Make this easy crochet washcloth with any cotton yarn you've got lying around. This free crochet pattern is perfect for practicing basic stitches and is great for beginners. Keep reading for the free crochet pattern.
Crochet an Easy, Beginner Washcloth
If you have been following along in my blog with me, you'll know that I have started a series of articles that talks about how I became a crochet teacher and I give advice for how you can pursue it too (if you are interested you can check out those posts here)! In post number two of that series I reference this Stitch Sampler Washcloth pattern. It is SO. SIMPLE. And fast! And really, when you are making a wash cloth or a dish rag isn't that the best kind? I don't know about you, but I don't love spending hours on something that will most certainly get dirty and beat up!
This pattern is perfect for learning and teaching because it uses the three most basic crochet stitches (SC, HDC, and DC) without getting too fancy! It doesn't even require much counting aside from the starting chain. It looks great in one solid color or you can mix it up like I did by adding some stripes.
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Stitch Sampler Washcloth - Free Crochet Pattern
Supplies:
- Worsted weight cotton (Lily Sugar n Cream, Peaches and Cream, etc.). I used Premier Home Cotton in 'White', 'Denim Splash', 'Navy Blue', 'Honeydew Splay', and 'Lime Green'
- I/5.5 mm crochet hook
- Yarn Needle
- Scissors (I always keep these travel scissors in my hook case)
Abbreviations:
- ch: chain
- SC: single crochet
- HDC: half double crochet
- DC: double crochet
Finished Size:
approx. 7” x 7”
Pattern Notes:
• Ch sts at the beginning of a row do not count as a stitch.
Instructions:
ch 27
Row 1: SC in second ch from the hook and SC across (26). Turn
Row 2-4: ch 1, SC across (26). Turn
Row 5-8 (change to color B if desired): ch 1, HDC across (26). Turn
Row 9-12 (change to color C if desired): ch 2, DC across (26). Turn
Row 13-16 (change to color B if desired): ch 1, HDC across (26). Turn
Row 17-20 (change to color A if desired): ch 1, SC across (26). Turn
At the end of Row 20, ch 1 and SC around the outside of the wash cloth. (SC, ch 1, SC) in each corner. Sl st to your first SC of the border, tie off yarn and weave in ends.
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