Home » Craft Room » Knit & Crochet Patterns and Tips » Dishcloth Knitting Pattern: Easy Garter Stitch

Dishcloth Knitting Pattern: Easy Garter Stitch

This Easy Garter Stitch Dishcloth Knitting Pattern is the perfect pattern for new knitters. Using only knit or purl, this pattern gives you the opportunity to practice and perfect one stitch and still create something useful.

If you are new to knitting or are just looking for an easy, do in front of the TV, kind of knit project, then this Garter Stitch Dishcloth Knitting Pattern has your name all over it!

What I like about it for new knitters is that as it uses only knit or only purl, you can really focus on getting comfortable with that one stitch. Further, working with just one stitch gives you the opportunity to concentrate on your tension and getting it consistent.

What I would recommend for those new to the craft is to knit one washcloth using only the knit stitch and then a second dishcloth using only the purl stitch. One ball of Lily’s Sugar n’ Cream will be enough to knit two washcloths.

Some of these links may be Amazon affiliate links and I may earn a small commission off of the sale of these products to help defray the costs of operating this site, but the price you are charged is not affected. You can see my full disclosure policy here.

A zippered pouch.

What Materials Are Needed?

White Garter Stitch Knit Dishcloth Pattern with a bar of soap on a wood surface.

This bar of soap smells heavenly!

How to Knit the Garter Stitch Dishcloth

  • Knit a gauge swatch of 4″ by 20 rows. Grab your ruler and place it against your swatch.

The gauge is 4 stitches and 6 rows per inch. If you have too many stitches and/or rows, then go up a needle size. If you have too few stitches/rows, then go down a needle size. All that being said, this is a washcloth and if it is an inch bigger or smaller, that is not a big deal.

Count the stitches and rows on your Garter Stitch swatch as follows:

how to count stitches in garter stitch.
how to count rows of garter stitch.
  • Cast on 40 stitches. To refresh yourself on Casting On.
  • · K every row until work measures 9.5” from beginning. (Alternately, you could P every row until work measures 9.5” from beginning). To refresh yourself on How to Knit the Knit Stitch or How to Knit the Purl Stitch.
  • · BO loosely. To refresh yourself on How to Bind Off and Weave in Your Tails.
  • · Weave in your tails.

If you’d like to have a printable version of this Garter Stitch Knit Dishcloth pattern, visit the Subscriber Benefits Library. Check your most recent email from me for the password. If you would like to have the Garter Stitch Knit Dishcloth pattern land in your email inbox, then click on the button below.

If you want to learn how to knit or are looking to brush up on your knitting skills and knowledge, pop over to the How to Knit page, which houses all of the posts that teach knitting skills. Or, you could go ahead and visit each one by clicking the links below.

All About Knitting

Bookmark this page or pin the following image to refer back to this Garter Stitch Washcloth pattern in the future.

Garter Stitch Dishcloth with bar of soap.
Thanks so much for spending a few minutes of your busy day with me!

To ensure you don’t miss future content, pop your email in the pale green box on the right or click here. I usually send one email weekly, so I won’t inundate your inbox. I’m sensitive to an overflowing email inbox!  

We will only use your email address to send you emails, no more than 1-2 weekly. In addition, you will have access to my growing library of knit & crochet patterns and other printables. Check back often as this library will continue to grow.   You can unsubscribe anytime by emailing me or clicking on the “unsubscribe” link at the bottom of all emails.

And you can access many of the products I refer to on my Nourish and Nestle Amazon Page. You can access it here.

So, if you’d like to participate in the ‘subscriber benefit’ action, simply subscribe to Nourish and Nestle here or use the form on the right sidebar. It’s slightly towards the top.

I have sent all my subscribers the link to the Subscriber Benefits Library. If you missed it or misplaced it, let me know.

Until next time…

Signature of Lynn

Thanks for making my day by SHARING!!

Similar Posts

2 Comments

  1. Hi Lynn,
    Thank you for the pattern. I love handmade washcloths.
    Would you provide a link to purchasing the soap?
    Thank you, Lynne

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *