsc 13, Ldc 3*, rep from *to* 2 times, sc 1, fasten of & cut yarn (=59 st).

Row 16 (with CB): Make slip knot & sc 1 in 1st st, *BLsc 4, dc2tog1R 1, Ldc 9, dc2tog1L 1, BLsc 4*, rep from *to* 2 times, sc 1, fasten of & cut yarn (=59 st).

Row 17 (with CA): Make slip knot & sc 1 in 1st st, *Ldc 4, BLsc 11, Ldc 4*, rep from *to* 2 times, sc 1, fasten of & cut yarn (=59 st).

Row 18 (with CB): Make slip knot & sc 1 in 1st st, *BLsc 5, dc2tog1R 1, Ldc 7, dc2tog1L 1, BLsc 5*, rep from *to* 2 times, sc 1, fasten of & cut yarn (=59 st).

Row 19 (with CA): Make slip knot & sc 1 in 1st st, *Ldc 5, BLsc 9, Ldc 5*, rep from *to* 2 times, sc 1, fasten of & cut yarn (15 st).

Row 20 (with CB): Make slip knot & sc 1 in 1st st, *BLsc 8, dc2tog1R 1, Ldc 1, dc2tog1L 1, BLsc 8*, rep from *to* 2 times, sc 1, fasten of & cut yarn (=59 st).

Row 21 (with CA): Make slip knot & sc 1 in 1st st, *Ldc 8, BLsc 3, Ldc 8*, rep from *to* 2 times, sc 1, fasten of & cut yarn (=59 st).

Row 22 (with CC): Make slip knot & sc 1 in 1st st, *BLsc 10, Ldc1R 1, BLsc 8*, rep from *to* 2 times, sc 1, fasten of & cut yarn (=59 st).

Row 23 (with CA): Make slip knot & sc 1 in 1st st, *Ldc 4, BLsc 3, Ldc 3, BLsc 1, Ldc 8*, rep from *to* 2 times, sc 1, fasten of & cut yarn (=59 st).

Row 24 (with CC): Make slip knot & sc 1 in 1st st, *BLsc 5, dc2tog1R 1, Ldc 1, BLsc 1, Ldc2R 1, BLsc 1, Ldc 1, BLsc 8*, rep from *to* 2 times, sc 1, fasten of & cut yarn (=59 st).

Row 25 (with CA): Make slip knot & sc 1 in 1st st, *Ldc 5, BLsc 4, Ldc 1, BLsc 1, Ldc 8*, rep from *to* 2 times, sc 1, fasten of & cut yarn (=59 st).

Row 26 (with CC): Make slip knot & sc 1 in 1st st, *BLsc 7, dc2tog1R 1, Ldc 1, Ldc1L 1, BLsc 9*, rep from *to* 2 times, sc 1, fasten of & cut yarn (=59 st).

Row 27 (with CA): Make slip knot & sc 1 in 1st st, *Ldc 7, BLsc 3, Ldc 9*, rep from *to* 2 times, sc 1, fasten of & cut yarn (=59 st).

Row 28 (with CC): Make slip knot & sc 1 in 1st st, BLsc 1 in each st until you have 1 st left, sc 1, fasten of & cut yarn (=59 st).

Row 29 (with CA): Make slip knot & sc 1 in 1st st, Ldc 1 in each st until you have 1 st left, sc 1, fasten of & cut yarn (=59 st).

Row 30-40: Repeat row 28 and 29, changing colors the same way.

Row 41-61: Repeat row 28 and 29, but use CB instead of CC.

Stitch Chart

Finishing & Assembly

Fasten threads & weave in ends.

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