Easy Round Crochet Dishcloth Free Pattern

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Would you love to see your beautiful crochet work while washing dishes? This round crochet dishcloth pattern is a perfect way to use your crochet skills to make a great addition to your own kitchen. These unique crochet dishcloths also make a great gift and are a fun variation from a square dishcloth pattern.  

Keep reading for all the details and the free crochet pattern or you can purchase the easily printable, PDF version here. 

Yarn for the Easy Crochet Dishcloth Pattern

The best yarn to use for dishcloths is a 100% cotton yarn that can be machine washed and dried. For these easy round dishcloths, I used I Love This Cotton Yarn from Hobby Lobby. It is a worsted-weight cotton yarn that is super soft and easy to work with. 

The hook size recommended on the band of I Love This Cotton Yarn is a size I, 5.5 mm, but I used a J, 6.0 mm hook so that the stitches are a little looser and hopefully will allow the dishcloth to dry quicker between uses. Even with the loose stitches, the dishcloth still has extra scrubbing power, especially on the spider stitch rounds.   

​The dishcloths use just over one ounce of yarn, so it is a great way to use up leftover yarn and there are many other types of cotton yarn that will work great for this simple crochet project. 

Stitches for the Round Dishcloth

This isn’t a beginner pattern even though it does use basic stitches like single crochets, chains, and slip stitches. If you are a beginner that is comfortable working in the round, increasing, and you understand the basics of the spider stitch, you should be able to tackle this simple dishcloth. 

Thankfully it is a quick crochet project that uses a fairly small amount of yarn, so it would be good practice if you are looking to increase your crochet skills. 

Most of the rounds just use single crochet stitches, and then there are some rounds of spider stitches to add some additional texture. The spider stitch pattern is a single crochet, chain 1, single crochet all in the same stitch. When you work multiple rows of spider stitches, you’ll be working the single crochet, chain 1, single crochet into the chain 1 space of the spider stitch in the previous round. 

The final round is a variation on the spider stitch that has two chain stitches between two single crochet stitches instead of one chain. It’s not too much different but it does allow more exaggerated points at the edge of the fabric. 

Easy Round Crochet Dishcloth Pattern

Skill Level:  Easy

Abbreviations: 

sc(s): single crochet(s) 
sl st: slip stitch 
ch: chain 
inc: increase (work 2 scs in the same stitch) 
st(s): stitch(es) 
sp(s): space(s) 

Gauge: 2” = 7 rounds from the center

Finished Size: approximately 8.5” in diameter

Pattern Notes: 

The ch 1 at the beginning of each round does not count as a stitch.

inc is used when you work 2 single crochet stitches into the same stitch.

parentheses () are used to indicate there are multiple stitches worked into the same stitch or chain space.

A number followed by sc without parenthesis indicates you will work one single crochet in the next number of stitches. Example 8 sc means to work one single crochet into the next 8 stitches.

The spider stitch is a (sc, ch 1, sc) worked in the same stitch. On the rounds with spider stitches, the stitch count is given in number of spider stitches since they are quicker to count. 

If you’d like to make the striped version, use a contrasting color for rounds 7-9 and rounds 15-16.

Round Crochet Dishcloth Pattern Instructions:

Magic Circle

Round 1: 6 sc in magic circle, tighten to close, join with a sl st to the first sc (6)

Round 2: ch 1, inc in each st, join with a sl st to the first sc (12)

Round 3: ch 1, *sc, inc, repeat from * around, join with a sl st to the first sc (18)

Round 4: ch 1, *inc, 2 sc, repeat from * around, join with a sl st to the first sc (24)

Round 5: ch 1, *3 sc, inc, repeat from * around, join with a sl st to the first sc (30)

Round 6: ch 1, 2 sc, *inc, 4 sc, repeat from * around until there are 2 sts remaining, 2 sc, join with a sl st to the first sc (36)

Round 7: ch 1, *(sc, ch 1, sc) in next st, skip sc, repeat from * around, join with a sl st to the first sc (18 spider sts)

Round 8: ch 1, (sc, ch 1, sc) in each ch-1 sp, join with a sl st to the first sc (18 spider sts)

Round 9: ch 1, (3 sc) in each ch-1 sp, join with a sl st to the first sc (54)

Round 10: ch 1, *8 sc, inc, repeat from * around, join with a sl st to the first sc (60)

Round 11: ch 1, *inc, 9 sc, repeat from * around, join with a sl st to the first sc (66)

Round 12: ch 1, 5 sc, *inc, 10 sc, repeat from * around until there are 5 sts remaining, 5 sc, join with a sl st to the first sc (72)

Round 13: ch 1, *11 sc, inc, repeat from * around, join with a sl st to the first sc (78)

Round 14: ch 1, *inc, 12 sc, repeat from * around, join with a sl st to the first sc (84)

Round 15: ch 1, (sc, ch 1, sc) in next st, skip sc, repeat from * around, join with a sl st to the first sc (42 spider sts)

Round 16: ch 1, (sc, ch 2, sc) in next st, skip sc, repeat from * around, join with a sl st to the first sc (42 ch 2 spider sts)

Weave in ends and block if desired.

This is such an easy pattern and a perfect project for using up leftover yarn. They’d also make lovely washcloths and you could even add a chain loop so you can hang easily them to dry.