SIMPLE KNIT FARMHOUSE DISHCLOTH PATTERN
This knitting video tutorial will help you create a simple knit farmhouse-style dishcloth. It works up fast and easy, and makes beautiful gifts!
Cost: $3-$15
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!
Notes
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