Free Crochet Pattern for a Dotted Washcloth

(You can purchase the PDF version of this pattern in my shop by clicking here. Great for easy printing!)

This week's pattern is so fun! It's this rustic and dotted washcloth that works up in a snap... It features cool bobble dots that's also surrounded by a bobble border (say that five times fast, teehee). So basically it's bobble galore for this quick and simple project. :)

(Click HERE to see all the other free washcloth patterns here on the blog)

I actually had the idea for this design last year around this time... but for some reason I just couldn't get it to work out how I wanted it to. But when I thought about making another washcloth pattern this month, this one came back to mind-- and I'm so glad I gave it another try!

And this yarn color!! *drools* I used I Love This Cotton! Yarn from Hobby Lobby, and it did not disappoint. It's so soft and shiny, not to mention super affordable... definitely one of my favorite cotton yarns.

What you'll need:

-Approximately 150 yards of worsted weight (4) cotton yarn (I used I Love This Cotton! Yarn in color "Antique Gold" from Hobby Lobby, linked here. I totally recommend this yarn, I love working with it-- affordable and so soft!)
-size H (5 mm) hook, or size needed to obtain gauge
-yarn needle

Gauge:

15 sc by 19 rows equals a four inch square

Abbreviations:

ch=chain, sc=single crochet, bo=bobble stitch, st(s)=stitch(es), yo=yarn over, dc=double crochet

Notes:

-ch at the beginning of rows do not count as a stitch

-below is a description of how to work bobble stitch-- (or view this video for assistance) **please note that for this pattern I call for a 3-stitch bobble, meaning you work 3 partial dc's in one stitch**:

bo: yo, insert hook into designated stitch, draw loop back through, yo, draw through first two loops on your hook, [yo, insert hook into the same stitch, draw loop back through, yo, draw through first two loops on your hook], repeat [ ] one more time, you will end up with four loops on your hook, yo, and pull through all four loops to complete the bobble stitch

-something that may be helpful for you to know is that all odd numbered rows are a sc across row

Pattern:

Row 1) ch 43, sc in 2nd ch from hook and across (42 total sts, and for the rest of the washcloth)

Row 2) ch 1, turn, [bo, sc] across row

Row 3) ch 1, turn, sc across

Row 4) ch 1, turn, bo, sc in next 39 sts (aka until you have 2 sts left), bo, sc in last st

Row 5) ch 1, turn, sc across

Row 6) repeat row 4

Row 7) ch 1, turn, sc across

Row 8) ch 1, turn, [bo, sc in next 7 sts] 5 times, bo, sc in last st

Rows 9-13) repeat rows 3-7

Row 14) ch 1, turn, bo, sc in next 3 sts [bo, sc 7] 4 times, bo, sc in next 3 sts, bo, sc in last st

Rows 15-38) repeat rows 3-14 (you are repeating that sequence twice)

Rows 39-49) repeat rows 3-13

Row 50) repeat row 2

Row 51) ch 1, turn, sc across

Fasten off, weave in ends

And that, my friends... is how you make one cool washcloth!! I hope it brought you joy to make, because it was fun for me. If you make a Dotted Washcloth yourself, feel free to tag me over on Instagram-- I'd love to admire it :)

Happy hooking!
Meg

How to Crochet a Flowy Half Double Crochet Mesh Stitch

Spring is officially here, and it is bringing me so. much. joy. Winter is fun and all.. for like a month, then I'm over it. Give me 70 degree temps, actual colors in nature, and outdoor activities!

Also with Spring comes lighter and airier (that's a word?!) apparel. And with the upcoming release of The Perfect Spring Sweater, I thought I'd put together a little photo tutorial for how to do the stitch for that piece. It's drape-y, airy and really whips up quickly.

I think you're really gonna love this new sweater pattern. It's insanely comfortable. I am literally wearing it right now whilst typing this post and I'm in love with it.

Soooo to start you'll grab the yarn you'd like to use. For the sweater, I used KnitPicks Brava Sport in the color Seraphim. This was a pretty nice yarn to work with... it is a category "2" yarn, but in my opinion could totally be put into the "3" category. It's soft and washable. Score.

So to execute the flow-iness of this stitch, I just about DOUBLED in millimeters the suggested hook size. Now this may vary for each crocheter because we all crochet with different tension, but the key to getting that drape is to up that crochet hook size. I used an 8 mm hook.

For this stitch, your foundation chain will need to be an even number of chains. I chained twenty for this demonstration.

Once your desired chains are acquired, you will hdc into the fourth chain from the hook. In the photo above, it's the chain I'm pointing to.

Above shows that first hdc worked. The three chains you skipped to work that first hdc count as a hdc + ch 1.

Then you will ch 1, skip a stitch, and hdc into the next st. Continue this to the end of the row.

Above shows the entire first row worked.

To work row 2, you will ch 3 (counts as a hdc + ch 1)...

Then you will skip the first st and work a hdc into the next st. The photo gives a bit of assistance on where to work that first stitch.

Photo above shows the first hdc worked.

Then you will [ch 1, sk next st, then hdc] across the row, just like in the first row. When you get to the end of your row, the last hdc will be worked into the top chain of the previous row- shown in the above photo.

Then you just repeat the instructions from row 2 until you reach the desired length.

Voila! That's how you work up a really pretty and Spring-y stitch (like the amount of made up words in this post??).

Be on the lookout for this beauty.. I think you may be surprised by how EASY it is. :)

Happy Spring and happy making my friends!!
Meg