Make this sweet and squishy crochet Waffle Heart Washcloth and bring all the love into your kitchen for Valentine’s Day!
Of course, hearts and heart-shaped items are the perfect gift for your Valentine! And if you love cooking together and spending lots of time in the kitchen, this waffle heart dishcloth will create the sweetest atmosphere!
Besides Valentine’s gifts and decorations, this heart-shaped washcloth also makes a nice present to show love and care to a dear friend, for housewarming parties, or even baby showers.
How do you crochet a heart Dishcloth?
Heart-shaped dishcloths or pot holders can be crocheted using different stitches and techniques.
For this crochet heart washcloth pattern, I used the waffle stitch, both the classic waffle stitch and its corner-to-corner (C2C) variation.
It would be great to have a little confidence with the waffle stitch before crocheting this heart dishcloth.
If you would like to make a heart potholder instead of a dishcloth, I suggest you use a smaller hook size so that your fabric will be thick and solid.
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Winter Washcloth Series 2024
The pattern of the Waffle Heart Washcloth is featured in the Winter Washcloth Series blog hop & bundle hosted and organized by Michelle of Two Brothers Blankets.
The Winter Washcloth Series is a collection of 31 beautiful dishcloth patterns.
You’ll find all sorts of dishcloths and washcloths that you can crochet for the entire year.
Take a look at the entire collection HERE!
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PRINTABLE PDF PATTERN
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MATERIALS
- 4.0 mm (G/6 US, 8 UK) Crochet Hook
- Light Worsted (4, Medium) Yarn
- Tapestry Needle
Yarn & Yardage
133 yds (122 m) of Lion Brand Coboo (232 yds / 212 m per 100 g) or 144 yds (132 m) of King Cole Bamboo Cotton (252 yds / 230 m per 100 g).
Size
11.2″ (28.5 cm) at the largest point by 11.4″ (29 cm) in height.
Gauge
21 sts per 12 rows in 4″ (10 cm) in waffle stitch.
ABBREVIATIONS (US TERMS)
- Ch – Chain
- Ch-less dc – Chainless Starting Double Crochet
- Dc – Double Crochet
- Dc/FPdc2tog – Double Crochet / Front Post Double Crochet 2 Together
- FPdc – Front Post Double Crochet
- FPdc/dc2tog – Front Post Double Crochet / Double Crochet 2 Together
- RS – Right Side
- Sc – Single Crochet
- Sk – Skip
- St – Stitch
- WS – Wrong Side
- Yo – Yarn over
Special Stitches
Double Crochet Two Together (Dc2tog)
*Yo, insert hook in next st, yo, pull up a loop, yo, and pull through two loops (2 loops on your hook). Repeat from * once more (3 loops on your hook). Yo, and pull through all three loops.
Double Crochet and Front Post Double Crochet Two Together (Dc/FPdc2tog)
Yo, insert hook in next st, yo, pull up a loop, yo, and pull through two loops (2 loops on your hook). Yo, insert hook under post of next st, yo, pull up a loop, yo, and pull through two loops (3 loops on your hook). Yo, pull through all three loops.
Front Post Double Crochet Two Together (FPdc2tog)
*Yo, insert hook under post of next st, yo, pull up a loop, yo, pull through two loops (2 loops on your hook). Repeat from * working under the post of next st (3 loops on your hook). Yo, pull through all three loops.
Front Post Double Crochet and Double Crochet Two Together (FPdc/dc2tog)
Yo, insert hook under the post of next st, yo, pull up a loop, yo, and pull through two loops (2 loops on your hook). Yo, insert hook in next st, yo, pull up a loop, yo, and pull through two loops (3 loops on your hook). Yo, pull through all three loops.
Single Crochet Three Together (Sc3tog)
*Insert hook in next st, yo, and pull up a loop (2 loops on your hook). Repeat from * twice more (4 loops on your hook). Yo, pull through all four loops.
PATTERN NOTES
- If the pattern says “dc 2”, you need to crochet 1 dc in each of the next 2 sts.
- (…) – Repeat the instructions within parentheses for the indicated number of times.
- […] – Crochet the instructions within square brackets all in the same indicated st.
- *… – Repeat the instructions from * for the indicated number of times.
Waffle Heart Washcloth – Free Crochet Pattern
The first part of the pattern uses the C2C waffle stitch. See a more detailed photo and video tutorial HERE.
Ch 4.
