Crochet Waffle Washcloth
If you're looking to add a touch of homemade charm to your kitchen, the Crochet Waffle Washcloth is the perfect project for you! This delightful pattern creates a beautifully textured washcloth that will make tackling dishes or cleaning up a breeze. Plus, the waffle design adds a fun and cozy element to your kitchen decor. With just a few basic crochet stitches, you can whip up these washcloths in no time, making them a great gift idea or a lovely addition to your own home. So grab your yarn and hook, and get ready to crochet your way to some happy scrubbing sessions!
The pattern is in US terms.
Items Required
- 5mm (H) hook
- Cream Double knit (8 ply) (any yarn can be used for this project; it will just alter the size slightly)
- Stitch marker
- Wool needle
Guidelines
At the end of each round just carry on, do not join with a slip stitch. Mark the start of each round and then move the marker as a round is completed.
Abbreviations:
- HK – hook
- CH – chain
- SS – Slip Stitch
- SC – Single Crochet
- SC3Tog – Single Crochet 3 together - see pictures
- DC – Double Crochet
- FPDC – Front Post Double Crochet
- BPDC – Back Post Double Crochet
Washing Cloth Instructions
Row Instructions
5mm (H) hook & yarn
Ch 42
Row 1) 1 sc in 2nd ch from hk, 1 sc3tog – insert your hook into the sc you have just created, yarn over, pull through, insert your hook into the next ch, yarn over, pull through, insert your hook into the next ch, yarn over, pull through, yarn over pull through all the loops on the hook. Ch 1. All the other sc3tog – (insert your hook into the last ch used in the previous sc3tog, yarn over, pull through, insert hook into next ch, yarn over, pull through, insert hook into next ch, yarn over, pull through, yarn over, pull through all the loops on the hook, Ch 1) – repeat across. When you have finished using all the ch’s, insert 1 sc in the last st.
Row 2) Ch 1, 1 sc in st, 1 sc3tog – (insert hook into sc, yarn over hook, pull through, insert hook into next st, yarn over, pull through, insert hook into next st, yarn over, pull through) ch 1, *sc3tog (insert your hook into the last st used in the previous sc3tog, yarn over, pull through, insert hook into next st, yarn over, pull through, insert hook into next st, yarn over, pull through, yarn over, pull through all the loops on the hook) ch 1* repeat across, 1 sc in last st.
Row 3-33) Repeat row 2.
Border Instructions
Round 1) Ch 2 when you have finished the above, dc around putting 3 dc in each corner (approximately 156 dc), ss to join to 1st dc.
Round 2) Ch 2, *fpdc, bpdc* around, ss to first fpdc, ch 8, ss to join to the same st, finish.
