Moss Stitch Crochet Dishcloth
The moss stitch crochet dishcloth pattern can be crocheted up in just about any dishcloth yarn that you have on hand. It works up quick and easy, and is also super easy to increase or decrease to any size that you want.
You can easily make a complete kitchen set by adjusting the width for a placemat or a coaster to match. Another option is to sew two dishcloths together for use as a hotpad or potholder.
It’s super easy for beginners to master, yet elegant enough for anyone to appreciate.
I did not add an edging to this. But it’s easy to work a round of single crochet stitches to even the edges out. To keep the edge from ruffling, I would go down one hook size.
The moss stitch yields to a soft drape, which makes it ideal for washing dishes. Another bonus is the chain-one spaces, which can help to speed up the drying time.
The Yarn
Use any dishcloth cotton to make this! I worked this up in Bernat Handicrafter Cotton, as well as in Red Heart Scrubby Cotton, and both came out great!
I found the stitch pattern worked really well with the scrubby cotton. Not only in giving it a nice fabric, but it was also easy to work up as I wasn’t constantly looking to find the stitches.
Bernat Handicrafter Cotton
The Colorways
There are SO many things that you can do in terms of colors when it comes to the moss stitch! It’s a beautifully textured stitch that looks great in a solid color, but you also have a lot of choices when it comes to stripes.
One of the options is to use three colors. Then, change to the next color after every row. This way there are no extra ends to weave in.
Another option when working with three colors, is to mix the scrubby with the Handicrafter and then work every third row in the scrubby yarn.
You can also plan one or more stripes along the edges from where you start and finish your dishcloth. This is a great way to use up those smallest amounts of yarn!
The crochet moss stitch is also perfect for planned color pooling! With this technique you use a variegated yarn, and the color designs you can create are endless.
The Moss Stitch Pattern
The stitch pattern is also known as the linen stitch, or the granite stitch. The stitch is reversible, making it great for blankets, scarves, bags and many other crochet patterns.
Plus, it is beginner-friendly, making it a great pattern to learn how to crochet. It uses only simple chains and single crochet stitches. Here is a basic tutorial:
First you make a slip knot and place it on your hook. Then chain an even number to get the width that you want.
Row 1: For the first row, single crochet into the second chain from the hook. Chain 1. Counting the number of stitches and chains, you should have one less than what you made in your foundation chain.
Skip a chain and single crochet into the next chain. Chain 1. Then repeat across. The last chain 1 counts as your turning chain.
Row 2: The second row is started with a chain one. Then single crochet into the first stitch, and into the first chain one space. Chain one, skip the next stitch, and single crochet into the chain space. Chain 1.
Continue across, working a single crochet into the last chain-1 space and into last stitch. Chain 1 and turn.
Row 3: The third row is started by working one single crochet into the first stitch. Chain one.
Skip a stitch and single crochet into the next chain space. Chain 1.
Repeat across, working a single crochet in the last stitch. Then repeat the last two rows.
Moss Stitch
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Moss Stitch Crochet Dishcloth
Skill Level
Materials
- Yarn Option 1: Red Heart Scrubby Cotton (Medium, #4; 100% Cotton; 3oz/85g; 121yds/110m) Color: Tranquil Print, 1 ball.
- Yarn Option 2: Bernat Handicrafter Cotton (Worsted Weight, #4; 100% Cotton; 1.75 oz/50g; 80yds/73m) 1 ball.
- Crochet Hook: 5.5mm
- Other: Measuring Tape, Scissors, Yarn Needle.
Finished Size
- 8" by 8".
Abbreviations
- Ch/Chs = Chain/Chains
- Rep = Repeat
- Sc = Single Crochet
- Sk = Skip
- Sp/Sps = Space/Spaces
- St/Sts = Stitch/Stitches
Instructions for Optional Color Changes
- Work the stitch as normal until the last step and you have two loops left on hook; drop the old color, pick up the new color and draw through both loops to complete the stitch.
- Carry unused yarn up along the sides.
- You can also choose to fasten off after each color change if you prefer.
Instructions
- Ch 30, or any multiple of 2.
- Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook, *ch 1, sk next ch, sc in next ch; rep from * across. Turn. [14 ch-1 sps]
- Row 2: Ch 1, sc in first st, sc into first ch-1 sp, *ch 1, sk next st, sc into the next ch-1 sp; rep from * to last st, sc in last st. Turn. [13 ch-1 sps]
- Row 3: Ch 1, sc in first st, *ch 1, sk next st, sc into next ch-1 sp; rep from * to last 2 sts, ch 1, sk next st, sc in last st. Turn. [14 ch-1 sps]
- Rows 4-31: Repeat rows 2 and 3. Fasten off or continue with an edging.
Optional Edging
- Going down a hook size, or as needed to keep things flat, ch 1, sc evenly around, working 3 sc into each corner; join with a slip stitch in first sc. Fasten Off.
