Crochet Hexagon Dishcloths
By Mary Ellen Wells
Large Size:
Materials: Kitchen Cotton, less than 1 ball or use your leftovers!
Hook: 4.5 mm G/7, or size that gets you a gauge that you like
Beginning: ch 4, sl st to join
Round 1: ch3 (counts as first dc), dc, ch1, (2dc-ch1) 5 times, sl st in 3rd chain of turning chain to join
Round 2: ch 3, dc, dc-ch1-dc in ch space, (2dc, dc-ch1-dc in ch sp) around. sl st to join
Round 3: ch3, 2dc, dc-ch1-dc in ch sp, (4dc, dc-ch1-dc in ch sp) around, dc, sl st to join
Round 4: ch 3, 3dc, dc-ch1-dc in ch sp, (6dc, dc-ch1-dc in ch sp) around, 2dc, sl st to join
Round 5: ch 3, 4dc, dc-ch1-dc in ch sp, (8dc, dc-ch1-dc in ch sp) around, 3dc, sl st to join
Round 6: ch3, 5dc, dc-ch1-dc in ch sp, (10cd, dc-ch1-dc in ch sp) around, 4dc, sl st to join
Round 7: ch 1, sc, 8tc in next st, sc in ch sp, (skip 2, 8tc in next st, skip 2, sc in next st, skip 2, 8tc in next st, sc in ch sp) around, skip 2, 8tc in next st, sl st to join.
Break yarn, weave in ends. You’re done! :)
Small Size: about 6” across
Materials: Kitchen Cotton…1 ball will get you about 3 dishcloths this size!
Hook: 4.5 mm G/7, or the size that gets you a gauge that you like
Special Stitches: Shell: dc-ch1-dc-ch1-dc-ch1-dc
Beginning: Use a magic adjustable ring…
Round 1: ch 3, dc, ch 1, (2dctog, ch 1) 5 times, sl st to join in 3rd chain
Round 2: sl st into ch sp, ch 3, 2 dc into same ch sp, ch 2, (3 dc, ch 2) into each ch sp around, sl st to join
Round 3: ch3, (dc in each dc, dc-ch 2-dc in each ch sp) around, sl st to join
Round 4-5: repeat round 3
Round 6: sl st, ch 1, sc in same st, skip 2 stitches, shell, skip 1 st, sc in ch sp, skip 2 st, shell, sk 1, sc in next st…keep going in this pattern all the way around, sl st to join.
Break yarn, weave in ends. You’re done! :)
