Cottage Dishcloth – Easy Crochet Pattern with Tutorial
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Quick Beginner Friendly Crochet Dishcloth Pattern
The Yarn
Premium PDF Pattern
Supplies
- Yarn: Lily Sugar ‘n Cream Super Size. 4 oz (113 g) and 200 yds (184 m). 100% Cotton. Medium Worsted Weight Yarn [4]. Machine wash and dry.
- Color: 1 skein Rose Pink (Color: 18046)
- Crochet Hook: 4 mm (G)
- Finished Project: Dishcloth: 2.12 oz (60 g) and 106 yds (98 m)
- Scissors, Tapestry Needle (yarn needle)
Difficulty Level
- Easy
Finished Sizes
- Washcloth width approximately 10 inches X 10 inches length.
Gauge
- Approximately 7 dc3tog clusters per 4 inches and 8 rows per 4 inches, worked in pattern (beginning at R1).
You can substitute any yarn and hook for this stitch pattern – just remember when you substitute if your gauge is different, the finished size, and amount of yarn used for your project will also be different.
Abbreviations
US Crochet Terms
- beg – beginning
- bet – between
- ch – chain
- dc3tog-cl
- g- grams
- hdc – half double crochet
- m – meters
- oz – ounces
- R – row
- RS – right side
- rem – remaining
- rep – repeat
- sc – single crochet
- sk – skip
- sl st – slip stitch
- sp – space
- st/sts – stitch/stitches
- yds – yards
- * to **– Repeat the instructions between the asterisks the number of times indicated. This repeat will contain multiple instructions.
- [] – at the end of the row – the total number of stitches
- () – important notes AND sets of stitches to be worked within one stitch, or space
Special Stitches
Double Crochet 3 Together Cluster (dc3tog-cl)
The dc3tog-cl is made into a single ch1sp.
*Yarn over, insert hook into the ch1sp, yarn over and pull up 1 loop. Yarn over and pull through 2 loops**. Work from * to ** three times. Yarn over and pull through all remaining loops to complete the stitch.
Helpful Tutorials
- Crochet Stitch Guide
- Video Tutorial on YouTube
- Photo Tutorial at the end of the post
Notes:
- Stitch multiple: (2+1) + 2 for the turning chain
- Initial ch 2 counts as 1 hdc.
- Initial (Ch 3 and 1 dc) count as a dc2tog-cl.
- The dc3tog-cl is made in a single stitch or a single chain space.
- When I work into the foundation chain, I prefer working into the back bar (back bump) of the chain. Feel free to work in the back loop instead if you prefer.
- To make this dishcloth longer, work more repeat rows.
- To make this dishcloth wider, chain more stitches using the stitch multiple.
- Photo tutorial follow the pattern.
- Add the Cottage Dish Cloth Pattern to your Ravelry library here.
Cottage Dishcloth Pattern
This project is crocheted widthwise in rows.
Using your 4 mm (G) crochet hook (or size required for gauge):
R1: Ch 33, sk the first 2 chs (this counts as 1 hdc). 1 hdc in the next ch. *Skip 1 ch, (1 hdc, ch 1, 1 hdc) in the next ch**. Work from * to ** across to the last 2 chs. Sk 1 ch, 2 hdc in the last ch. Turn. [32 hdc, 14 ch1sp]
Skip all stitches not mentioned.
R2: (Ch 3 and 1 dc) in the first st. *Ch 1, dc3tog-cl in the next ch1sp**. Work from * to ** across to last st. Ch 1, dc2tog-cl in the top of the last st. Turn. [2 dc2tog-cl, 14 dc3tog-cl]
R3: Ch 2, sk the first st (at the base of the ch 2). *(1 hdc, ch 1, 1 hdc) into the next ch1sp**. Work from * to ** across to the last st. 1 hdc in the last st. Turn. [32 hdc, 14 ch1sp]
R4: Ch 3 (this counts as 1 dc). Sk the first st (the one at the base of the ch 3) dc3tog-cl in the next ch1sp. *Ch 1, dc3tog-cl in the next ch1sp**. Work from * to ** across to the last st. 1 dc in the last st. Turn. [2 dc, 14 dc3tog-cl]
R5: Ch 2 (this counts as 1 hdc) and 1hdc in the first st. *(1 hdc, ch 1, 1 hdc) in the next ch1sp**. Work from * to ** across to the last st. 2 hdc in the last st. Turn. [32 hdc, 14 ch1sp]
R6-R17: Rep R2 to R5.
Rotate your work to add the edging.
Edging
Rnd 1: Work sc stitches evenly along the side edge, (1 sc, ch 1, 1 sc) in the corner st, rotate your work to continue across the foundation chain, work 1 sc in each ch across, (1 sc, ch 1, 1 sc) in the corner st, rotate your work to continue along the side edge, try to make the same number of sc stitches along this side edge as you did on the opposite side edge, (1 sc, ch 1, 1 sc) in the corner st, rotate your work to continue across R17, 1 sc in each hdc across (sk all ch1sp), (1 sc, ch 1, 1sc) in the corner st.
Rnd 2: Make 1 sc in each sc around and (1 sc, ch 1, 1 sc) in each corner ch1sp.
Rnd 3: Make 1 sl st in each st around, sk each ch1sp. When you reach the final ch1sp, ch 18, sl st to the first ch and ch1sp (together) and sl st to the final st of the round.
Proceed to finishing instructions.
Finishing Instructions:
- Finish off and weave in ends.
Create your Cottage Dishcloth Project Page on Ravelry here.
Photo Tutorials
Double Crochet 2 Together (dc2tog)
Double Crochet 3 Together Cluster (dc3tog-cl)
Cottage Dishcloth Row-by-Row Tutorial
Happy crocheting!
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