How to Make Farmhouse Crochet Dish Cloths
I’ve got great news – our farmhouse-style kitchen renovation is finished! We’re thrilled! I plan to take lots of photos and share the final reveal with you next week. (UPDATE – take a look at the kitchen reveal part 1 and kitchen reveal part 2!) In the meantime, I’ve got simple crochet patterns for you to make these cute farmhouse-style crochet dish cloths…
I stitched each of these dish cloths up in a matter of an hour or two, and I love the textured result. They’ll fit right in with our new kitchen. For the gray dish cloth, I simply repeated a Cable Rib stitch pattern throughout. I changed things up a bit with the cream dish cloth by alternating with Half Double Crochet rows in between the Cable Rib rows. You’ll find all the instructions below. Enjoy!
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Crochet Dish Cloths – Patterns
Supplies
- Approx. 100 yds of Medium Weight (4) Cotton yarn to make ONE dish cloth (I used PREMIER HOME COTTON IN COLOR CREAM, as well as the Gray color)
- Crochet Hook, size H
- scissors
Gray Dish Cloth Pattern
For the gray dish cloth, I simply repeated a Cable Rib stitch pattern which provides that textured look I love:
Steps
Chain 23 sts.
Row 1 (WS): 1 SC in 2nd ch from hook and in each chain to end. Turn. (you’ll have 22 sts)
Row 2: Ch 3, * skip next SC, 1 DC in next 3 SC, 1 DC in skipped st; rep from *, skip next st, end 1 DC in last st. Turn. (22 sts)
Row 3: Ch 1, 1 SC in first st and in each st to end. Turn. (22 sts)
Repeat rows 2 – 3 five more times for a total of 13 rows.
Do not turn after last row. SC 3 times in the corner stitch, and continue SC down the side of the dish cloth, across the bottom, and back up the top. Make sure to stitch 3 SC in each corner.
Next, SC around again (including 3 SC in each corner) to finish off the border.
Fasten off, weave in ends.
At this point my crochet dish cloth looked a little slanted, so I blocked it a little to get it more square.
Cream Dish Cloth Pattern
For the cream dish cloth, I alternated the Cable Rib rows with Half Double Crochet (HDC) rows:
Steps
Chain 23 sts.
Row 1 (WS): 1 SC in 2nd ch from hook and in each chain to end. Turn. (you’ll have 22 sts)
Row 2: Ch 3, * skip next SC, 1 DC in next 3 SC, 1 DC in skipped st; rep from *, skip next st, end 1 DC in last st. Turn. (22 sts)
Row 3: Ch 1, 1 SC in first st and in each st to end. Turn. (22 sts)
Row 4: Ch 2, 1 HDC in 2nd st and in each st to end. Turn. (22 sts)
Row 5: repeat Row 3.
Repeat rows 2 -5 two more times to bring you to 13 rows.
Repeat rows 2-3 only to bring you to a total of 15 rows.
Do not turn after last row. SC 3 times in the corner stitch, and continue SC down the side of the dish cloth, across the bottom, and back up the top. Make sure to stitch 3 SC in each corner.
Next, SC around again (including 3 SC in each corner) to finish off the border.
Fasten off, weave in ends.
Feel free to block this dish cloth as well, if it’s not ideally square.
===> You can also find this pattern in my Etsy shop for a modest price. I hope you give it a try! <===
Display the Crochet Dish Cloths
I love how these turned out for my new farmhouse style kitchen! We’ve got a bit more modern look in this kitchen these days, mixed with a coffee house style, so I love how these dish cloths add a soft touch.
Here the dish cloths are displayed on our new Silestone Statuario counter, next to the sink. Do you spy our new shiplap and tiled backsplash?
The crochet dish cloths would also make a wonderful hostess gift and could add a pretty display touch to your entertaining. Showcase them along with these CROCHET COASTERS, too!
Let me know if you give these patterns for the dish cloths a try. They have such a lovely texture and soft appeal. Plus the patterns are so simple!
If you are looking for more dish cloth patterns, check out this new COTTON KITCHEN DISH CLOTH CROCHET PATTERN in the ETSY SHOP. I offer two variations of this pattern as shown:
By the way – the TICKING STRIPE TEA TOWEL (shown above) is available as a free sewing pattern on the blog!
Another option is to make smaller crochet wash cloths, aka scrubbies, using THIS CROCHET SCRUBBY PATTERN:
Want to remember this craft? Post this crochet dish cloth pattern to your favorite Pinterest board!
