Find Outstanding Crochet Dishcloth and Washcloth Patterns

Dishcloths and washcloths aren’t the most glamorous things you could be making. However, they are some of my favorite types of knitting and crochet projects; I hope you’ll share my enthusiasm for them, too.

For those of you who are beginners at crocheting or knitting, dishcloths make outstanding starter projects. If you make any mistakes in them, it won’t be a big deal, because the cloth will still scrub as intended, regardless of how it looks.

Complicated shaping isn’t an issue at all with most dishcloths and washcloths, which is another fantastic reason that they’re ideal projects for beginners. Plus they are zippy-quick projects, usually working up just as fast as you could expect from any knitted or crocheted item.

Want to get started on crocheting or knitting some dishcloths? If so, you’re invited to grab any of these patterns and give ’em a try.

1. Easy Single Crochet Dishcloth Pattern for Total Beginners

If you’ve never crocheted before, this dishcloth is an excellent first (or second, or third) crochet project. It will teach you the basics of how to do the single crochet stitch and work in rows. The pattern includes step-by-step instructions and pictures to help you learn.

2. Easy Half Double Crochet Dishcloth Pattern for Beginners

This pattern is an excellent choice if you want to learn, practice or work on your half double crochet stitch. Even if you’ve totally mastered the half double crochet, this is a lovely pattern to work on when you want a super easy project to kick back and relax with.

3. Single Crochet Sampler Washcloth Pattern

This oh-so-soft washcloth is an interesting study in texture — yet it’s still really easy to crochet.

Pattern Details:

• A Free Crochet Pattern is available for this design.
• Crochet Skill Level: Easy
• Pattern Designer: Amy Solovay

4. A Crochet Lace Dishcloth That Incorporates Treble Crochet Stitches and Chain-1 Spaces: The Lacy Treble Shell Crochet Dishcloth: Free Pattern

Dishcloths don’t have to purely be utilitarian designs; they can be beautiful as well as practical. This crochet lace dishcloth gives you an example of how dishcloths can be lovelier than you might think.

5. Color Mix Afghan Stitch Dishcloth Pattern

This dishcloth is part of a matching gift set that also includes potholders. You can crochet either the potholders or the dishcloth separately, or make both to use as a set or give as a gift. You’ll use afghan stitch plus traditional crochet techniques to make these projects.

6. Puff Stitch Crochet Lace Washcloth or Dishcloth Pattern

Pattern Details:

• A Free Crochet Pattern is available for this design.
• Crochet Skill Level: Easy
• Pattern Designer: Amy Solovay

7. Lacy Openwork Crochet Dishcloth Pattern

Pattern Details:

Please accept my sincerest apologies! This pattern is temporarily unavailable; I am re-working and reformatting it and hope to make it available again soon.

This dishcloth looks fancy, but it’s really easy to crochet. The cloth utilizes basic stitches, and no shaping is required. To finish off the dishcloth, you can add an optional picot-stitch edging if you like. The dishcloth is also nice without it.

• A Free Crochet Pattern is available for this design.
• Crochet Skill Level: Easy
• Pattern Designer: Amy Solovay

8. Tunisian Knit Stitch Dishcloth Pattern

You use a combination of Tunisian knit stitch and single crochet to make this ultra easy, beginner friendly dishcloth.

We hope you found some lovely new dishcloth and washcloth patterns to add to your pattern stash. Thanks for dropping by!

More Knitting and Crochet for the Home:

• Need something more abrasive than a dishcloth for washing the goo off your dishes? Try a crocheted scrubbie instead. Get free crochet scrubbie patterns here.
• Click Here to Access Our Main Directory of Knitting and Crochet Patterns for the Home.
• Click or Tap Here to Check Out Our Main Directory of Kitchen Crafts.
• Click Here to Find Our Main Directory of Bath Accessory Patterns.

Posted By: Amy Solovay

This page was last updated on 6/23/2023