Make a Dish Matt..... What?

Ok I am up for anything and the girls at "Clothes Line Club" 

decided for our Christmas exchange this year we would exchange 

Dish Matts....Now I knew about Mug Rugs and I have made several

of those but a Dish Matt...I had no idea.

They sit next to your sink for you to put the dishes you rinse 

off on them. And I knew mine had to be something I would really 

use. SO I got on line and starting looking ....

I wasn't really finding anything I liked ....

And I really had to have it be something I want to do in order for me to 

join in the fun. And then I found:

Since the ones I did see on line had a terry cloth back ground, 

this would be perfect!

And it is!! I was so excited and I knew this was something I 

could work with. Now it needed to be simple but cute.

Of Course!

There is a brown stitched edge on it already so I just started 

single crocheting into that edge. Then I chained 5and singled crochet

 in the 4 single crochet. repeating all the way around. 

Then single crocheted 2 times in the loops and chained 3 then 2 more single crochets. 

I did this in each loop all the way around. Easy Peasy!

See the chain 3 makes a little loop too.

Now I could have left it like that I liked it fine but this 

is for an exchange....I will be making a few until I get 

one I really like to give away. But to start this one will look 

so cute in the new trailer.

Next I did the stems and leaves sewing them down with 

the basket stitch on my sewing machine. The the Yoyo 

flowers were made with the large orange yoyo maker. 

A large button is stitched in the center of the yoyo to hold

it in place. I used the crochet thread to sew on the button and

I doubled it and did a running stitch around the edge. 

My thinking is it is a small touch that makes it look like it took 

longer to make.

I love these dish matts! I got mine at Walmart but I did see them at 

Target and Kohl's too.

So easy and I think they are going to be a very fun exchange!

I think I will be rinsing a lot more so I can use it.

LOL

Using Yoyo's gave it just the perfect simple look!

If you in the Clothes Line Club don't be thinking 

this is the one I am making I have 9 more matts I bought 

to figure it out. Hahahahaha so it will still be a

SURPRISE!