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Grandmother’s Favorite Dishcloth Knitting Pattern is a simple beginner knitting pattern. You’ll want to make a whole drawer full of these knitted dishcloths!
Years ago, when I first started knitting, I looked for a beginning knitter pattern to help me learn how to knit.
I visited a quaint little yarn shop in a nearby town, and came home with a bag full of wool yarn, an easy knitting pattern for a basic scarf, and some metal knitting needles.
I worked on that scarf through the long winter months, and was so thrilled when my very first knitting project was complete!
The next knitting project I attempted was these dishcloths. And the result was so satisfying!
I had received a couple of these classic dishcloths for Christmas from my husband’s grandmother. I found them to be so great for washing dishes, and I wanted more of them!
After a few years of getting handmade knitted dishcloths from other people, I decided it was time to learn how to knit them myself.
The Grandmother’s Favorite Dishcloth knitting pattern is so easy and fun to make. Once I finish one I cast on another one!
I like the fact that I can do these pretty mindlessly, and for a beginning knitter they are easy to learn and practice knitting with.
Be sure to watch the instruction video below if you need help learning how to knit!
Learn to Knit Grandmother’s Favorite Dishcloth
This pattern is commonly known as “Grandmother’s Favorite Dishcloth,” and it’s a simple, classic pattern.
No one is certain who created this pattern originally, as it’s been around for many years, handed down through the generations.
You can give your dishcloths a completely different look just by changing the yarn you use. Use a multi-colored yarn for a fun and cheerful look, or choose a solid color cotton yarn if you’re craving something a bit more classic.
Even though I love all the brightly-colored dishcloths I’ve made, my favorites are the more muted and classic-looking solid colors.
They also make great gifts! I love making these and pairing them with homemade soap, homemade soy candles, or a jar of body scrub in a basket.
You can also make this same pattern in a coaster size! See this post: Easy Knitted Coasters Pattern
And, you can also make a kitchen towel with a few adjustments to this basic pattern: Grandmother’s Favorite Kitchen Towel Knitting Pattern
Grandmother’s Favorite Dishcloth Pattern
I wanted to share this amazingly easy to knit dishcloth pattern here in case someone else is looking for it!
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Pattern Supplies and Instructions
Materials:
(my current favorite is Instructions:
k2Tog – Knit 2 Together, which decreases
That’s it! Enjoy making this simple and useful pattern for yourself or to share with others!
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I've been looking forward to trying these and am hoping to get some of that yarn with coupons this next week (assuming our little one hasn't made her appearance before then).
I'm curious though… how many dish clothes can you get from a skein of that particular yarn? 1? 2? More? I'm wondering what I'll really need and how much they end up costing in the end.
Thanks again for sharing this. I'm just getting started in learning to Knit and this will be great practice… maybe while nursing once the new baby and I settle in a bit. 🙂
Hi Trophy and Barb,
I'm not really very familiar with the Knifty Knitter. I've never used one myself, but I know my mom has used them in the past.
I have no idea how you would adapt a regular knitting pattern for the Knifty Knitter, but I did a quick google search and found a pattern for a "Baby Washcloth" that resembles a dishcloth. You can find it here:
https://www.provocraft.com/projects/projects.php?prdindex=kniftyknitter&dsp=project&idnum=21
And here's an article that leads to more information using the Knifty Knitter and finding patterns for it:
https://crafts.lovetoknow.com/wiki/Knifty_Knitter_Patterns
Hope that's somewhat helpful!
Do you know what a Nifty Knitter is? Is is a learning "tool" for young girls to learn how to knit. I honestly don't know what cast on and the rest of the instructions mean, but I wondered if you knew about this and if/how these dishcloths could be done on the knitter.
Michelle,
What a great idea! Thanks for mentioning it and posting the link! 🙂
If you make it bigger, you can turn it into a baby blanket. https://www.knitting-crochet.com/disclobabbla.html
That's my favorite dishcloth pattern too! They are so fun to make, and they work really well for scrubbing too. Love the colors you used!
Diana~
Thank you for visiting and taking the time to leave such a lovely comment! I am just about to start some more of these…I love to make them for gifts!
Thanks, Nicola!
I know what you mean about finding it difficult to actually use these for washing dishes! I wanted to learn how to make these because I think they'd make nice gifts. 🙂 I received some as a wedding gift years ago, and I liked the fact that they were something both pretty and useful.
Hope the pattern works out for you!
Gorgeous dishcloths! I have been knitting since I was 4 (30 now) & I have been admiring knitted cloths on etsy for a while now. I think I would find it very difficult to use something so pretty for cleaning. Going to knit a few up anyway. Thanks for the pattern.
Oh, I can understand that, Tanya! That happens to me sometimes. For some reason it used to be worse when I was a child, but now I am able to work on things sometimes (I usually feel better if I'm in the front seat, and as a child I had to ride in the back seat). I'm sorry you get motion sick!
Wow, that's a long time to wait to use your gift! I thought I was the only one who did that! I'm notorious for hanging onto something because it looks too pretty to use! 🙂