3 years ago, we were at a friend’s house for dinner. A drink spilled and my first thought and question was “where is the paper towel?” She said “I don’t use paper towel in my house,I use cloths”. That had me thinking, “oh that’s smart, she is being eco friendly, she is taking care of our planet. why did I not think of that?”.

I have micro fiber cloths in the house already but I went to Micheals the following day to get cotton yarn and start making cloths for the house. I had also seen makes on Instagram posting them and it never occurred to me to make some for my house. As a mom of 2 young kids, there are spills all day, they want to pour milk in their cups which means the counter top get messy or accidentally tipping their water cups during dinner, the lists goes on.

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So I bought different colours to make is easier for them. One was for the kitchen, the others were for the living room and bathrooms. Essentially cleaning and dishcloths are readily available. Used ones are thrown in the washing machine at the end of the day and clean ones wait for next spill.

Yarn

The yarn I used is called dishie by we crochet. and it is by far my favourite.It is 100% cotton.I have used cotton yarns before and they felts rough and way too stiff, they get stuck on my hook and my hand would be hurt after using it.. I tried dishie and fell in love with it. There are so many colour choices too that mixing colours would be amazing. It is worsted weight yarn and you can make 2.5 cloths out of it.

STITCH

I used my current favourite stitch single crochet in the front loop. I love the subtle textures it creates and also giving a minimalistic vibe to it.It is one row repeat so it can be therapeutic.It can done in one sitting while you are watching your favourite show. The pattern has 3 different edges to choose from. My ideas behind the edges was to differentiate them incase you want to use them for different purposes. Have type of cloth for the kitchen, one for the bathroom and another for everything else.

If you are not sure how to crochet the stitch here is the Tutorial for it.

MATERIALS

4.5mm/ G hook or hook needed to

obtain the gauge

Yarn needle

Worsted weight yarn. Sample used Dishie by We crochet. You are welcome to use another cotton yarn

Scissors

GAUGE

18 sts by 16 rows of sc flo = 4” by 4”

ABBERVIATIONS

Sc -                single crochet       

Sc flo -           single crochet front loop only  

Sl st -             slip stitch

Ch -               chain

St(s) -             stitch(es)                      

PUAL -           pull up a loop

SKILL LEVEL

Easy

YARDAGE

80yds

SIZE

8” width

8” height

NOTES

·      To change the size of the cloth, remove or add number of chains at the beginning

·      Ch 1 does not count as stitch throughout

·      There are 3 options to finish the cloth, 1 without a border, 2 others with different borders.

·      There are two different types of borders, decide which you are going to make before you begin.

In the pattern below you will find the pattern with one type of border. Get the pattern in with all borders in the downloadable PDF

INSTRUCTIONS

Ch 35

You are welcome to adjust the size of the cloth.

Row 1: Sc in the second chain from the hook. Sc in each ch until end of row. (34)

Row 2: Ch 1 and turn. Sc in the first st, sc flo in each st until the last row, sc in the last st. (34)

Rows 3-26: repeat row 2. (34)

Note: if you do not want a border. Cut yarn, fasten off and weave in ends.

To continue with a border, do not cut yarn.

BORDER

Ch 1 and sc in the same st, this makes a corner.

Work sc into each stitch along the edge and continue to the corner.

Sc, ch 1 sc in the same st and continue until the end of the border.

Cut yarn, fasten off and weave in ends.

Enjoy your new cloth,I can not wait to see your different versions and colour you choose.Be sure to tag me so that I see it.