Crochet Washcloth Patterns: 7 Free Designs
A crochet washcloth can be a large textured square, a basic single-crochet cloth, a star-shaped design, or a smaller detailed stitch pattern. These five original patterns give stated sizes, yarn quantities, and stitch approaches for comparison.
Cotton yarn is the one non-negotiable here since it holds up to scrubbing much better than acrylic, grab some cotton yarn and a hook you like and you’re set.
Washcloth patterns to explore
1. Textured Crochet Washcloth
This 12 by 12-inch washcloth is worked in three continuous sections: a ribbed bottom border, textured center rows, and matching top border. Half double crochet in the back loop shapes the edges, while a repeating single- and double-crochet cluster creates the raised scrub texture. View the pattern.
2. Basic Beginner Crochet Washcloth
Designed as a first crochet project, this washable cloth uses only chain and single crochet stitches. Begin with a chain of 19, work one single crochet in each stitch across, then repeat rows to the preferred length. The source recommends cotton worsted-weight yarn. View the pattern.
3. Star Washcloth
Shehnaaz’s Star Washcloth is a five-point design worked in rounds with double crochet and alternating front- and back-post stitches. It can be made in DK cotton with a 4 mm hook or worsted cotton with a 5 mm hook; the pattern uses 140 yards of DK or 80 yards of worsted yarn. View the pattern.
4. Petite and Pretty Washcloth
This easy fine-yarn washcloth measures 8 by 8.5 inches after blocking. It uses petit pois, or double stitch, across 38 rows for compact texture, then finishes with a single-crochet border and crab-stitch edging. The pattern calls for a 4.5 mm hook and just 1.02 ounces of yarn. View the pattern.
5. Seaside Cottage Washcloth
Lauren Brown at Daisy Cottage Designs lists an approximately 8-inch square cloth using about 85 yards of worsted cotton and a 5.5 mm hook. At about 8 inches square, it’s closer in scale to the Petite and Pretty cloth above than the larger 12-inch textured option.
6. Simple Crochet Washcloth
Carmen Heffernan at Annie Design Crochet finishes 9 by 9 inches in DK weight cotton on a 4mm hook, with a textured half-double and double-crochet repeat body and a chain-4 lacy border, rated confident beginner. View the pattern.
7. Free Dishcloth
Tina Rinaudo at byGoldenberry finishes 14 by 16 centimeters, or 5.75 by 6.5 inches, in sport-weight hemp or organic cotton on a 3mm/C-2 hook, alternating a three-stitch puff stitch with double crochet rows for extra scrubbing texture. View the pattern.
Choose size and texture
Choose Winding Road for a 12-inch textured cloth, Mama In A Stitch for a basic customizable single-crochet option, Crochet Dreamz for the star shape, or one of the smaller 8-inch designs for a compact cloth.
