This quick and easy dish cloth knitting pattern will get you excited to clean the kitchen! Or at least be a fun gift to give to a friend. This is not your ordinary dish cloth! The Diamond Dish Cloth, a free dish cloth knitting pattern is easier to knit than it looks since it uses mosaic colorwork knitting. Read about why I decided to design a decorative dish cloth and what my favorite yarn is for knitting dish cloths. Get the free pattern below or purchase the ad-free, printable PDF here.
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Inspiration
I was inspired to design a dish cloth that I could give to friends as new home gifts. I just love giving handmade gifts. I wanted something pretty but also functional. Not your typical corner to corner grandma’s dish cloth. A dish cloth that had a Whimsy North spin to it!
That’s where mosaic colorwork comes in. I’m all about adding colors and patterns to my designs all while making them easy to knit.
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Knit Picks Dishie Yarn
I honestly created this design specifically for Knit Picks Dishie Yarn. My friend Kalley over at Kneedles and Life always uses it for her dish cloths and they turn out so pretty. When I finally caved and ordered some I was surprised at how robust it felt for a cotton yarn. It has the perfect structure and texture for scrubbing and comes in many beautiful colors!
You can use other worsted weight yarns, however, I would recommend a natural fiber like cotton that is also machine washable. Dishie fits all of these requirements and is so affordable too! You can purchase it directly from the Knit Picks website here.
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How to knit this easy dish cloth
I call it an easy dish cloth because honestly it looks more difficult than it is. If you can knit, purl, and slip stitches you can knit this! With mosaic colorwork there is no carrying yarn across or catching floats you simply work one color at a time back and forth. Slipping, knitting, and purling as you go.
The colorwork instructions for this dish cloth are written below, however, if you are like me and prefer to read a chart you can purchase the low cost, ad-free PDF pattern that includes a full mosaic colorwork chart.
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Diamond Dish Cloth knitting pattern details
Description:
The Diamond Dish Cloth uses two color mosaic colorwork with only one color worked at a time, per row. The garter stitch rows add extra scrubbing ability for cleaning and icord edges create a beautiful finished edge. The colorwork is both charted and written for beginner friendly knitting.
Materials:
- 2 Different Colors Worsted weight 100% cotton Yarn
Suggested yarn
- US 6/4mm, knitting needles – or size necessary to obtain gauge. (I use these interchangeable needles for all my knitting, even flat! and love them!)
- Tapestry Needle
- 1 Stitch Marker
- Scissors
Finished Measurements:
9” / 23cm Wide x 9” / 23cm Tall
Gauge:
19 sts & 35 rows = 4”/10cm Measured over mosaic pattern.
Glossary:
CO – Cast on
CC – Contrasting Color
k – Knit
MC – Main Color
p – Purl
pm – Place Marker
Rep – Repeat
RS – Right Side
sl – Slip stitch purl wise
st/s – Stitch/es
WS – Wrong Side
wyib – With yarn held in back
wyif -With yarn held in front
Diamond Dish Cloth Knitting Pattern Directions
CAST ON
With MC, CO 44 sts using the long tail cast on.
For written instructions skip to “Mosaic Design” section.
If you prefer to work from a chart see page 6 for charted instructions. NOTE: You will need to work 2 icord sts before and after chart instructions. To do so see below.
iCord Side Edging:
All Odd (RS) rows: K2, work across chart twice, sl2 wyib.
All Even (WS) rows: P2, work across chart twice, sl2 wyif.
MOSAIC DESIGN
In the first row you will be placing stitch markers between each pattern repeat to help keep you on track when knitting. Every two rows you will switch between using the MC and CC. The color being used is noted at the beginning of each row. All odd rows (RS): Slip sts with yarn held in back. All even rows (WS): Slip sts with yarn held in front.
Row 1 MC (RS): K2, *k20, pm; Rep from * to 2 sts before end of row, sl2 wyib.
Row 2 MC (WS): P2, k across to 2 sts before end of row, sl2 wyif.
Row 3 CC: K across to 2 sts before end of row, sl2 wyib.
Row 4 CC: P across to 2 sts before end of row, sl2 wyif.
Row 5 MC: K2, *k9, sl2, k9; Rep from * to 2 sts before end of row, sl2 wyib.
Row 6 MC: P2, *k9, sl2, k9; Rep from * to 2 sts before end of row, sl2 wyif.
Row 7 CC: Repeat Row 3.
Row 8 CC: Repeat Row 4.
Row 9 MC: K2, *k8, sl4, k8; Rep from * to 2 sts before end of row, sl2 wyib.
Row 10 MC: P2, *k8, sl4, k8; Rep from * to 2 sts before end of row sl2 wyif.
Row 11 CC: Repeat Row 3.
Row 12 CC: Repeat Row 4.
Row 13 MC: K2, *k7, sl2, k2, sl2, k7; Rep from * to 2 sts before end of row, sl2 wyib.
Row 14 MC: P2, *k7, sl2, k2, sl2, k7; Rep from * to 2 sts before end of row, sl2 wyif.
Row 15 CC: Repeat Row 3.
Row 16 CC: Repeat Row 4.
Row 17 MC: K2, *k6, sl3, k2, sl3, k6; Rep from * to 2 sts before end of row, sl2 wyib.
Row 18 MC: P2, *k6, sl3, k2, sl3, k6; Rep from * to 2 sts before end of row, sl2 wyif.
