Basic two-toned kitchen cloth with hanging loop - free crochet pattern

Hello, and welcome! I've been slacking a lot in the crafting department lately - in between all the holidays rush, work, and having to help my kids with a couple of school projects, most of the crafting plans I had for the past weeks have been put on hold. 

 

 

I did finish writing up the pattern for this basic kitchen cloth, which is a very quick and easy project, either for beginners or for those who have leftover cotton yarn from other projects.

Although I made these kitchen cloths two-toned, you can easily add more colors or make them in a single color - the possibilities are endless. 

 

 

 

I used bits of cotton yarn and a 2.5 mm crochet hook.

 

 

 

Stitches used: 

Chain

Single crochet

Slip stitch

Pattern: 

Row 1: chain 52 (or a number of chains corresponding to the width you want your kitchen cloth to have + 2). Starting on the second chain from hook, add one single crochet over each chain, until the end of the row (50 stitches in total, in case you started with the 52 chains). 

 

Row 2: turn your work around, chain 2 and add one single crochet over each stitch from previous row.

Repeat row 2 until you reach the desired length for your kitchen cloth, just make sure you keep the same number of stitches in each row.

 

Change colors whenever you want (or when your yarn scraps end). Changing colors at the beginning of a row is obviously neater, but if you're trying to get rid of yarn scraps you can just let one color end and start the other, even if it's in the middle of a row. That's what I did below, and it really isn't that much of a problem: 

 

To add the optional hanging loop, don't cut the yarn once you reach the end of the last row. Instead, chain 10 and then slip stitch over the same stitch where you started the chain (at the corner of your kitchen cloth). 

 

 

 

 

Then go back and add 15 to 20 single crochets over the loop created by the chains (depending on how tight you want your stitches to look): 

 

Slip stitch to the base of the loop again, cut the yarn and weave in ends. 

 

 

 

Adjust the size of the loop by adding more or less chains.

 

You can make these dishcloths any size you want, they come together pretty quickly and make a great (and useful) homemade gift too. 

 

 

 

They are easy to wash and dry and if you're making them with yarn scraps, then they are much less expensive than store bought kitchen cloths. 

 

 

Have fun, and happy Tuesday!

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