Crochet Beautiful Dishcloths

Crocheting Beautiful Dishcloths

Crocheting beautiful dishcloths can be such a fun and rewarding craft to dive into! Not only are you creating practical items for your kitchen, but you also get to unleash your creativity with different colors and patterns. By crocheting dishcloths, you can personalize your kitchen and make chores a bit more enjoyable. Plus, they make wonderful handmade gifts for family and friends. So grab your crochet hook, pick out some soft yarn, and let your imagination flow as you crochet up a stack of delightful dishcloths that will brighten up your kitchen in no time! Happy crocheting!

Project Materials

• 50 yards Cotton Yarn
• I 5.5mm crochet hook
• Yarn Needle
• Scissors

Crochet Abbreviations

• CH: Chain
• SLST: Slip Stitch
• SC: Single Crochet
• HDC: Half Double Crochet
• BPHDC: Back Post Half Double Crochet
• YO: Yarn Over
• CS: Cluster Stitch: YO, insert hook into space, YO, pull up a loop, 3 loops on hook, YO, insert hook into same space, YO, pull up a loop, 5 loops on hook, YO, insert hook into space, YO, pull up a loop, 7 loops on hook, YO, insert hook into space, YO, pull up a loop, 9 loops on hook, YO, pull through all 9 loops. Chain 1 to finish off.

Crochet Pattern Notes

• Chain counts as first stitch of each round.
• End of round, SLST into first stitch of round.

Free Dishcloth Crochet Pattern

• Round 1: 8 SC into Magic Circle, pull tight, SLST into first SC of round. (8)

• Round 2: Ch1, 2SC into each SC around, SLST. (16)

• Round 3: Ch1, *2HDC, HDC*, repeat pattern from * to * around, SLST. (24)

• Round 4: Ch1, *2HDC, HDC 2*, repeat pattern from * to * around, SLST. (32)

• Round 5: Ch1, BPHDC around, SLST. (32)

• Round 6: Ch1, BPHDC around, SLST. (32)

• Round 7: Ch2, *BPHDC, ch1* around, SLST. (32)

• Round 8: Ch2, CS into each ch1 space around, SLST. (32 CS)

For the next row, you will be working into the top of the cluster and into the closing chain. See red dots on photo below for reference.

• Round 9: ch1, *(HDC, DC) in same stitch, 3DC, (DC, HDC) into the same stitch, SC* repeat pattern * to * 14 more times, (HDC, DC) in same stitch, 3DC, (DC, HDC), SLST into ch1, F/O. (16 petals, 128 stitches)