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This dishcloth made from cotton yarn uses the lemon peel stitch. It is my favorite dishcloth and works up quickly! Using beginner textured crochet stitches in a special sequence will have you on your way to a full dishcloth in only one day.
This stitch has just enough texture to make easy work of cleaning up counters and stove hoods, hand washing dishes, cleaning glass and mirrors, even a lightweight trivet to protect your counters and tables from hot bottomed pots and baking dishes.
I have one I use exclusively for toast. I set the hot toast on it while I butter it so it doesn’t get soggy from steam on the bottom. A little toast tip from me to you.
I really do have 6-8 of these babies made up by my sink at any given time. Is this possibly your first crochet dishcloth project or are you an ol pro at them and have a collection like I do?
Get your materials and let’s get stitching! In the image shown I used Premier yarn just cotton from the dollar store. See my review of that cotton and other cotton yarns cotton yarn comparison chart.
Finished cloth measures 8” x 8”
Terms:
SC: Single Crochet
HDC: Half Double Crochet
DC: Double Crochet
SKS: Skip Stitch
CH: Chain
ST: Stitch
Tip: Do not crochet tight stitches. Keep your wrist movements loose and comfortable. Towel should be a slightly open weave and drape to have a cloth-like movement. You may go up a hook size if you like to achieve this with worsted yarn. It will affect the finished size slightly.
I designed project trackers! This is the large print version for tired eyes. So much easier than using apps, scraps of paper or a plain notebook.
Three project sizes, a handy ruler and hook guide inside the cover and plenty of rooms for notes in each pattern.
Buy it here.
Regular size print here.
I have had bad eyesight since age 18 so large print is a godsend when you can’t see apps and dark yarn, let alone going from one to the other on a crochet-a-thon during a netflix binge.
Make the free lemon peel dishcloth pattern:
Using size J 6mm hook chain 31 (or odd number of stitches to achieve the width you’d like).
Row 1: Ch 1, turn and starting in second stitch from hook work sc across each stitch (30 st). Ch 1, turn. Maintain 30 stitch count throughout .
Row 2: HDC in first stitch. *Skip next stitch and work (1sc, 1dc) in next st.* Repeat from * finishing with HDC in last st. Ch 1, turn.
Repeat row 2 until piece reaches 8”.
When working last stitch of final row, ch 2 and work sc stitches evenly down side, working three stitches into each corner to create the border. Repeat border stitches 1-2 more times to desired width.
Cut yarn and weave in tail.
If you’d like to try this stitch in a kitchen towel size go to my post on the Canterbury dishtowel free pattern match the colors to you decor.
