Easy Knitting Pattern: Harvest Washcloth

Whether they are used in the kitchen or bathroom, I think hand knit washcloths make great hostess gifts, especially during the holiday season. Washcloths are quick and easy to knit and they are a relatively inexpensive project. Knit washcloths are also nice projects for beginner knitters that are still mastering basic stitches.

With Thanksgiving just a couple days away, I grabbed some yummy Plymouth Yarn Fantasy Naturale from my yarn stash and set to work making a couple of washcloths. If you are not a loose knitter, you can likely make two washcloths with a single hank using this pattern, but you won't have any leftovers.

If you feel extra fancy and know how to crochet, I recommend adding a single crochet border around your washcloth, but it is not required.

Knit Harvest Washcloth Pattern

Materials

• 1 hank of Plymouth Yarn Fantasy Naturale 100% mercerized cotton (shown in color 9995)
• US size 7 (4.5 mm) knitting needles
• US size 7 (4.5 mm) crochet hook (optional)
• A printable version of the Harvest Basket Washcloth Pattern, that also includes a stitch chart, is available in my shop

Finished Measurements

With crochet edging, 8 1/4  inches wide x 9 1/4 inches long

Abbreviations

BO - bind off
CO - cast on
k - knit

p - purl
RS - right side
WS - wrong side

Directions

CO 35.

To make neat even edges, the first stitch of every row is slipped purlwise with the yarn held on the WS of your work.

Row 1 (RS): Sl1, k34.

Row 2 (WS): Sl1, p 34.

Row 3: Sl1, k1, [p7, k5] twice, p7, k2.

Row 4: Sl1, p1 [k7, p5] twice, k7, p2.

Row 5: Sl1, k34.

Row 6: Sl1, p 34.

Row 7: Sl1, k1, [p7, k5] twice, p7, k2.

Row 8: Sl1, p1 [k7, p5] twice, k7, p2.

Row 9: Sl1, k34.

Row 10: Sl1, p 34.

Row 11: Sl1, k7, p7, k5, p7, k8.

Row 12: Sl1, p7, k7, p5, k7, p8.

Row 13: Sl1, k34.

Row 14: Sl1, p 34.

Row 15: Sl1, k7, p7, k5, p7, k8.

Row 16: Sl1, p7, k7, p5, k7, p8.

Row 17-48: Repeat Row 1-16 twice.

Row 49: Sl1, k34.

Row 50: Sl1, p 34.

Row 51: Sl1, k1, [p7, k5] twice, p7, k2.

Row 52: Sl1, p1 [k7, p5] twice, k7, p2.

Row 53: Sl1, k34.

Row 54: Sl1, p 34.

Row 55: Sl1, k1, [p7, k5] twice, p7, k2.

Row 56: Sl1, p1 [k7, p5] twice, k7, p2.

Row 57: Sl1, k34.

Row 58: Sl1, p34.

BO.

Happy knitting and happy holidays!