These love birds are so nice to look at that you can use the motif for various projects, depending on the yarn you use.

For example, using a soft baby yarn the cloth can be a comforter right from birth – when the child gets older, it can still be used as a soft face cloth / wash cloth. Crocheted with 100 % cotton yarn you can work the cloth as XL potholders or as a decorative dish cloth. With bulky yarn you can even crochet a doll blanket or a pillow case.

Crocheting with two colours is quite easy and is explained in detail in the pattern.

More crochet patterns are available in this collection:
https://www.crazypatterns.net/de/users/view_collection/2636/tapestry-haekelanleitungen

If you prefer knitting, you will find the same motif as double knit pattern in my shop:
https://www.crazypatterns.net/de/items/70678/strickanleitung-tuch-love-birds-in-doubleface

What skills are you going to need and what will you get

Required skills:

• Good basic knowledge of crocheting (chain stitch, sling stitch, single crochet, double crochet, treble crochet)
• Crochet with two colours (the technique is explained in detail in the pattern)

You will get two separate pdf documents:

• General instructions on how to crochet the cloth
• Crochet chart for the motif

Size information

Depending on yarn / gauge, you can crochet the cloth in different sizes. Here are two examples:

Schachenmayr Baby Smiles Cotton Bamboo: Gauge (crocheted with both colours) 25 stitches x 24 rows = approx. 10 x 10 cm; size of the finished cloth will be approx. 24 x 24 cm

Schachenmayr Catania: Gauge (crocheted with both colours) 23 stitches x 23 rows = approx. 10 x 10 cm;
size of the finished cloth will be approx. 25,5 x 25,5 cm

If the gauge is different, the size of the finished cloth will be different, too.

Required materials

• Yarn suggestion for a comforter / wash cloth : Schachenmayr Baby Smiles Cotton Bamboo (156 m / 50 gr, OEKO-TEX Standard 100 class 1 certified), approx. 25-30 gr in two different colours
• Yarn suggestion for a XL potholder or dishcloth : 100 % cotton, e.g. Schachenmayr Catania (125 m / 50 gr) colour Fresia and Turquoise, 35-40 gr each (for one potholder or dishcloth)
• Crochet hook 2,5 mm (or suitable hook size for the yarn used)
• Sewing needle
• Scissors

Other information from the author

Please note that this pattern is for private use only and may not be resold or published. I own the copyright of all texts and pictures. The finished product may be sold in small quantities, please add a link « Cloth Love Birds – by a-mano ».