Add a splash of color to your kitchen with these crochet rainbow and cloud dishcloths!
Grab your 100% cotton yarn, and get ready to crochet some easy and absorbent dishcloths that are perfect for cleaning dishes and wiping surfaces.
For my dishcloths, I used a cotton yarn that I had never tried before but was super curious to test. I’m talking about LindeHobby Cotton 8/8, which comes in many beautiful colors.
But of course, since you won’t need much of each color, this pattern is perfect for using your scrap yarn!
I hope you’ll enjoy crocheting this pair of rainbow and cloud dishcloths for yourself or as a thoughtful gift for friends and family.
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Winter Washcloth Series 2025
The pattern of the Rainbow and Cloud Dishcloths is featured in the Winter Washcloth Series blog hop & bundle hosted and organized by Michelle of Two Brothers Blankets.
Each day throughout January, a different designer will release a new washcloth pattern that you can get for free! So, at the end of the month, you’ll have a nice collection of 31 dishcloth and washcloth patterns.
See how it works and get all the details about this event on the main blog hop page HERE.
31 Washcloth Patterns Bundle
Want to get all 31 patterns at once? Take a look at the pattern bundle HERE!
The bundle includes all the patterns featured in the event and is available at a discounted price only during the blog hop until the end of January 2025.
How to join the Blog Hop
Each new pattern will be available for free on Ravelry or the designer’s blog for 24 hours starting at 10:00 a.m. EST.
The pattern of the Rainbow and Cloud Dishcloths will be featured on January 9th, 2025.
On that day, first, check the main blog hop page HERE and grab the special coupon code that you’ll need to claim your pattern on Ravelry.
Then, go to the Ravelry pattern page HERE and add the pattern to your cart. Then, apply the coupon code at checkout to get the pattern for free.
Remember that you must be logged in to your Ravelry account for the promotion to work!
PRINTABLE PDF PATTERN
Get a copy of the ad-free, printable pattern of the Rainbow & Cloud Dishcloths on Ravelry HERE, LoveCrafts HERE, or Etsy HERE.
Materials
- 5.0-mm (H/8 US, 6 UK) Crochet Hook
- Optional: 5.5-mm (I/9 US, 5 UK) Crochet Hook
- Aran (4, Medium) Cotton Yarn
- Tapestry Needle
- Stitch Marker to Work in the Round
Yarn & Yardage
I used LindeHobby Cotton 8/8 (87.5-93 yds / 80-85 m per 50 g) in the following colors and amounts:
- White – Latte (21) – 28 yds / 18.3 m
- Purple – Flower (76) – 10 yds / 9.1 m
- Blue – Acquamarina (2) – 74 yds / 67.7 m
- Green – Africa (50) – 12 yds / 11 m
- Yellow – Canarino (37) – 14 yds / 12.8 m
- Orange – Ocra (41) – 16 yds / 14.6 m
- Red – Coral (82) – 21 yds / 19.2 m
Feel free to use any yarn that meets gauge.
Abbreviations (US Terms)
- BLO – Back Loop Only
- Ch – Chain
- Dc – Double Crochet
- FLO – Front Loop Only
- Hdc – Half Double Crochet
- Inc – Increase
- RS – Right Side
- Sc – Single Crochet
- Sk – Skip
- Sl St – Slip Stitch
- St – Stitch
- WS – Wrong Side
- Yo – Yarn Over
Special Stitches
Back Loop Only (BLO) and Front Loop Only (FLO) Stitches
See how to crochet in the BLO or FLO HERE.
Increase (Inc)
One increase consists of 2 sts worked in the same indicated st.
Size
- Rainbow – 9.8″ (25 cm) by 8.7″ (22 cm)
- Cloud – 10″ (25.4 cm) by 7″ (18 cm)
Gauge
9 sc for 9 rows in 2″ (5 cm).
Pattern Notes
- If the pattern says “sc 2”, you have to make 1 sc in each of the next 2 sts.