Row 1 (WS). [Dc 2] in first-made ch (The turning ch-3 counts a dc). (3 sts)
Row 2 (RS). Turn, [ch-less dc 1, dc 2] in first st, FPdc 1, [dc 3] in last st. (7 sts)
Row 3. Turn, [ch-less dc 1, dc 1] in first st, FPdc 2, dc 1, FPdc 2, [dc 2] in last st. (9 sts)
Row 4. Turn, [ch-less dc 1, dc 2] in first st, (FPdc 1, dc 2) twice, FPdc 1, [dc 3] in last st. (13 sts)
Row 5. Turn, [ch-less dc 1, dc 1] in first st, (FPdc 2, dc 1) 3 times, FPdc 2, [dc 2] in last st. (15 sts)
Row 6. Turn, [ch-less dc 1, dc 2] in first st, (FPdc 1, dc 2) 4 times, FPdc 1, [dc 3] in last st. (19 sts)
Row 7. Turn, [ch-less dc 1, dc 1] in first st, (FPdc 2, dc 1) 5 times, FPdc 2, [dc 2] in last st. (21 sts)
Row 8. Turn, [ch-less dc 1, dc 2] in first st, (FPdc 1, dc 2) 6 times, FPdc 1, [dc 3] in last st. (25 sts)
Row 9. Turn, [ch-less dc 1, dc 1] in first st, (FPdc 2, dc 1) 7 times, FPdc 2, [dc 2] in last st. (27 sts)
Row 10. Turn, [ch-less dc 1, dc 2] in first st, (FPdc 1, dc 2) 8 times, FPdc 1, [dc 3] in last st. (31 sts)
Row 11. Turn, [ch-less dc 1, dc 1] in first st, (FPdc 2, dc 1) 9 times, FPdc 2, [dc 2] in last st. (33 sts)
Row 12. Turn, [ch-less dc 1, dc 2] in first st, (FPdc 1, dc 2) 10 times, FPdc 1, [dc 3] in last st. (37 sts)
Row 13. Turn, [ch-less dc 1, dc 1] in first st, (FPdc 2, dc 1) 11 times, FPdc 2, [dc 2] in last st. (39 sts)
Row 14. Turn, [ch-less dc 1, dc 2] in first st, (FPdc 1, dc 2) 12 times, FPdc 1, [dc 3] in last st. (43 sts)
Row 15. Turn, [ch-less dc 1, dc 1] in first st, (FPdc 2, dc 1) 13 times, FPdc 2, [dc 2] in last st. (45 sts)
Row 16. Turn, [ch-less dc 1, dc 2] in first st, (FPdc 1, dc 2) 14 times, FPdc 1, [dc 3] in last st. (49 sts)
Row 17 (WS). Turn, [ch-less dc 1, dc 1] in first st, (FPdc 2, dc 1) 15 times, FPdc 2, [dc 2] in last st. (51 sts)
End of C2C waffle stitch section!
Increases
Row 18 (RS). Turn, [ch-less dc 1, dc 1] in first st, (FPdc 1, dc 2) 16 times, FPdc 1, [dc 2] in last st. (53 sts)
Row 19 (WS). Turn, ch-less dc 1, FPdc 1, (dc 1, FPdc 2) 16 times, dc 1, FPdc 1, dc 1 in last st. (53 sts)
Row 20. Turn, [ch-less dc 1, dc 1] in first st, dc 1, (FPdc 1, dc 2) 16 times, FPdc 1, dc 1, [dc 2] in last st. (55 sts)
Row 21 (WS). Turn, ch-less dc 1, (FPdc 2, dc 1) 17 times, FPdc 2, dc 1 in last st. (55 sts)
Row 22 (RS). Turn, [ch-less dc 1, dc 1] in first st, (dc 2, FPdc 1) 17 times, dc 2, [dc 2] in last st. (57 sts)
End of increases!
Row 23. Turn, ch-less dc 1, (dc 1, FPdc 2) 18 times, dc 2. (57 sts)
Row 24. Turn, ch-less dc 1, (FPdc 1, dc 2) 18 times, FPdc 1, dc 1 in last st. (57 sts)
Heart Bumbp – 1
Row 25a (WS). Ch-less dc 1, (dc 1, FPdc 2) 8 times, dc 1, FPdc2tog. (27 sts)
Row 26a (RS). Turn, ch-less dc 1, (FPdc 1, dc 2) 8 times, FPdc 1, dc 1 in last st. (27 sts)
Row 27a. Turn, ch-less dc 1, (dc 1, FPdc 2) 8 times, dc 2. (27 sts)
Row 28a. Turn, ch-less dc 1, FPdc/dc2tog, dc 1, (FPdc 1, dc 2) 7 times, FPdc/dc2tog. (25 sts)
Row 29a. Turn, ch-less dc 1, FPdc2tog, dc/FPdc2tog, FPdc 1, (dc 1, FPdc 2) 5 times, dc/FPdc2tog, FPdc/dc2tog. (21 sts)
Row 30a. Turn, ch-less dc 1, FPdc/dc2tog, dc/FPdc2tog, (dc 2, FPdc 1) 4 times, dc/FPdc2tog, dc2tog. (17 sts)
Row 31a. Turn, ch-less dc 1, FPdc/dc2tog, FPdc2tog, (dc 1, FPdc 2) twice, dc 1, FPdc 1, FPdc2tog, FPdc/dc2tog. (13 sts)
Row 32a. Turn, ch-less dc 1, dc2tog, FPdc/dc2tog, dc/FPdc2tog, dc2tog, FPdc/dc2tog twice. (7 sts)
Row 33a. Ch 1 (does not count as a st), turn, sc3tog twice, sc 1. (3 sts)
Fasten off and weave in your ends.
Heart Bumbp – 2
WS facing, sk 1 on row 24 and join yarn in next st.
Row 25b (WS). Ch 1 (does not count as a st), FPdc2tog, (dc 1, FPdc 2) 8 times, dc 2. (27 sts)
Rows 26b-33b. Follow the same pattern as for rows 26a-33a.
Without fastening off, continue to the border.
Border
Continue from row 33b.
Round 1. Ch 1, turn (RS). Working on the sts from row 33b, sc 1, sc inc 1, sc 1. Continue to sc along the side of rows 33b to 26b working 2 sc sts on the side of each row. When you get to row 25b, sc 1, sc3tog working on the side of row 25b, on the free st on row 24, and the side of row 25a. Then, continue to crochet on the side of rows 25a to 33a. On the sts of row 33a, sc 1, sc inc 1, sc 1. Crochet on the side of rows 33a to 1 working 2 sc on the side of each row. In initial ch-1, [sc 3]. Then, crochet 2 on the side of each row from 1 to 33b. Sl st in first st to join the round.
Fasten off and weave in all your ends.
Your crochet Waffle Stitch Heart Washcloth is ready!
I’m looking forward to seeing your heart dishcloths. Please, share a pic of your work on Facebook and Instagram using the hashtag #raffamusadesigns!
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