I’ve been truly amazed by the popularity of the Almost Lost Washcloth pattern I’ve shared here. It just confirms my suspicion that I was attached to it for a reason – you don’t have to be a knitter to love knitted round dish cloths! Most of these are knit on two needles then seamed together for one half the diameter of the resulting circle. So, although they look difficult, they are most certainly not.
One Ounce Lacy Round Dishcloth
I recently spent some time knitting up some of the round cloths I’ve been meaning to get to. They’re so great to have on hand for hostess gifts – especially with the holidays right around the corner. Here’s a fun little round up of my favorites:
One Ounce Lacy Round Dishcloth is a pretty and easy little cloth. I like that it’s smaller and has a simple lace border with lots of points. Kind of reminds me of eyelet lace. And it truly does only take one ounce!
Sunburst Dishcloth
The Sunburst Dishcloth is one of the larger cloths I’ve made. It’s generous in size and uses a new-to-me technique for a chained edge that gives a nice finished look.
Knitted Lacey Round
The Knitted Lacey Round is absolutely gorgeous! Similar to the last, it has a wider lace edge that is just stunning in variegated yarns.
I just dampened mine and patted it out gently after knitting, but if you blocked it more seriously, you could really open up that lace.
For less lace, I really love the Picot Swirl Cloth. It’s simple and sweet – one of my new favorites for the kitchen.
And finally, the Pi Dishcloth sure is easy and fast. You can make it as large as you’d like using the concepts of a Pi Shawl. It’s super cute in stripey cotton and since it’s worked in the round, there’s no seaming required!
A word about seaming: I’ve heard so many people say it’s a pain and they hate it so much that they’ll go so far as to not make anything that requires seaming. I’ve found that learning the correct way to seam an item makes all the difference in the look of the finished product and it’s not difficult to learn. Check out this knitty article that discusses seaming with mattress stitch for stockinette and garter. Since I took the time to teach myself the correct method, I’ve been much happier with my finished items!
As a Mom, I feel it’s only my duty to tell you that anything worth doing is worth doing right. Where have you heard that before?
My younger sister is something of a dishcloth snob as in she likes very few patterns, but guess what – she had a fit over my blue Almost Lost Dishcloth and had to have one immediately. It really is just perfect with the lace and “points” of interest. Thanks again for sharing the pattern! Have a great day!
How great to hear!You are so welcome. We love your dish cloths on your blog too, Toni! I’ve been making plenty of the picot swirl – so pretty in all the variegated colors!
Thank you for posting my Lacy Round Cloth! I’ve literally made 25 of your Almost Lost Dishcloths in the last 2 weeks…so easy to memorize and adorable! Thanks again!
Hey Rhonda! You are so welcome! Such a pretty round cloth deserved a place in the post. My Mom just received a set of two for Valentines Day and raved over them. Glad you’ve enjoyed the Almost Lost pattern too. 🙂
I so love your knitting patterns.I am a self taught knitter who decided to try it when my hubby who was Canadian Navy was sent overseas to Somalia for a year. To keep me sane, I took it up and have not put it down since..I am a knitaholic and always have a dishcloth pattern and needles in my bag when I go to appointments.
I had a massive heart attack 2 years ago..when I came out of surgery, the first thing I asked my hubby to bring me was my knitting. He thought I was delirious!..lol
I LOVE your mini cloths..great for coasters, makeup bags and I used one, ran ribbon through the top of the petals, and gave my daughter her Daughter’s Pride ring in it…made a gorgeous pouch!
Thank you so much for sharing your lovelies with us!
Oh Theresa! You just made my day, my week…my year! LOL! Thanks so much for your kind words. 🙂
How do I get he knitting pattern for this circular dish cloth?
Thanks
Hi Dorothy,
Which pattern are you looking for? There are several on this page and they all have a hyperlink to the pattern. Let me know if I can help any more!
-Carli
I really appreciate your sharing patterns for round dishcloths. Since I cannot crochet, I can use some of these patterns to make doilies. I’ve been searching online for knitted doily patterns for months now and only found a few designs. Thanks a million!
I lost the pattern for the round scallop edge dishcloth and I would very much like to have the instructions once more. Can you get them to me, please?
Hello Doreen! Just click the name of the pattern you’d like and there’s a link to the pattern within the post! Happy Knitting!
Oh beautiful patterns, thank you for sharing, I am doing my Christmas gifts now!
You are so welcome Glenys! Happy Knitting!
I love how this came out. I used 10.5 needles and it came out 13″…perfect for chair pads. Thank you for sharing this pattern.