How to Crochet the Watermelon Dishcloth Set

These watermelon dishcloths are full of watermelon vibes and perfect for summer dishcloths OR washcloths! Each one has fun crochet stitches and textures that you’ll enjoy making!

It’s summer so that means I have watermelon in my fridge 24/7. I’ve also been seeing so many watermelon inspired projects that I was inspired to make my own watermelon project!

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I started off with the dishcloth that very much looks like a watermelon with black bobble stitches that look like watermelon seeds. Since I had a lot of yarn leftover, I had to make a set! The other two dishcloths have great texture that compliment the first with watermelon themed colors.

What Yarn to Use for Dishcloths

You’re best bet for making dishcloths (and washcloths) is cotton yarn! It absorbs much better than acrylic and wool fibered yarns.

Additionally, cotton yarns are sturdy, durable, and washable which are all very important characteristics if you will be using them to clean!

I’ve made plenty of dishcloths in my day and this time I decided to try a yarn I’ve never used before. Lion Brand’s 24/7 cotton.

I can say it’s one of the most enjoyable cotton yarns I’ve worked with! It’s a chain style yarn and you can just tell it’s super durable and will hold up well. You can read my full review/thoughts on this yarn in this post.

I also recommend KnitPicks Dishie yarn and I Love This Cotton! The former has a raw cotton feel but feels great to work with. The later is hands down the softest cotton yarn I’ve used. I love them both!

Changing Colors in Crochet

I typically let self-striping cake yarns do the work for me, but this time I wanted to be in control of the color changes!

If you’ve never done color changes before in crochet in the middle of a row, don’t worry! I have photos below to help you through the color changes. I also have a quick tutorial on how to change the colors at each row in my Harry Potter themed scarf that you can view here.

Although there are a number of ways/methods to change yarn colors, I do mine fairly simple and easy. I literally just grab the next color yarn as if I’m continuing to crochet. Tie together the tail ends of the old and new color and keep crocheting!
Tip: Crocheting over the tail ends are a great way to avoid any ends to weave in.

The most important thing about changing color (especially in the middle of the row) is keeping your tension even. It’s easy to want to pull on the yarn tails and tighten or even let everything way too lose. Am I scaring you? I hope not! Practice makes perfect and these dishcloths are great little projects to practice color changing.

• Purchase an ad-free version of the Watermelon Dishcloth Set pattern here on Ravelry.
• You can also purchase the ad-free version of the Watermelon Dishcloth Set pattern here on Etsy.
• Below you will find the free version of the pattern to view – be sure to bookmark it for later!

Materials

Lion Brand 24/7 Cotton in Pink, White, Grass, and Black
5.00mm/H hook
Tapestry needle and Scissors

Pattern notes

Beginning chain of each row will not count as a stitch.

See photos below for color changing tips within the row.

Dimensions: Each washcloth is approximately 9”.

Special stitch:

Bobble – *YO, insert hook in st, YO, pull up a loop, YO, pull through 2 loops, repeat from* 4 more times, YO, pull through all loops

Abbreviations (US terms):

Ch = chain, sc = single crochet, hdc = half double crochet, dc = double crochet, YO = yarn over, st = stitch(es), sp = space, sl st = slip stitch

Watermelon Bobble Dishcloth Pattern

Using pink yarn

Row 1: Ch 36, sc in 2nd ch from hook and across, turn (35)

Row 2-5: Ch 1, sc across, turn 

Row 6: Ch 2, dc in next 5 st, *change to black, bobble in next st, change to pink, dc in next 5 st, repeat from * across, turn

Row 7-9: Ch 1, sc across, turn

Row 10: Ch 2, dc in next 8 st, *change to black, bobble in next st, change to pink, dc in next 5 st, repeat from * across, dc in remaining 3 st, turn

Row 11-13: Ch 1, sc across, turn

Repeat Rows 6-13 2 more times. You will now have a total of 29 rows.

Row 30-31: Ch 1, sc across

Change to white

Border Row 1: Ch 1, 3sc in corner, sc around making 1 sc on the side of each sc row and 2 sc on the side of each dc row and 3sc in each corner, join to first sc.

Change to green

Border Round 1: Ch 2, 3dc in corner, dc around making 3dc in each corner, join to first dc.

Fasten off.

Color Changing Tips

Before changing from pink to black, do not finish the double crochet. Keep last two loops on your hook.

Grab the black yarn with your hook to pull through loops. Do not cut pink yarn, work the bobble stitch over the pink yarn.

Before changing from black to pink, do not finish off bobble.

Before pulling through all loops, grab the pink yarn to pull through all loops. Do not cut black yarn, double crochet over the black yarn.

Corner to Corner Pattern

Shortened Instructions (For crocheters familiar with C2C method/stitch.)

If you are not familiar with C2C, I have a tutorial here.

The corner to corner is done with half double crochets with a beginning chain of 5.

Starting with pink, make a total of 11 rows (all increasing).

Change to white, make 2 decrease rows.

Change to green, continue to make decrease rows until finished.

Spike Stitch Pattern

Starting with green

Row 1: Ch 36, sc in 2nd ch from hook and across, turn (35)

Row 2-4: Ch 1, sc across, turn

Change to pink

Note: When making the sc in the rows below, be sure to pull up the loop with a loose tension in order to get it back up to the row you are working on.

Row 5: Ch 1, *sc in first st 1 row below, sc in next st 2 rows below, sc in next st 3 rows below, sc in next st 2 rows below, sc in first st 1 row below, repeat from * across, turn

Row 6-9: Ch 1, sc across, turn

Change to White

Repeat Row 5-9

Continue to repeat Row 5-9 changing colors after each repeat in the pattern: green, pink, white until you have a total of 10 stripes of color.