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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 just finished another one yesterday! Funny how we do the same thing. I like to keep my hands busy.
I need to return to these. I haven't made one in awhile! 🙂
my grandmother has made these for everyone in our family. she passed away two years ago and I was lucky enough to not only get her huge collection of knitting needles, but a bag of this exact yarn in various colors. I'm so excited to have found this pattern and can't wait yo make some 🙂
What a sweet story, Michele. 🙂 I hope you enjoy knitting these as much as I have!
Hi. I know this post is old but I was wondering if there was any way to make it more rectangular/longer so it's more of a hand towel? Thanks! Love this pattern by the way! Working on my first one now!
Hi Kirsten,
Here's a link I just found by searching google…towards the end of the pattern, there's a suggestion for turning the dishcloths into a towel. It looks like the same pattern I'm using, so it might work! Let me know if you try it and it works for you!
Hi Joy,
I'm not seeing a link in your response. Thanks!
Oh, sorry, Kirsten–must have been distracted when I wrote that comment. 🙂 Here it is: https://groovy-mom.com/crafty/patterns/dishcloth.shtml
Thanks!
Thanks, Rose Petal! I think this is a very good pattern to learn some basic stitches, and as you said, make something useful in the process. I hope you and your daughter enjoy knitting together!
Beautiful! My 12 yo dd adopted from Liberia is trying to learn to knit…it's been way too long since I was a girl and knew some basic stitches. This is a great idea of something useful and simple to start on. Thanks so much!
Thanks, Rose!
I love the colors!
Great! Glad you were able to find some at a good price. If you get a chance to try the pattern I hope you like it! 🙂
Thanks Joy! I found both the 2 and 2.5 ounce sizes on sale at Michael's this weekend for 1.25 each. I grabbed up 14 skeins! 🙂 I'm going to give it a try here in the near future. Thanks for the help!
Hi Babychaser,
Some of the Sugar 'n Cream yarn is 2.5 oz, and some is just 2 oz. The striped Ombre yarn (which is mostly what I've used so far) is just 2 oz., and I can get *almost* 2 dishcloths out of it. On the second dishcloth I can get a little over 3/4 done (maybe more) before I need to tie on some more yarn from another skein. With the 2.5 oz skeins you might could get two complete dishcloths out of that one skein.
We have a little store in our area that has this yarn on sale regularly. I stock up then, because sometimes they can cost as little as $1.15 per skein (for the 2 oz size). So, if you're getting almost 2 dishcloths out of this one skein for $1.15, that's around 60 cents per dishcloth. (Not an exact price quote, since you're also needing to use a bit from another ball of yarn on the 2nd dishcloth, and it depends on the price of yarn in your area, but you can see that these aren't very expensive to make). I pretty much just make them for gifts. I enjoy making and giving them, and others seem to enjoy receiving them. 🙂
Blessings as you await the arrival of your new little one!