DIY Waffle Stitch Dishcloth - free crochet pattern |Keeping it Real

Hello, and welcome! Today I'm sharing here a very quick but useful project.

I rarely sit on the couch to watch TV without a crochet or knitting project in my hands, but I need projects that are fairly repetitive and easy to follow without paying a lot of attention, which means - no complicated patterns and not a lot of counting stitches.

This dishcloth fits both of those categories, because while the waffle stitch may seem difficult at first, after you practice a bit the pattern will come naturally to you.

For this dishcloth I used leftover white mercerized cotton yarn (equivalent to lace weight) and a 2.5 mm crochet hook.

Stitches used (US crochet terms): chain, double crochet, front post double crochet.

Below is the tutorial for the front post double crochet, if you need it:

And in case you are new to the waffle stitch, you can also find my video tutorial below:

Here's the full written pattern (US crochet terms):

Row 1: chain 73. Starting on the third chain from hook, add one double crochet over each chain until the end of the row (70 stitches in total). If you want your dishcloth larger or smaller, adjust the number of stitches, keeping in mind that you always need a multiple of 3 + 1 stitches.

Row 2: Turn around, chain 3, add one double crochet on each of the following two stitches and then alternate one front post double crochet with two double crochets until the end of the row. End the row with thee regular double crochets.

Row 3: Turn around, chain 2, add one front post double crochet on each of the following two stitches and then alternate one regular double crochet with two front post double crochets until the end of the row. End the row with a regular double crochet.

Rows 4 to the end: alternate between rows 2 and 3 until you reach the desired length for your dishcloth. As you crochet along, the squares you see in the image above will start to form.

In my case I stopped at row 59 simply because I ran out of yarn (like I said, I was using leftovers), so just a bit short of a perfect square, but you can add as many rows as you want.

I love to use this kind of textured cloths in my kitchen. If you make them with 100% cotton yarn, they will be easy to wash, dry quickly and can be used many times over.