Lily Sugar’n Cream cotton yarn
1 solid-color ball, 120 yards
Crafts
Beginner crochet and amigurumi.
Learn single crochet with a useful cotton dishcloth before tackling shaped amigurumi toys.
- Makes
- 1 dishcloth, approximately 8 inches square
- Hands-on
- 2–4 hours for a beginner
- Total time
- 2–4 hours
- Effort
- Some practice
GET WHAT YOU NEED
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For 1 dishcloth, approximately 8 inches square.
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KEEP IT SIMPLE
Tools & supplies
5 mm crochet hook
Matches the beginner pattern starting size.
Yarn needle, scissors and tape measure
Finishes ends and checks size.
STEP BY STEP
Put it together
Start chain
Make a slip knot on the hook. Yarn over and pull through the loop 26 times to make 26 chains.
First row
Insert hook into the second chain. Yarn over, pull up a loop, then yarn over and pull through both loops. Repeat across: 25 single-crochet stitches.
Turn
Chain one and turn. Work one single crochet through both top loops of each stitch: 25 stitches. The turning chain does not count.
Repeat
Continue rows until the work is about 8 inches long. Count every row to keep edges straight.
Finish
Cut a 6-inch tail, pull through the final loop and tighten. Weave both tails into several stitches with the yarn needle.
Good to know
- Size depends on tension; the source gauge is 13 stitches and 14 rows per 4 inches.
- Amigurumi adds working in rounds, increases and decreases. Use a complete toy pattern after learning these basics.
SAVE THE MAKING
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Finished crochet dishcloths
Ready to use without learning stitches.
Finished crochet animal
Choose an age-appropriate finished toy; this guide itself makes a dishcloth.
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Sources & further reading
Independent instructions informed by the sources below. No affiliation or endorsement is implied. These instructions have not been kitchen- or workshop-tested by DIBuyIt.
- Yarnspirations: basic crochet dishcloth — Manufacturer pattern SCC0512-008812M, plain version