- (…) – Repeat the instructions within round parentheses for the indicated number of times.
- *… – Repeat the instructions from * for the indicated number of times.
- […] – Crochet the instructions within square brackets all in the same indicated st.
Crochet Rainbow Dishcloth – Free Pattern
With your 5.0-mm hook and white, ch 16.
Row 1 (RS). Sc 1 in the second ch from hook, sc 13, [sc 3] in the last ch. Working on the other loops of initial ch, sc 14. (31 sts)
Row 2 (WS). Ch 1 (does not count as a st here and throughout), turn. Sc 14, sc inc 3, sc 14. (34 sts)
Row 3. Ch 1, turn. Sc 14, (sc inc 1, sc 1) 3 times, sc 14. (37 sts)
Fasten off white.
Turn and join purple in the first st.
Row 4. Ch 1, turn. Sc 14, (sc inc 1, sc 2) 3 times, sc 14. (40 sts)
Row 5. Ch 1, turn. Sc 14, (sc inc 1, sc 3) 3 times, sc 14. (43 sts)
Row 6. Ch 1, turn. Sc 16, (sc inc 1, sc 4) twice, sc inc 1, sc 16. (46 sts)
Fasten off purple.
Turn and join blue in first st.
Row 7. Ch 1, turn. Sc 14, (sc inc 1, sc 5) 3 times, sc 14. (49 sts)
Row 8. Ch 1, turn. Sc 17, (sc inc 1, sc 6) twice, sc inc 1, sc 17. (52 sts)
Row 9. Ch 1, turn. Sc 14, (sc inc 1, sc 7) 3 times, sc 14. (55 sts)
Fasten off blue.
Turn and join green in first st.
Row 10. Ch 1, turn. Sc 18, (sc inc 1, sc 8) twice, sc inc 1, sc 18. (58 sts)
Row 11. Ch 1, turn. Sc 14, (sc inc 1, sc 9) 3 times, sc 14. (61 sts)
Row 12. Ch 1, turn. Sc 19, (sc inc 1, sc 10) twice, sc inc 1, sc 19. (64 sts)
Fasten off green.
Turn and join yellow in first st.
Row 13. Ch 1, turn. Sc 14, (sc inc 1, sc 11) 3 times, sc 14. (67 sts)
Row 14. Ch 1, turn. Sc 20, (sc inc 1, sc 12) twice, sc inc 1, sc 20. (70 sts)
Row 15. Ch 1, turn. Sc 14, (sc inc 1, sc 13) 3 times, sc 14. (73 sts)
Fasten off yellow.
Turn and join orange in first st.
Row 16. Ch 1, turn. Sc 21, (sc inc 1, sc 14) twice, sc inc 1, sc 21. (76 sts)
Row 17. Ch 1, turn. Sc 14, (sc inc 1, sc 15) 3 times, sc 14. (79 sts)
Row 18. Ch 1, turn. Sc 22, (sc inc 1, sc 16) twice, sc inc 1, sc 22. (82 sts)
Fasten off orange.
Turn and join red in first st.
Row 19. Ch 1, turn. Sc 14, (sc inc 1, sc 17) 3 times, sc 14. (85 sts)
Row 20. Ch 1, turn. Sc 23, (sc inc 1, sc 18) twice, sc inc 1, sc 23. (88 sts)
Row 21. Ch 1, turn. Sc 14, (sc inc 1, sc 19) 3 times, sc 14. (91 sts)
Fasten off red.
Border
RS facing, join white in last st of row 21 (photo 1).
Round 1. Ch 1 (does not count as a st here and throughout), sc 43 working along the bottom edge of the rainbow (sides of rows 21 to 1 and 1 to 21). You should have 3 sts for each color section and an additional sc for the foundation ch.
Working on the sts of row 21, BLO sl st 47 loosely. Switch to a larger hook if your sl sts are too tight.
