Crochet Bead Stitch Washcloth Free Pattern
Bead Stitch Washcloths – Free Pattern
These bead stitch washcloths are a great project for beginner crocheters to practice new stitches and make something beautiful and useful in the process.
I have crocheted for you two versions of the bead stitch washcloth, a neutral color one and a version using two colors. You can now use your favorite yarn or your leftovers from a bigger project to crochet them.
Use these washcloths in the bathroom or kitchen, to clean dishes, and surfaces, and even as body scrubs. They make great gifts paired with a natural body soap or your favorite eco dish soap.
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Video Tutorial
I used the bead stitch pattern to create these washcloths. Subscribe to Crafting Happiness YouTube Channel to save the video if you want to create bigger projects with this stitch.
How To Crochet The Bead Stitch
Pattern Notes
Level
- easy
Project Size/ Gauge
- 23cm by 23cm
- 6sts = 5cm in bead stitch
Pattern Characteristics
- washcloths
- household items
Yarn Used
- Deramores Studio Aran (UK Customers)
- Click here for YARN ALTERNATIVES
Supplies
- gardenia (for the single color one)
- pineapple (A) & ash (B) (for the two-color one)
- 5mm crochet hook
- sewing needle with an eye big enough to fit your yarn
Abbreviations
Pattern written in US terms using Craft Yarn Council abbreviations.
- st(s) – stitch(es)
- ch – chain
- sl st – slip stitch
- sk – skip
- sc – single crochet
- dc – double crochet
- bst – bead stitch
Bead Stitch Washcloth Crochet Pattern
- ch3 at the beginning of the row counts as a dc
- ch1 at the end of the row does not count as a stitch
- the stitches contained within the ** are the repeat section
- the number at the end of each row is the number of stitches you should have
- don’t break off the yarn when you change colors, instead, carry the yarn on the side of the piece, you will be crocheting the sc border over it
Single Color Version
Starting Chain: ch27
Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc next 25ch = 26
Row 2: Ch3 (counts as a dc), dc in next, *bst, sk 1, dc in next* x 12 times , dc in last stitch, ch1, turn = 26
Row 3: sc in each 26sts = 26
Repeat rows 2 & 3 until the washcloth is 20cm tall (in my case 6 more repeats), don’t fasten off.
Single Crochet Border
Round 1: *1sc in the sc row, 2sc in the bead stitch row*, repeat until you reach the next corner, 3sc in the corner, sc in each st across the bottom of the washcloth until you reach the next corner, 3sc in the corner, *1sc in the sc row, 2sc in the bead stitch row*, repeat until you reach the next corner, 3sc in that corner, sc in each st along the top part of the washcloth until you reach the corner, 3sc in that corner, sl st in the first sc you made in this round, ch1, don’t turn
Round 2: *sc in each st along the side until you reach the corner st (the 2nd sc of the 3sc you previously made in the corner), 3sc in the corner st*, repeat on each side of the washcloth (4 times in total), sl st in the first sc you made in this round, fasten off, weave in the ends.
Two-Color Version
Start with color B
Starting Chain: ch27
Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc next 25ch = 26
Change colors to A
Row 2: Ch3 (counts as a dc), dc in next, *bst, sk 1, dc in next* x 12 times , dc in last stitch, ch1, turn = 26
Change colors to B
Row 3: sc in each 26sts = 26
Repeat rows 2 & 3 until the washcloth is 20cm tall (in my case 6 more repeats), don’t fasten off.
Single Crochet Border
Continue with color B from the corner where you finished your last row going down the side.
Round 1: *1sc in the sc row, 2sc in the bead stitch row*, repeat until you reach the next corner, 3sc in the corner, sc in each st across the bottom of the washcloth until you reach the next corner, 3sc in the corner, *1sc in the sc row, 2sc in the bead stitch row*, repeat until you reach the next corner, 3sc in that corner, sc in each st along the top part of the washcloth until you reach the corner, 3sc in that corner, sl st in the first sc you made in this round, ch1, don’t turn
Round 2: *sc in each st along the side until you reach the corner st (the 2nd sc of the 3sc you previously made in the corner), 3sc in the corner st*, repeat on each side of the washcloth (4 times in total), sl st in the first sc you made in this round, fasten off, weave in the ends.
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