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Free Crochet Dishcloth Pattern: The Cottage Dishcloth

Learn how to crochet your own beautiful dishcloths with my newest pattern: The Cottage Dishcloth. This free crochet pattern will help you to make gorgeous crochet dishcloths with lots of texture and a pretty lace edge.  I originally shared this pattern at Crafts Unleashed, and this post contains affiliate links, which help to support this site at no extra cost to you. 

how to crochet dishcloths - the cottage dishcloth free crochet pattern

I am really excited to share this little crochet project with you all today. This simple little washcloth gets a lot of visual interest from a simple textured stitch and a lacy edging.

I love crocheted washcloths because they actually work really well and still manage to look pretty hanging over the edge on my sink.

crochet dishcloth free pattern

Pretty, right?

(PSST – If you are new to crocheting washcloths or dishcloths, then you need to check out my guide to crocheting dishcloths right HERE. It walks you through everything you need to know about crocheting your own dishcloths, explains why I love crocheted washcloths so much, and includes a big collection of patterns to help you get making.)

With this pattern, I wanted to something with texture and a pretty edge, cuz I’m a sucker for a pretty edge. These pretty little things are what I came up with, and I’m pretty happy with them. I hope you will love them too!

cottage crochet dishcloth free pattern

How to make The Cottage Crochet Dishcloth

You only need a few supplies to make your own pretty dishcloths. Here’s what you will need:

crochet dishcloth supplies

The Cottage Dishcloth Supplies:

  • Worsted Weight Cotton Yarn (Lily Sugar N Cream works great)
  • Size I (5.50 mm) Crochet Hook
  • Scissors
  • Finishing Needle

The Cottage Dishcloth Crochet Pattern

Please Note: This free crochet dishcloth pattern uses American crochet terms and is free for personal use only.

Gauge: 9 sc = 2 in.

Finished dishcloth is about 10 in. / 25 cm square.

Stitches Used:

  • Chain (ch)
  • Slip Stitch (sl st)
  • Single Crochet (sc)
  • Half Double Crochet (hdc)

Special Stitches Used: 

Picot (p): There are variations on the picot stitch, but for this pattern a picot (p) will be worked as follows. Work a single crochet stitch, chain 2, and then slip stitch through top of single crochet just worked (base of ch 2). Picot formed.

Half Double Crochet V Stitch (hdc v st): To form the half double crochet V stitch, work one half double crochet, chain one, and finally, work another half double crochet stitch all in the same stitch.

Back Loop Only Single Crochet (blo sc): Work just like a regular single crochet stitch except insert the hook into the back loop only of the base stitch. See image below.

Round 1: With Color A, work into magic circle: ch 1, *2 sc, ch 2, repeat from * 3 times, sl st to beginning sc to join (8 sc).

Round 2: Ch 1, blo sc in same st, blo sc in next st, (sc, ch 2, sc) in ch 2 sp, *blo sc in next 2 sts, (sc, ch 2, sc) in ch 2 sp), repeat from * 2 times, sl st to beginning blo sc to join (16 sc).

Keep working in this pattern for the next 13 rounds:

Round 3: Ch 1, blo sc in same st, blo sc in next 2 sts, (sc, ch 2, sc) in ch 2 sp, *blo sc in next 4 sts, (sc, ch 2, sc) in ch 2 sp), repeat from * 2 times, blo sc in next st, sl st to beginning blo sc to join (24 sc).

Round 4: Ch 1, blo sc in same st, blo sc in next 3 sts, (sc, ch 2, sc) in ch 2 sp, *blo sc in next 6 sts, (sc, ch 2, sc) in ch 2 sp), repeat from * 2 times, blo sc in next 2 sts, sl st to beginning blo sc to join (32 sc).

Round 5: Ch 1, blo sc in same st, blo sc in next 4 sts, (sc, ch 2, sc) in ch 2 sp, *blo sc in next 8 sts, (sc, ch 2, sc) in ch 2 sp), repeat from * 2 times, blo sc in next 3 sts, sl st to beginning blo sc to join (40 sc).

Round 6: Ch 1, blo sc in same st, blo sc in next 5 sts, (sc, ch 2, sc) in ch 2 sp, *blo sc in next 10 sts, (sc, ch 2, sc) in ch 2 sp), repeat from * 2 times, blo sc in next 4 sts, sl st to beginning blo sc to join (48 sc).

Round 7: Ch 1, blo sc in same st, blo sc in next 6 sts, (sc, ch 2, sc) in ch 2 sp, *blo sc in next 12 sts, (sc, ch 2, sc) in ch 2 sp), repeat from * 2 times, blo sc in next 5 sts, sl st to beginning blo sc to join (56 sc).

Round 8: Ch 1, blo sc in same st, blo sc in next 7 sts, (sc, ch 2, sc) in ch 2 sp, *blo sc in next 14 sts, (sc, ch 2, sc) in ch 2 sp), repeat from * 2 times, blo sc in next 6 sts, sl st to beginning blo sc to join (64 sc).

