Slip stitches make colorwork easy on this simple dishcloth. Use contrasting colors, or go scrappy different results.

This dishcloth is one of 48 free knitting patterns with photo or video tutorials in the Knitted Kitchen Blog Hop: Learn A New Stitch Dishcloth Series 2017. You can get more information about the blog hop, including updated links to each pattern as it is published, here. Chat with other knitters in the blog hop thread here in the Underground Crafter Ravelry group.

Skills used
Basic knitting skills: cast on, knit, purl, slip stitch, bind off
Knitting flat in rows

Skill Level
Easy

Finished Size
8″ (20.5 cm) square.

Materials
Lion Brand 24/7 Cotton (100% mercerized cotton, 3.5 oz/100 g/186 yd/170 m) – 1 skein each in 98 Ecru (CA) and 142 Rose (CB), or approximately 34 yd (31 m) in each of 2 colors any medium weight, cotton yarn.

US Size 7/4.5 mm knitting needles, or any size needed to obtain gauge.

Yarn needle.

Gauge
18 sts = 4″ (10 cm) in pattern. Exact gauge is not critical for this project.