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 seven 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
Lindsey’s washcloth is a quick gift for a friend or yourself. It takes about 153 yards of Peaches & Cream Stripey Cotton (two skeins of a weight 4 yarn) on a 5 mm hook, and a ribbed border is built in as you work, so there is no extra step at the end. It has a video, and a premium ad-free PDF is sold on Etsy.
2. Basic Beginner Crochet Washcloth
Jessica wrote this as a first project, and says washcloths are great first projects because even if they do not turn out perfectly, they are still usable. It is in cotton worsted weight (Lily Sugar ’n Cream) on a size K hook, and she advises using cotton for bath use because it absorbs best, and will stretch out as it is used. There is a video.
3. Star Washcloth
The Star Washcloth from Crochet Dreamz is a double crochet washcloth with front post stitches that add texture. It works as part of a spa kit or for dishes, and it uses either worsted cotton on a 5 mm hook (about 80 yards) or DK cotton on a 4 mm hook (about 140 yards).
4. Petite and Pretty Washcloth
Jessica Underwood made this from a yarn that had gone wrong on another project, since a shirt she designed came out the wrong size. It finishes at 8 by 8.5 inches after blocking on a 4.5 mm hook, in the petit pois stitch, with a gauge of 16 stitches by 20 rows. It is a good pick if you want a small, fine yarn washcloth.
5. Seaside Cottage Washcloth
Lauren Brown’s cloth is about 8 inches square, and her page answers the common questions. She says you cannot use acrylic for dishcloths because you need something absorbent and durable, so use cotton or a cotton blend with more cotton than any other fiber, and the consensus for size is between 8 and 9 inches.
6. Simple Crochet Washcloth
Carmen calls this her go-to project for something small and satisfying that can be finished in an evening. It is 9 by 9 inches in about one 50 g ball of DK cotton on a 4 mm hook, rated Confident beginner, and she explains that a washcloth and a dishcloth are essentially the same pattern.
7. Free Dishcloth
Tina Rinaudo wrote this as an eco swap, a textured dishcloth in sport weight hemp or organic cotton, and it finishes at 14 by 16 cm (5.75 by 6.5 inches), the smallest of the seven. It is part of her sustainable yarns work.