If you went up a hook size, switch back to the smaller hook. In the next st, make a hanging loop as follows: [sl st 1, ch 12, sl st 1 working in FLO of last sl st and BLO of current st on row 21 (photos 2-3)].
If you prefer, switch back to the larger hook, and BLO sl st 43. Sl st in first sc to join the round (photo 4).
If you changed hook, switch back to the smaller hook.
Cloud. Without turning, ch 1 (counts as your first sl st), *sk 2, [dc 7] in next st, sk 2, sl st 1 in next st. Repeat from * 7 times.
Fasten off and weave in your ends.
Cloud Dishcloth – Free Crochet Pattern
Crochet in the round in a continuous spiral.
With blue, ch 13.
Round 1 (RS). [Sc 3] in second ch from hook, sc 10, [sc 3] in last ch. Working on the other loops of initial ch, sc 10. (26 sts)
Round 2 (RS). *Sc inc 3, sc 10. Repeat from * twice. (32 sts)
Round 3. *(Sc inc 1, sc1) 3 times, sc 10. Repeat from * twice. (38 sts)
Round 4. *(Sc 2, sc inc 1) 3 times, sc 10. Repeat from * twice. (44 sts)
Round 5. *(Sc inc 1, sc 3) 3 times, sc 10. Repeat from * twice. (50 sts)
Round 6. *Sc 2, (sc inc 1, sc 4) twice, sc inc 1, sc 12. Repeat from * twice. (56 sts)
Round 7. *(Sc inc 1, sc 5) 3 times, sc 10. Repeat from * twice. (62 sts)
Round 8. *Sc 3, (sc inc 1, sc 6) twice, sc inc 1, sc 13. Repeat from * twice. (68 sts)
Round 9. *(Sc inc 1, sc 7) 3 times, sc 10. Repeat from * twice. (74 sts)
Round 10. *Sc 4, (sc inc 1, sc 8) twice, sc inc 1, sc 14. Repeat from * twice. (80 sts)
Round 11. *(Sc inc 1, sc 9) 3 times, sc 10. Repeat from * twice. (86 sts)
Round 12. *Sc 5, (sc inc 1, sc 10) twice, sc inc 1, sc 15. Repeat from * twice. (92 sts)
Round 13. Sc 2, hdc 2, dc inc 2, hdc 2, sc 3, hdc 2, (dc 6, dc inc 1) twice, hdc 2, sc 3, sc inc 1, sc 16, sc inc 1, sc 3, hdc 2, dc 2, dc inc 1, hdc 2, sc 2, hdc 1, dc 4, hdc 1, sc 4, hdc 2, dc inc 2, hdc 2, sc 4, hdc 1, dc inc 2, hdc 1, sc 7. (104 sts)
Round 14. Sc 2, dc 3, dc inc 2, dc 2, hdc 1, sc 1, sl st 1, sc 1, hdc inc 1, dc 1, dc inc 1, hdc inc 1, sc 1, sl st 2, sc 1, hdc 1, (dc 1, dc inc 1) twice, hdc inc 1, sc 1, sl st 2, sc 1, hdc inc 1, dc inc 2, hdc inc 1, sc 1, sl st 2, sc 1, hdc 2, dc 2, dc inc 1, dc 2, hdc 2, sc 1, sl st 2, sc 1, hdc inc 1, dc 4, hdc 1, sl st 2, sc 1, hdc inc 1, dc inc 1, dc 2, hdc inc 1, sl st 2, sc 1, hdc 1, dc inc 4, hdc 1, sc 1, sl st 2, sc 3, hdc 2, hdc inc 2, hdc 2, sc 1, sl st 2, sc 1, hdc 2, hdc inc 2, hdc 2, sl st 2, sc 1, hdc 1, dc inc 1, hdc 1, sc 1. (130 sts)
Fasten off leaving a long tail. Finish the round with an invisible join, and weave in your ends.
Your crochet Rainbow & Cloud Dishcloths are ready!
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