Grandma’s Dishcloth Free Knitting Pattern

This knit dish cloth pattern holds a special place in my heart, because it was my grandma’s favorite knitting pattern. She was known for having a pile of these finished dishcloths in her spare bedroom, and giving them away as a gift for any occasion. In this free knitting pattern, I am going to walk you through the step-by-step instructions for this classic pattern on how to make my grandma‘s favorite dishcloth.

This iconic dishcloth pattern for my grandma‘s favorite dish cloth is easy to make, and a great pattern for new knickers or skilled knitters alike. It only requires you to know a few basic knitting techniques in order to make this dish cloth. It is made in a corner to corner manor, so that the dish cloth is created on a diagonal.

Grandma’s Favorite Dishcloth

I personally love to make this easy dish cloth pattern, like my grandma used to, because it is a knitting project that you can make in a couple hours time, depending on how fast unit, and only uses a little bit of yarn. It’s also great way to use up yarn scraps.

Not only is this knitting pattern for my grandma‘s dish cloth easy to make, even if you are a new knitter, but it is also a great, practical gift idea. These knit dishcloths are so nice to use in your kitchen for washing dishes, and everyone has a need for them.

This easy pattern uses a basic garter stitch for making the knit dish cloth pattern. This is one of the easiest stitches, because you can simply use the knit stitch on every row to create the stitch pattern, using basic skills. To make the correct shape you will simply increase or decrease at the end of each row.

Let’s jump right in to the knitting pattern by exploring the materials list you will need, then walking through the step-by-step instructions to make my grandma‘s knit dish cloth pattern.

Grandmother’s Favorite Dishcloth Pattern

Materials

Yarn

The best yarn to use for my grandma’s knit dishcloth pattern is 100% cotton yarn. You can usually get about two dishes cloths out of one small skein of this cotton yarn.

Needles

You will also need knitting needles. If you check the yarn package recommendations, that will give you a good idea on the size for your specific yarn too. However, I used size 10 knitting needles for a looser knit, or a size 8 for a little tighter knit.

Abbreviations

CO – cast on

K – knit

YO – yarn over

K2tog – knit two together

St/sts – stitch/stitches

Skill level: beginner

Measurements: approximately 6×6

How to Knit my Grandma’s Favorite Dishcloth

Foundation Row

R1. To make a foundation row, co 5 sts

Increase Rows

R2. Turn, k2, yo, k1, yo, k2

R3. Turn, k2, yo, k3, yo, k2

R4. Turn, k2, yo, k4, yo, k2

Continuing Increase Rounds. Turn, k2, work the knit stitches in each stitch to the end of row, yo, k2 in the last 2 sts. Repeat row until your dish cloth is as large as you want it. Typically for me this is usually when there are 60 stitches on your needles. Keep in mind you can make your dish clause as large or a small as you want them to be.

Start the Decrease Row

R5. Turn, k1, k2tog, yo, k2tog, knit in each st across to the last 5 sts, k2tog, yo, k2tog, k1.

Repeat row 5 until your dishcloth has 5 sts left.

R6. Turn, k5, cast off and finish off. Weave in any yarn tails.

Tips and Tricks for Grandma’s Dishcloth Pattern

Yarn over

The yarn over stitch is used to make simple increases in the number of stitches in your row. to make the yarn overs, you literally wrapped the yarn over your knitting needle to add a stitch before continuing to make the next stitch. This also creates the larger hole on the increase side of your dish cloth.

Knit two together decrease

The knit two together decrease stitch is literally when you combine to knit stitches into one stitch. This decreases your overall number of stitches. The knit two together decrease stitch is used on your decrease side of the washcloth in addition to the yarn over stitch. This way you still get the loopy edges to match your increase sides.

Use leftover yarn

Making knit dish clause is a great way to use up your leftover yarn. This corner to corner method of making knit dish cloths allows you to make a small project with just a little bit of yarn. Keeping in mind that you can also tie ends together as needed to make a complete dish cloth with your scrap yarn.

Practical project

Making my grandma‘s knit dish cloth pattern is such a practical knit project. You can make it with just a little bit of cotton yard, and you only need a short amount of time to finish one project. Plus, everyone can use a nice handmade dish cloth to help keep your kitchen clean.

Can I use circular needles

yes, if you want, you can use circular needles for making knit dishcloths. It is not a big deal if you prefer to use circular needles or straight needles.

The best needle sizes

Choosing the best needle sizes for your set of dishcloths will depend on your knitting style. It will also depend on if you prefer to have a larger loopy washcloth or a tightly knit dish cloth. You can always reference the skin of yarn package for the suggested size needles.

Grandma’s Dishcloth Pattern Copyright

Please note that this pattern is intended for personal use only, and is not for commercial distribution. By copyright, unless otherwise noted, you are not authorized to copy or claim my content as your own. You are, however, more than welcome to sell your finished products made with my patterns. I always appreciate it when you link to my patterns so that others can find them too!

Grandma’s Favorite Dishcloth

This dishcloth pattern to make my grandma‘s favorite dish cloth is near and dear to my heart. My grandma loved to make these, and I hope that you will enjoy this free knitting pattern as well. It is the perfect project to make in a short amount of time, and is a great gift for anyone in your life.

Thank you so much for stopping by to check out my grandma‘s pattern for a knit dish cloth. I hope that you will give this free pattern a try, and I hope that you enjoy making this easy knit pattern.

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