Crochet Cotton Candy Dishcloth

This crochet Cotton Candy Dishcloth is a quick and fun washcloth that you can crochet in just a few hours!

Crochet Cotton Candy Dishcloth - Leaping Stripes and Blocks Stitch - Raffamusa Designs

This crocheted dishcloth has a dense and solid fabric, which is very adsorbent. At the same time, the fabric is still very soft and features a beautiful drape.

This pattern uses the leaping stripes and blocks stitch, which looks great in stripes of multiple colors.

And you know that multiple colors rhymes with scrap yarn!

Crochet Leaping Stripes and Blocks Stitch Washcloth - Raffamusa Designs

So, grab your Aran weight leftover cotton yarn that you have lying around in your stash, and let’s get some crocheting done!

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Crochet Pattern - Cotton Candy Dishcloth - using the Leaping Stripes and Blocks Stitch - Raffamusa Designs

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Crochet Cotton Candy Dishcloth - Raffamusa Designs

Materials

  • 5.5-mm (I/9 US, 5 UK) Crochet Hook
  • Aran (4, Medium) Yarn
  • Tapestry Needle

Yarn & Yardage

I used DROPS Loves You 8 (93 yds / 85 m per 50 g) in the following colors and amounts:

  • A – Beige (02) – 84.2 yds, 77 m
  • B – Old Pink (18) – 25.7 yds, 23.5 m
  • C – Light Jeans Blue (06) – 25.7 yds, 23.5 m

Abbreviations (US Terms)

Ch – Chain
Dc – Double Crochet
Hdc – Half Double Crochet
Sk – Skip
Sl St – Slip Stitch
St – Stitch
Yo – Yarn over

Size

11.4″ (29 cm) by 12″ (30.5 cm)

Gauge

8 sts per 6 rows in 2″ (5 cm) working in leaping stripes and blocks stitch.

Pattern Notes

  • If the pattern says “hdc 2”, you have to crochet 1 hdc in each of the next 2 sts.
  • (…) – Repeat the instructions within brackets for the indicated number of times.
  • *… – Repeat the instructions from * for the indicated number of times.

Cotton Candy Dishcloth – Free Crochet Pattern

For step-by-step photos and instructions on how to change the stitch count, please, check the tutorial on the leaping stripes and blocks stitch HERE.

With A, ch 42.

Row 1. Starting from the fourth ch from hook, (dc 2, ch 2, sk 2) 9 times (the turning ch-3 counts a dc), dc 3. (40 sts)

Row 2. Ch 1 (does not count as a st here and throughout), turn. Hdc 1 in first st, (ch 2, sk 2, dc 2 working in corresponding skipped st of foundation ch) 9 times, ch 2, sk 2, hdc 1 in last st. (40 sts)

Fasten off A. Join B in the last st of row 2.

Row 3. Ch 1, turn. Hdc 1, (dc 2 working in corresponding dc sts two rows below, ch 2, sk 2) 9 times, dc 2 working in corresponding dc sts two rows below, hdc 1 in last st. (40 sts)

Row 4. Ch 1, turn. Hdc 1, (ch 2, sk 2, dc 2 in corresponding dc sts two rows below) 9 times, ch 2, sk 2, hdc 1 in last st. (40 sts)

Fasten off B. Join C in the last st of row 4.

Rows 5-6. Repeat rows 3 and 4.

Fasten off C. Join A in the last st of row 6.

Rows 7-8. Repeat rows 3 and 4.

Fasten off A. Join B in the last st of row 8.

Rows 9-10. Repeat rows 3 and 4.

Fasten off B. Join C in the last st of row 10.

Rows 11-12. Repeat rows 3 and 4.

Fasten off C. Join A in the last st of row 12.

Rows 13-24. Repeat rows 3 and 4 6 times.

Fasten off A. Join C in the last st of row 24.

Rows 25-26. Repeat rows 3 and 4.

Fasten off C. Join B in the last st of row 26.

Rows 27-28. Repeat rows 3 and 4.

Fasten off B. Join A in the last st of row 28.

Rows 29-30. Repeat rows 3 and 4.

Fasten off C.

Rows 31-34. Repeat rows 27-30.

Fasten off B. Join A in the last st of row 34.

Row 35. Repeat row 3.

Row 36. Ch 1, turn. Hdc 1, (hdc 2 in next 2 sts, dc 2 working in corresponding dc sts two rows below) 9 times, hdc 2 in next 2 sts, hdc 1 in last st. (40 sts)

Do not fasten off but move to the border.

Border

Round 1. Ch 1, sc all around as follows:

  • On the sides, sc 1 on the side of each row.
  • On the top and bottom sides, sc 1 in each st.
  • At the corners, ch 1.

At the end of the round, sl st in first st to join.

Do not fasten off but move to the hanging loop.

Hanging loop

Ch 12, turn, sl st in next ch-1 sp at the corner. Ch 1, turn, sl st in each ch.

Fasten off and weave in all your ends.

YOUR CROCHET Cotton Candy DISHCLOTH IS READY!

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