I wanted to knit a set of nautical themed dishcloths as a birthday gift for my boyfriend’s mother, but to my horror, I could not find any free patterns online! I made a set of charts using a free online tool, but since I hate reading charts, I carefully transcribed them into a written pattern. (However, if you prefer reading charts, they have been included in the last pages of the pattern.)

I hope this pattern can help others who find themselves looking for an easy, no fuss dishcloth pattern!

For each dishcloth you will need one 42.5 g/1.5 oz (68 yards) ball of worsted weight cotton yarn and a pair of US size 7 (4.5 mm) straight needles. I used Bernat Handicrafter cotton yarn in the colourway “Swimming Pool”, but the colours are up to you!

Gauge isn’t really important for this pattern, but be sure to loosely bind-off or else the end will bunch up.

Pattern instructions include an option to add a garter stitch border to the dishcloths, but feel free to use any kind of border style you wish!
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Errata

It has come to my attention that there are two errors in the sailboat pattern! Many thanks to Lynne4444’s eagle eyes!

Row 20 - Should have an additional p3 at the end

Row 42 - Should look like: p16, k5, p3, k1, p15