How To Knit A Farmhouse Dishcloth
This knitting video tutorial will help you create a simple knit farmhouse-style dishcloth. It works up fast and easy, and makes beautiful gifts!
I love to knit this simple farmhouse dishcloth. It works up quick, especially the more you make. When I use these dishcloths to wash dishes or clean up around my kitchen, somehow they make the chore a little more pleasurable. Knowing that I created something that serves a purpose in my home gives me great joy.
Not only does this dishcloth bring me joy each time I use it, but it also comes with the gift of simplicity, time well-spent, and relaxation. Think about it: when you carve out time to sit and create something with your hands, you’re taking the time to rest your body. There’s much pleasure to be had in my favorite chair, warmed by the heat of a wood stove, and a hot mug of nourishing goodness. The fall and winter months are the perfect time for this!
Bonus: these make GREAT gifts. I’m thinking gift baskets for Mother’s Day, birthdays, Christmas, weddings.
Let’s get started. Grab a mug of your favorite nourishment and knit along with me!
Supplies
- Cotton yarn in color of choice – I picked this one up at my local JoAnns. Any cotton yarn will do, but it MUST be cotton so that it wipes, cleans, and washes well like it’s supposed to. I prefer the darker colors — #hidesstainswell 😉
- Set of size 8 (5.0 mm) knitting needles. If Man Cub is reading, these are my DREAM SET!
Finished Size
Approximately 10 x 8 in., which can be adjusted to desired size in the pattern in the CO and Main Body sections.
Key
CO: cast on
st(s): stitch(es)
garter st: knit every row
St st: stockinette stitch, or knit one row, purl one row
WS: wrong side
Notes
- Slip the first stitch of every row
- Purl the last stitch of every row
Simple Knit Farmhouse Dishcloth Video Tutorial
Simple Knit Farmhouse Dishcloth Pattern
If you’re brand new to knitting, welcome to the club! Here are a few videos I’ve found helpful in my knitting journey:
How to knit and purl, continental style
A video on how to knit on cast-on method
Instructions
Cast on knit 36 sts. (I demonstrate this in my video. Also see video link above.) This is customizable: add/decrease stitches in increments of two to desired width.
Work 8 rows in garter st. Remember to slip the first st and purl the last st of every row.
1st Stockinette Accent
Work 6 rows in St st, ending with a WS, or purl row.
Main Body
Work in garter st until desired measurement of dishcloth is reached. For this cloth I worked about 8 inches from cast on.
2nd Stockinette Accent
As in the first accent, work 6 rows in St st, ending with a WS purl row.
Work 9 rows in garter st.
Bind off all sts and weave in ends.
Now, how satisfying does it feel to have made yourself a dishcloth? Once you’ve made a few, they work up fast. You’ll be knitting up a whole basket of them in no time, gifting them out left and right. Beam with pride, my friend, because handmade gifts are extra special. In fact, they’re my favorite kind!
SIMPLE KNIT FARMHOUSE DISHCLOTH PATTERN
Materials
- 1 skein Cotton yarn in color of choice – Any cotton yarn will do but it MUST be cotton so that it wipes, cleans, and washes well like it’s supposed to. I prefer the darker colors — #hidesstainswell 😉
- Set of size 8 5.0 mm knitting needles.
Finished Size
- Approximately 10 x 8 in., which can be adjusted to desired size in the pattern in the CO and Main Body sections.
Instructions
- Cast on knit 36 sts. (I demonstrate this in my video. Also see video link above.) This is customizable: add/decrease stitches in increments of two to desired width.
- Work 8 rows in garter st. Remember to slip the first st and purl the last st of every row.
1st Stockinette Accent
- Work 6 rows in St st, ending with a WS, or purl row.
Main Body
- Work in garter st until desired measurement of dishcloth is reached. For this cloth I worked about 8 inches from cast on.
2nd Stockinette Accent
- As in the first accent, work 6 rows in St st, ending with a WS purl row.
- Work 9 rows in garter st.
- Bind off all sts and weave in ends.
- Now, how satisfying does it feel to have made yourself a dishcloth? Once you’ve made a few, they work up fast. You’ll be knitting up a whole basket of them in no time, gifting them out left and right. Beam with pride, my friend, because handmade gifts are extra special. In fact, they’re my favorite kind!
Video
Notes
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Did you make one?
If you give this pattern a try, let me know how it goes, how you liked it, what colors you made, if you gifted it, etc. Yeah, I’m a girl at heart: I want all the details. 
January 13, 2024 @ 5:11 pm
How do I get the accent stickinette stitch stripe to be on the same side of the dishcloth? I have the accent on one side and then you flip the dishcloth over and I have the accent on the other side if that makes any sense thank you.
March 7, 2023 @ 8:59 am
Great tutorial, much appreciate the step by step and easy approach. Thank you
August 20, 2021 @ 10:25 am
Love this simple yet elegant dishcloth!
August 20, 2021 @ 10:25 am
Love this simple yet elegant dishcloth! Knits quickly and is so pretty! Thank you for sharing the pattern!
August 21, 2021 @ 2:54 pm
You’re so welcome, Sharon! Thank you for the compliments and for stopping by!
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November 11, 2019 @ 4:54 pm
Those look beautiful. I’ve been looking for a new simple pattern. Thanks!
November 11, 2019 @ 8:06 pm
Thank you so much, Joanne!