Crocheted Flower Washcloth Directions

Crochet stitches are higher and use more yarn than knit stitches.

Crocheted washcloths work up quickly and make a thoughtful gift, especially when presented to the recipient with a bar of special soap or a bottle of body wash. When made of cotton, crocheted washcloths can be washed and dried in regular washing machines. While a square cloth made of single or double crochet is the norm, a crocheted washcloth in the shape of a flower is an unusual, whimsical take on a standard item.

Things You'll Need

• 1 skein dishcloth cotton
• Size H crochet hook
• Scissors
• Darning needle

Instructions

1. Chain 4 stitches and join with a slip stitch to form a ring.

2. Chain 3 stitches. Work 9 double crochet in the ring you have created. Join the stitches with a slip stitch in the top of the 3 stitches you chained at the beginning of the round.

3. Chain 3 more stitches. Double crochet in the same stitch with which you joined the previous round. Work 2 double crochet in each of the next 9 stitches and join them with a slip stitch. You should have 20 stitches total in the current round.

4. Chain 3 more stitches. Double crochet in the joining stitch of the previous row. Work 2 double crochet in the next stitch. Chain 1 and make 2 double crochet in each of the next two double crochet nine times. Single crochet to join in the top of the chain 3 with which you began the row.

5. Chain 4 stitches. Single crochet in the chain 1 space of the previous row. Chain 3 single crochet in chain 1 nine times. Join with a slip stitch in the first chain to finish the center of your flower. Fasten off here if you want to add a new color for the petals, or keep working in the same color.

6. Join a new color, if you are using one, in any chain 3 space. Chain 1 stitch. Work 5 single crochet in the next space and chain 1. Repeat this same step nine times. Work 5 single crochet in the last space. Single crochet in the first single crochet to join the stitches and form the last chain 1 space.

7. Chain 1 stitch. Work 1 single crochet into the next single crochet. Chain 1, skip the next 2 single crochet, work 4 double crochet in the next single crochet and chain 1. Single crochet in the chain 1 space. Repeat every step in the previous sentence all the way around the flower. Join with a slip stitch in the first single crochet.

8. Chain 1 stich. Single crochet in the first single crochet of the previous row. Working in the following pattern all the way around the flower, chain 2, skip the next double crochet, work 2 double crochet in the next double crochet, chain 1, work 2 double crochet in the next double crochet and chain two stitches. Single crochet in the next single crochet. Repeat the previous row all the way around, working up to the last 2 double crochet. Join the row with a slip stitch.

9. Chain 1 stitch. Single crochet in the first single crochet of the previous round. Chain 2 and skip the next double crochet. Work 1 half double crochet and 1 double crochet in the next double crochet. Work 2 double crochet in the chain 1 space. Double crochet and half double crochet in the next double crochet stitch. Chain 2 and single crochet in the next single crochet. Work the pattern given in the preceding four sentences all the way around the flower.

10. Cut your yarn and fasten it off by pulling it through the last stitch. Weave in the ends with a darning needle.

References

• Coats and Clark: Crochet Flower Dishcloth
• Sugar and Cream: Spring Dahlia Dishcloth
• Lily: Abbreviations

Resources

• Crochet Cloths: Dish and Wash Cloth Mania