Easy Peasy Knit Dishcloth

Are you a crocheter wanting to learn to knit? Or a knitter tired of wonky dishcloths? Whatever your reason for wanting to give this Easy Peasy Knit Dishcloth pattern a go. You are going to love how simple this pattern is and the results you get right off the needles!

When I learned to knit a few years ago, I never dreamed I would write a knit pattern. As a crocheter who wanted to learn to knit for so long, I get the struggle and how intimidating knitting can be. This is why I made a step by step video tutorial for the Easy Peasy Knit Dishcloth. I wanted to create something that made knitting super easy for crocheters so they can jump in and get started without being overwhelmed.

I honestly went back and forth about even creating a blog post or writing up a pattern but I know not everyone cares for video tutorials. I get that part too. Once I get the visual down, I just want a physical pattern so I can work on it on the go. Plus if you’ve been knitting for a while, you are probably not looking on YouTube for tutorials.

So, here I am stepping way out of my comfort zone and writing a knitting pattern. I hope this encourages you to challenge yourself to step out of your comfort zone if knitting is new to you!

Knitting dishcloths has been a journey for me. The first half dozen or so turned out so lopsided that I just gave up. I love the look of the diagonal knit dishcloths so even though I tried other patterns I kept coming back to this style.

And my dishcloths kept turning out wonky. It was making my eyes twitch. LOL!

I knit so many different patterns in several different needle sizes to see if that would help. It still didn’t fix the issue. Then I learned a new decrease stitch, the PSSO (pass slipped stitch over). This decrease stitch is way more fun than the K2TOG (knit 2 together stitch) and my tension was so much better. That sparked the idea for this dishcloth pattern. Another dozen dishcloths later and lots of tweaks, I finally mastered the perfect (for me) knit dishcloth.

I am so excited to share this pattern with you and I hope you love it as much as I do.

I recommend trying different needle sizes to see which one is your sweet spot. I started out using a size US 8/5mm needle but I found that I love the finished results so much more when I use a US 7/4.5 mm. See pattern notes for more details on this.

On that note, I will let you get started on your very own Easy Peasy Knit Dishcloth!

Easy Peasy Knit Dishcloth

Needle Size

Yarn

Additional Supplies

US 8/5mm OR US 7/4.5mm

Worsted Weight Cotton Yarn

Tapestry Needle
Scissors

Abbreviations

Special Stitch

K – Knit

KFB – Knit into the front and back of the stitch (increases by 1 stitch)

PSSO – Pass Slipped Stitch Over (decreases by 1 stitch)

ST(S) – Stitch(es)

PSSO – With yarn in back, slip one stitch purl-wise from your working needle to your left needle, knit the next stitch, then take the stitch you slipped and pass it over the stitch you just knit and off the needle. This is a left leaning decrease that decreases by 1 stitch.

Notes

This pattern uses American Standard Terms.
The finished dishcloth made with US 8 needles increased until 48 STS across measures about 8 inches by 8 inches.
The finished dishcloth made with US 7 needles increased until 54 STS across measures about 7.5 inches by 7.5 inches.
Find the step by step video tutorial here.
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Pattern

Cast on 3 STS

Row 1: Knit

Row 2: Knit 1, KFB (increase), Knit 1

Begin increase rows: K2, Yarn Under (reverse yarn over) , K across to end of row

Repeat increase rows until you reach 48 STS or until desired width

Next Row: K3, Turn, K3, Turn, K across to end of row, Turn, K3, Turn, K3, Turn

Begin decrease rows: K2, PSSO (decrease), K across to end of row

Repeat decrease rows until 4 STS remain

Next Row: K1, PSSO, K1

Next Row: Knit

Last Row: Bind off.

Hear about my knit dishcloth journey and check out the step by step video tutorial on my YouTube channel.

There you have it! The Easy Peasy Knit Dishcloth pattern. I hope you found this pattern super simple and it becomes your go to knit dishcloth pattern.

I would love to see your pictures of your dishcloths made with this pattern! Feel free to tag me on social media and use the hashtags #alcpatterns on Instagram.