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Round Ripple Dishcloths

August 24, 2025 No comments yet

I crocheted these round ripple dishcloths using up some scraps of cotton I had. The flowered center uses 7.5 yards of cotton so it is a great way to use up those bits of cotton yarn. The two dishcloths were crocheted using one 2 ounce ball of Sugar n’ Cream ombres yarn in pink lilacs colorway.

The crochet pattern used is Julle’s blue ribbon round ripple dishcloth. I crocheted the dishcloths using the smaller option cloth from the pattern. Using the smaller option, my dishcloths are 9.5 inches wide using a G (4.25 mm) crochet hook.

Total yardage for the dishcloth including trim is

Star Kitchen Crocheted Set

June 29, 2025 No comments yet

I crocheted this cotton star kitchen set as part of a bridal shower gift. The star dishcloth is one of my original free dishcloth patterns found here. I created this dishcloth pattern back in the summer of 2008. I can’t believe it was already 17 years ago!

I added a diagonal potholder to match the dishcloth. I used the double-thick diagonal hotpad free pattern that is a wonderful classic pattern found here. I like to chain 34 stitches to start to crochet a hotpad that is just over 6 inches wide.

Below is a closeup photo of the star dishcloth.

Mandala Cotton Dishcloths

April 25, 2025 No comments yet

I had a yearning to crochet some cotton dishcloths the last few days. I have a big bag of cotton scraps and the Magnolia Mandala crochet pattern is just perfect for using some of it.

I only crocheted through round 8 as I wanted smaller dishcloths. These can also be used as pretty hotpads too. For these first two, I used a G (4 mm) crochet hook which resulted in a 8.5 inch wide dishcloth.

Here is the second crocheted Mandala scrappy dishcloth in teals.

Crocheted Round Ripple Dishcloths

June 11, 2023 Comments Off on Crocheted Round Ripple Dishcloths

I bought the Blue Ribbon Round Ripple dishcloth pattern many years ago. It is a great crochet pattern and makes a beautiful dishcloth. Here is the link to the crochet pattern.

I crocheted two of these round ripple dishcloths. This one is crocheted using the original pattern as written with the popcorn stitch center.

I also have crocheted the pattern using a flat center. The flat center is nice to crochet if you are using the pattern to make a decorative cloth so you can place a dish or other item on it. With the flat center, your item can sit flat and not be tipsy.

Here is a cloth with the flat center.

I crochet the flat center using the following modifications for round 2.

Crocheted Poppy Dishcloths

June 5, 2022 No comments yet

I haven’t crocheted any dishcloths in quite a while. I picked up this pretty ball of Sugar’n Cream cotton in colorway Poppy this last week. I figured it was time to break out some oldie but goodie dishcloth patterns of mine. So here is a 4-pointed cotton dishcloth crocheted using my pointed granny dishcloth pattern.

Next is a star dishcloth that I crocheted with white cotton along with the Poppy colored cotton that was leftover from the above project. I didn’t have enough yarn to do the complete dishcloth with the Poppy so I added white for the center and outer rounds. Here is the link to the free star dishcloth pattern.

Below are both dishcloths shown together.



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