25+ Free Dishcloth Patterns: {Knitting}

Gathered: Rows of purl & knit are made to accomplish a gathered effect.

Sploshy: Recommends using 100% cotton and there’s a nice texture to this with a wide border.

Fierce Ruffles: Worked in two contrasting colors (one for the body and the other for the ruffles), features a loop on one corner for hanging.

Retro-Style Linoleum: Features a “scrubby” side since it’s a slip-stitch design.

Double Bump: These come out square and lay flat.

Stripes & Stars: Made with any worsted weight 100% cotton yarn in red, white and blue.

Two-Colors: This uses a 2-color slipped-stitch design and has a tidy slipped-stitch edge.

Garter Slip-Stitch: Finished size app. 8.5″ X 9″.

Diagonal: Finished size is approximately 8 x 8 inches.

Basket Rib: With one 2 oz ball of yarn and size 6 (4mm) needles you should be able to whip up two of these.

Simply Striped: Made with 100% worsted weight cotton.

Berry Basket: To make this into a towel or larger item increase in increments of 5 stitches and/or 5 rows.

Woven Basket Stitch: To get started you need to cast on an even number of stitches using the long-tailed cast on.

Candy Striper: This would also look fabulous with three, four, or even more different colors.

Checker Square Garter: Finished size is a generous 10 1/2″ square, looks difficult but garter stitching and slipped stitches keep it simple.