Row 19 CC: Repeat Row 3.
Row 20 CC: Repeat Row 4.
Row 21 MC: K2, *k5, sl3, k4, sl3, k5; Rep from * to 2 sts before end of row, sl2 wyib.
Row 22 MC: P2, *k5, sl3, k4, sl3, k5; Rep from * to 2 sts before end of row, sl2 wyif.
Row 23 CC: Repeat Row 3.
Row 24 CC: Repeat Row 4.
Row 25 MC: K2, *k4, sl3, k6, sl3, k4; Rep from * to 2 sts before end of row, sl2 wyib.
Row 26 MC: P2, *k4, sl3, k6, sl3, k4; Rep from * to 2 sts before end of row, sl2, wyif.
Row 27 CC: Repeat Row 3.
Row 28 CC: Repeat Row 4
Row 29 MC: K2, *k3, sl3, k8, sl3, k3; Rep from * to 2 sts before end of row, sl2, wyib.
Row 30 MC: P2, *k3, sl3, k8, sl3, k3; Rep from * to 2 sts before end of row, sl2, wyif.
Row 31 CC: Repeat Row 3.
Row 32 CC: Repeat Row 4.
Row 33 MC: K2, *k2, sl3, k4, sl2, k4, sl3, k2; Rep from * to 2 sts before end of row, sl2 wyib.
Row 34 MC: P2, *k2, sl3, k4, sl2, k4, sl3, k2; Rep from * to 2 sts before end of row, sl2, wyif.
Row 35 CC: Repeat Row 3.
Row 36 CC: Repeat Row 4.
Row 37 MC: K2, *k1, sl3, k4, sl4, k4, sl3, k1; Rep from * to 2 sts before end of row, sl2 wyib.
Row 38 MC: P2, *k1, sl3, k4, sl4, k4, sl3, k1; Rep from * to 2 sts before end of row, sl2 wyif.
Row 39 CC: Repeat Row 3.
Row 40 CC: Repeat Row 4.
Row 41 MC: K2, *k2, sl3, k4, sl2, k4, sl3, k2; Rep from * to 2 sts before end of row, sl2 wyib.
Row 42 MC: P2, *k2, sl3, k4, sl2, k4, sl3, k2; Rep from * to 2 sts before end of row, sl2 wyif.
Row 43 CC: Repeat Row 3.
Row 44 CC: Repeat Row 4.
Row 45 MC: K2, *k3, sl3, k8, sl3, k3; Rep from * to 2 sts before end of row, sl2 wyib.
Row 46 MC: P2, *k3, sl3, k8, sl3, k3; Rep from * to 2 sts before end of row, sl2 wyif.
Row 47 CC: Repeat Row 3.
Row 48 CC: Repeat Row 4.
Row 49 MC: K2, *k4, sl3, k6, sl3, k4; Rep from * to 2 sts before end of row, sl2 wyib.
Row 50 MC: P2, *k4, sl3, k6, sl3, k4; Rep from * to 2 sts before end of row, sl2 wyif.
Row 51 CC: Repeat Row 3.
Row 52 CC: Repeat Row 4.
Row 53 MC: K2, *k5, sl3, k4, sl3, k5; Rep from * to 2 sts before end of row, sl2 wyib.
Row 54 MC: P2, *k5, sl3, k4, sl3, k5; Rep from * to 2 sts before end of row, sl2 wyif.
Row 55 CC: Repeat Row 3.
Row 56 CC: Repeat Row 4.
Row 57 MC: K2, *k6, sl3, k2, sl3, k6; Rep from * to 2 sts before end of row, sl2 wyib.
Row 58 MC: P2, *k6, sl3, k2, sl3, k6; Rep from * to 2 sts before end of row, sl2 wyif.
Row 59 CC: Repeat Row 3.
Row 60 CC: Repeat Row 4.
Row 61 MC: K2, *k7, sl2, k2, sl2, k7; Rep from * to 2 sts before end of row, sl2 wyib.
Row 62 MC: P2, *k7, sl2, k2, sl2, k7; Rep from * to 2 sts before end of row, sl2 wyif.
Row 63 CC: Repeat Row 3.
Row 64 CC: Repeat Row 4.
Row 65 MC: K2, *k8, sl4, k8; Rep from * to 2 sts before end of row, sl2 wyib.
Row 66 MC: P2, *k8, sl4, k8; Rep from * to 2 sts before end of row, sl2 wyif.
Row 67 CC: Repeat Row 3.
Row 68 CC: Repeat Row 4.
Row 69 MC: K2, *k9, sl2, k9; Rep from * to 2 sts before end of row, sl2 wyib.
Row 70 MC: P2, *k9, sl2, k9; Rep from * to 2 sts before end of row, sl2 wyif.
Row 71 CC: Repeat Row 3.
Row 72 CC: Repeat Row 4. Break CC
Row 73 MC: K across to 2 sts before end of row, sl2 wyib.
Row 74 MC: P2, k across to 2 sts before end of row, sl2 wyib.
BIND OFF
Using MC, bind off all sts
FINISHING
Weave in ends and block your dish cloth by soaking it in luke warm water, along with your favorite wool wash, for 15 minutes. Squeeze out excess water with a towel and lay flat to dry. Don’t block on towels as it can retain moisture and not allow your finished towel to dry.
Now you have a quick and super cute and functional dish cloth! Check out more of my FREE knitting patterns on the blog HERE.
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