I’m joining Oombawka Design Crochet and The Stitchin’ Mommy for the 2025 Dishcloth of the Month Crochet Along with the easy crochet washcloth pattern for the Easy Scrub Washcloth. I used the popular lemon peel stitch (also known as the pebble stitch) for the center which is crocheted as a mitered square.
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I’m thrilled to join my friends at Oombawka Design Crochet and The Stitchin’ Mommy’s for the annual Dishcloth of the Month Crochet Along (get the details here on Oombawka Design Crochet and here on The Stitchin’ Mommy). Rhondda and Amy have invited guest designers, so each month you get 3 free dishcloth or washcloth patterns. Whether you like to use handmade dishcloths to clean dishes more sustainably, or handmade washcloths to gently exfoliate your skin, this is a CAL for you!
For my contribution, I made an easy crochet washcloth using one of my favorite stitch patterns (the lemon peel stitch, also known as the pebble stitch) and one of my favorite methods for increasing (the mitered square). In the picture below, you can see the line through the center (between the bars of soap and running from top point to bottom point) made with the increases up the middle of the mitered square.
The washcloth ends with a simple edging and border in the round, which add hanging loops in all four corners to hang your version on your shower organizer.
Scroll down for the free easy crochet washcloth pattern for the Easy Scrub Washcloth. Don’t forget to visit Oombawka Design Crochet to get Rhondda’s September pattern, the Everyday Dishcloth, and The Stitchin’ Mommy to get Amy’s September pattern, the Pique Stitch Dishcloth. If you’re reading this blog post before 11:59pm Eastern on September 15, 2025, you’re in luck! You can also grab the PDF version of all 3 patterns free with coupon code. Visit Rhondda and Amy’s sites using the links above for their coupon codes. Use coupon code EASYCLOTH to get the Ravelry version of the Easy Scrub Washcloth for free, or click HERE or on the September 2025 Dishcloth of the Month image below to add the pattern with coupon code to your cart. Make sure your cart is set to $0 before checking out as there will be no refunds for accidental purchases.
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Easy Scrub Washcloth
Easy Crochet Washcloth Pattern by Underground Crafter
This easy crochet washcloth uses the popular lemon peel stitch (also known as the pebble stitch) and starts with a mitered square. The border rounds include corner spaces for hanging the washcloth on a shower organizer. This pattern was designed for the Dishcloth of the Month Crochet Along with Oombawka Design Crochet and The Stitchin’ Mommy.
Finished Size
- Washcloth: 10.5″ (26.5 cm) square.
Materials
- Circulo InLove Slim yarn (100% cotton, 3.5 oz/100 g, 182 yd/167 m) – 1 skein in 5556 Tiffany, or approximately 130 yd (119 m) in any 100% cotton light weight yarn.
- US Size H-8/5 mm crochet hook, or any size needed to obtain correct gauge.
- Stitch markers – 4.
- Yarn needle.
Gauge
- Through Row 28 = 8.5″ (21.5 cm) squarein pattern. Exact gauge is not critical for this project.
Abbreviations Used in This Pattern
- ch – chain
- dc – double crochet
- pm# – place stitch marker #
- rep – repeat
- rm# – remove marker #
- Rnd(s) – Round(s)
- sc – single crochet
- sl st – slip stitch
- st(s) – stitch(es)
- [] Repeat instructions within brackets as indicated.
- () Work instructions between parentheses into same stitch or space.
Pattern Notes
- Center square is crocheted in rows, increasing at the center marked stitch. Edging and Border are crocheted in the round.
- Washcloth size can be adjusted by crocheting more or fewer repeats of Rows 3-4. Be sure to have the same number of stitches between each stitch marker for the Edging Round.
- This pattern uses the lemon peel stitch for the center square. A helpful video tutorial for this stitch is shown below.
- If you can’t see the video for the lemon peel stitch above, click HERE to watch it on YouTube.
- A helpful video tutorial demonstrating how to crochet around your project is available below.
- If you can’t see the video demonstrating how to crochet around your project above, click HERE to watch it on YouTube.
Pattern Instructions
Center Square
- Ch 3.
- Row 1: Turn, skip 1 ch, 3 sc in next ch, pm1 in second st. (3 sts)
- Row 2: Turn, ch 1, sc in first st, (dc, sc, dc) in marked st, rm1, pm1 in center sc, sc in next st. (5 sts)
- Row 3: Turn, ch 1, starting in first st [dc in next st, sc in next st] across to marked st, rm1, (dc, sc, dc), pm1 in center sc, turn to next side, [sc in next st, dc in next st] across. (Increases by 2 sts)
- Row 4: Turn, ch 1, starting in first st [sc in next st, dc in next st] across to st before marked st, sc in next st, rm1, (dc, sc, dc) in next st, pm1 in center sc, turn to next side, sc in next st, [dc in next st, sc in next st] across. (Increases by 2 sts)
- Rows 5-28: Rep Rows 3-4, 12 times, or until there are 28 sts on each side of the marker, or until center square is approximately 2″ (5 cm) smaller than your desired final size.
Edging
- Edging Round 1:
- First Side: Turn, ch 1, sc in same st and each st across to marker, rm1, 3 sc in st, pm1 in second sc (center of 3 sts).
- Second Side: Turn to next side, sc in next st and each st across to last st of row, 2 sc in next st, pm2 in second sc.
- Third Side: Turn to work along unworked edge (see Pattern Notes), evenly work 30 sc across side of rows, pm3 in last st.
- Fourth Side: Turn to work along unworked edge, evenly work 30 sc across side of rows, pm4 in last st, join to First Side with sl st to first sc. (120 sts/29 sts on each side + 4 marked sts)
Border with Hanging Loops
- Border Round 1: Ch 1, starting in first st [dc in each st across to marked st, rm, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in next st] 4 times, join with sl st to first dc. Fasten off.
Finishing
- With yarn needle, weave in ends.