Round 9: Ch 1, blo sc in same st, blo sc in next 8 sts, (sc, ch 2, sc) in ch 2 sp, *blo sc in next 16 sts, (sc, ch 2, sc) in ch 2 sp), repeat from * 2 times, blo sc in next 7 sts, sl st to beginning blo sc to join (72 sc).

Round 10: Ch 1, blo sc in same st, blo sc in next 9 sts, (sc, ch 2, sc) in ch 2 sp, *blo sc in next 18 sts, (sc, ch 2, sc) in ch 2 sp), repeat from * 2 times, blo sc in next 8 sts, sl st to beginning blo sc to join (80 sc).

Round 11: Ch 1, blo sc in same st, blo sc in next 10 sts, (sc, ch 2, sc) in ch 2 sp, *blo sc in next 20 sts, (sc, ch 2, sc) in ch 2 sp), repeat from * 2 times, blo sc in next 9 sts, sl st to beginning blo sc to join (88 sc).

Round 12: Ch 1, blo sc in same st, blo sc in next 11 sts, (sc, ch 2, sc) in ch 2 sp, *blo sc in next 22 sts, (sc, ch 2, sc) in ch 2 sp), repeat from * 2 times, blo sc in next 10 sts, sl st to beginning blo sc to join (96 sc).

Round 13: Ch 1, blo sc in same st, blo sc in next 12 sts, (sc, ch 2, sc) in ch 2 sp, *blo sc in next 24 sts, (sc, ch 2, sc) in ch 2 sp), repeat from * 2 times, blo sc in next 11 sts, sl st to beginning blo sc to join (104 sc).

Round 14: Ch 1, blo sc in same st, blo sc in next 13 sts, (sc, ch 2, sc) in ch 2 sp, *blo sc in next 26 sts, (sc, ch 2, sc) in ch 2 sp), repeat from * 2 times, blo sc in next 12 sts, sl st to beginning blo sc to join (112 sc).

Round 15: Ch 1, blo sc in same st, blo sc in next 14 sts, (sc, ch 2, sc) in ch 2 sp, *blo sc in next 28 sts, (sc, ch 2, sc) in ch 2 sp), repeat from * 2 times, blo sc in next 13 sts, sl st to beginning blo sc to join (120 sc). Finish off Color A.

The Cottage Dishcloth Edge

Round 16: Join Color B where you finished off Color A. Ch 1, blo sc in same st, blo sc in next 15 sts, (sc, ch 2, sc) in ch 2 sp, *blo sc in next 30 sts, (sc, ch 2, sc) in ch 2 sp), repeat from * 2 times, blo sc in next 14 sts, sl st to beginning blo sc to join (128 sc).

Round 17: Sl st in next 2 sts, ch 3 (counts as hdc + ch), hdc in same st, skip 2 sts, *hdc v st in next st, skip 2 sts, repeat from * across side, work (2 hdc, ch 2, 2 hdc) in ch 2 corner sp, **work skip 2 sts, hdc v st in next st along side, then (2 hdc, ch 2, 2 hdc) in corner ch 2 sp, repeat from * 2 times, work (skip 2 sts, hdc v st in next st) across side, sl st to 2nd ch of beginning ch 3 to join.

Round 18: Sl st to ch 1 sp, ch 1, p, *sc in between hdc v sts (se image below), ch 1, p in ch 1 sp, repeat from * across side, after last p on that side, ch 1, skip 2 hdc, (sc, ch 2, sc) in ch 2 corner sp, ch 1, skip 2 hdc, ** repeat (sc in between hdc v sts, ch 1, p in ch1 sp) along side, after last p on that side, ch 1, skip 2 hdc, (sc, ch 2, sc) in ch 2 corner sp, ch 1, skip 2 hdc, repeat from ** 2 times, work (sc in between hdc v sts, ch 1, p in ch 1 sp) across side, ending with ch 1, sl st to starting p. Finish off. Use needle to weave in ends.

And that’s it! Your crochet washcloth is all done and ready to get scrubbing!

I hope you guys like this pattern and it helps you to make some new lovely washcloths for yourself and your loved ones! If you make your own dishcloths, I would love to see them! You can share to my facebook page or tag me on instagram. 🙂

Happy Making!

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free crochet dishcloth pattern the cottage dishcloth

April 2, 2020 12:03 pm Alexis Middleton 2 Comments Filed Under: Crochet

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  1. Heidi says

    September 4, 2018 at 12:55 pm

    I was wondering how I would change the chunky beanie pattern from 2016 to a youth size ? I would love to make a bunch for the ” no bullying campaign ” going in our local school. Thanx
    Heidi

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  2. Carol says

    September 9, 2019 at 6:04 pm

    Pattern for fancy edged dishcloth wouldn’t come up.

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