I recently found a handful of kitchen cloths I had crocheted and then tossed in my FO pile. I have put them to use in my kitchen and just absolutely adore seeing my handmade goodies functional and adding a touch of heart to my countertops.
I wanted to share these patterns with you so you too could add a touch of handmade to your home. These also make lovely Christmas gifts, so grab enough yarn to make some sets to giveaway as presents.
These cloths are functional. I didn't pay too close attention to ensuring that the cloths were the same size because I wanted them to be rustic and handmade looking. So, if yours come out different sizes, it is fine.
Materials Needed:
3.75mm crochet hook
3 skeins of Karma Recycled Cotton DK weight yarn in your choice of colors. I used:
- Light Beige
- Mint
- Pale Blue
Tapestry needle
scissors
Nubby Scrubby Cloth (light beige in the photo)
Special stitches: picot single crochet - insert hook, yo, pull up a loop, chain 3, yo, pull through two loops on hook.
Chain 30
Row 1: sc in 2nd chain from hook, sc across. Turn work.
Row 2: ch1, sc in 1st sc, picot sc in next stitch. *(sc, picot sc), * rep across, sc in last st, turn work.
Row 3: ch1, sc across, turn work.
Row 4: ch1, sc in next two stitches, *(picot sc, sc), * rep across, sc in last stitch, turn work.
Row 5: repeat row 3.
Repeat rows 2 - 5 until you reach the desired height. I made mine a square. This will give you enough left overs to make the Wavey Cloth.
Ridged Scrubby Cloth (mint in the photo)
Special stitches: fpdc - front post double crochet - yo, insert hook behind the post of the dc, yo, pull up a loop and then work your dc.
Chain 40
Row 1: 1dc in 4th chain from hook, 1dc in every stitch across. Turn.
Row 2: ch2, skip 1st dc, fpdc in every dc across including the ch3 at the very end.
Row 3: ch2, skip 1st dc, fpdc in every dc across including the ch2 at the very end.
Repeat Row 3 until you reach the desired height. I made mine a square. This will give you enough left over to make the Wavey Cloth.
Pebble Beach Cloth (pale blue in photo)
Chain 39
Row 1: 2 sc in 3rd chain, *(skp1, 2sc in next chain), * repeat across to end.
Row 2: ch2, *(skp1, 2sc in next st), *rep across to end. Turn
Repeat row 2 until you reach the desired height. I made mine a square. This will give you enough left over to make the Wavey Cloth.
Wavey Cloth (pale blue in the photo)
Chain 37
Row 1: ch1, *(4sc, 4dc), *rep across, 4sc. Turn.
Row 2: repeat Row 1.
Row 3: ch3, 3dc *(4sc, 4dc), *rep across. Turn.
Row 4: repeat Row 3.
Repeat rows 1 - 4 until you reach the desired height. I used up all my leftovers from the other cloths.
I hope you enjoy these lovely washcloths. I had so much fun making the patterns for you.
-- Tabetha