Crochet Dish Cloth Tutorial For Beginners Step By Step

Check out this fun crochet tutorial where you'll learn how to make a cute dish cloth designed like an easy project. Perfect for beginners and seasoned crocheters alike, this video guide shows you each step in a clear, easy-to-follow way.

Crochet Dish Cloth Tutorial

Materials Needed:

• Loops and Threads Classic Cotton yarn in colors Iris and White
• 5 mm crochet hook
• Stitch marker (a bobby pin is used in the video)

Pattern Steps:

Starting the Dishcloth:

Create a Slip Knot:

• Wrap yarn around your finger, cross it over, go under the first loop, and pull up the second loop to form the knot.

Chain 4:

• Yarn over and pull through the loop on your hook, repeat for a total of four chains.

Row 1:

• First Double Crochet (DC) Stitches:
• Yarn over, insert into the first chain, and perform a double crochet.
• Continue making 15 more DCs into the same stitch, placing a stitch marker on the first DC for easier counting.
• Joining a New Color:

Switch to Iris Yarn:

• Cut the white yarn, pull through and tie off.
• Attach Iris yarn with a slip stitch into the top of the third chain from the last row.

Row 2:

• Begin Expansion:
• Chain 3 (counts as first DC).
• DC into the next stitch.
• Make 5 DCs into the next stitch (forming a corner), then DC in each of the next three stitches.
• Repeat from to around, ensuring you create corners and flat sides.

Row 3:

• Building Shape:
• Continue the expand pattern, with each flat side increasing by one DC between corners.
• Rickrack V-Stitch Pattern:

Initiating Rickrack V-Stitch:

• Chain 4 after connecting the new row (counts as DC plus chain space).
• In the same space, add a DC to complete the first V-stitch.
• Skip two stitches, and make a V-stitch (DC, chain 1, DC) in the next.
• Continue the pattern around, finishing at the starting V-stitch.

Subsequent Rows:

Continuing Pattern:

• Alternate colors as needed or desired, following the V-stitch pattern around the squares, and increasing the number of stitches as the dishcloth expands.
• Every new row in V-stitch will align with the 'spine' of the V from the previous round to keep the rickrack appearance.

Binding Off:

• Finish with a Slip Stitch:
• Once desired size is achieved, slip stitch to join the end of the row to the beginning. Cut the yarn and weave in the ends using a yarn needle.
• Final Touches:

Block the Dishcloth:

• Optionally, block the finished dishcloth to give it a professional finish and even out the stitching.