Two Ways to Get New Dishcloth Patterns This Year

Dishcloths are a lot of fun to knit, because they are small, portable projects, usually knit with cotton yarn that doesn’t cost a lot of money, they are super useful and they can teach you new skills.

I think this is the third year now that Knit Picks has done 52 weeks of washcloths, with a new free pattern for a knit or crochet washcloth every week. The first one was this sweet snowflake pattern from Allyson Dykhuizen, and this week’s is Knotted Cables by Kendra Knitta.

Another great resource for knit dishcloth patterns is the Knitted Kitchen blog hop, which brings a new pattern every week for 11 months of the year. (We decided to take December off for personal sanity reasons.) I’m taking part, along with Underground Crafter, Creative Crochet Workshop, Stitches ‘N Scraps and some fun guest posters through the year.

My first design will be up Jan. 26, but in the meantime you can check out Underground Crafter’s Double Andalusian Stitch Dishcloth (that’s such a pretty pattern!).

Do you like to knit dishcloths or washcloths? I’d love to hear about some of your favorite patterns!

[Photo via Knit Picks.] 100 % cotton yarn

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Why should the fireplace get all the fun? Instead of knitting stockings this year, why not whip up a pair of Christmas themed socks? These Christmas sock knitting patterns are lots of fun to make and you can wear them to holiday gatherings for years to come.

For our friends in the southern part of the world, there are the Christmas in July socks from the Kiwi Lodge – Kylie (Ravelry link). These shorty socks are covered in Christmas trees and have bright pink heels and toes for a tropical feel. There’s also an option to make a longer sock if you celebrate somewhere it’s colder.

Twin Stitches Designs (Ravelry) has a fun pattern with mix and match colorwork motifs you can use to build your own cozy Christmas socks. From the sample socks I see Christmas puddings, trucks hauling trees, Santa belts, ornaments and a couple of different borders. There may be more patterns included but the listing doesn’t say. Make a pair that matches or use different motifs on each foot for extra holiday cheer.

If you want to stick to Christmas puddings on your holiday socks, check out this cute pattern from Stone Knits. These lovely socks feature a band of puddings around the leg and a bit of holly by the toes.

These vintage holiday light socks from Grey Owl Knits by Sarah are classic looking and lots of fun at the same time. I love this color combination but of course you can make your lights and stripes whatever colors you like or have on hand. They’re worked using stranded knitting.

And if you’d like even more of a mix of patterns for your socks, try Barbara Ceglédi’s Christmas Chaos socks, a free pattern on Ravelry. The pattern includes 25 little motifs you can choose from, ranging from snowflakes and Christmas trees to elf hats, reindeer and hearts.

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