Dishclothes

My first project is the dishcloth. Crochet or knit dishclothes are so nice to use and a good way to learn the basic stiches and make something square. You need to start with 100% cotton yarn. Why? You need an plant based material and cotton is the best to choose.

Start with the chain stitch (ch). Ch 35-45. (make 35-45 chain stitches depending on the weight of the yarn - the weight is the thickness)

Row 1. Turn. Ch1. Skip the first chain. Single crochet (sc) 34-44 across.

Row 2. Ch1. Skip the first chain. Sc 34-44 across.

Continue each row until you have a square. Don't fasten off.

Create a border by sc 3 in the same sc in the corner. Basically, you are putting three single crochet stitches in the same spot. This is to create a square corner. sc around the edge of your square putting 3 sc in each corner.

Fasten off and weave the ends in.

Remember it is 100% cotton. You can put it in the wash but hang dry.

Try different stitches to learn the different ones.