Diamond Cloth in Three Sizes

Can you believe it is already time for the eleventh cloth in the 2020 Cloth Series?! For this cloth pattern we are using post stitches and arranging them in a way that look like beautiful little diamonds. That’s right, we’re using the Diamond Stitch! I love that we’ve got a gorgeous cloth to clean with that is also scrubby.

Diamond Cloth

The Diamond Stitch is a fun and quick to work up stitch that is so gorgeous. The raised post stitches give great dimension to the cloths making them great for scrubbing kitchen counters, windows, or dusting the bookcases. All of the cloths in this 2020 cloth series are designed to be the same size.

Cloth sizes:

5.5″ x 5.5″ – great for a face cloth or for showering

11″ x 11″ – average washcloth size

18″ x 12″ – dish drying mat, place mat, dusting cloth etc.

Materials:

Dishie Cotton (Begonia colorway pictured)
-approx. 42 yards for small
-approx. 168 yards for medium
-approx. 292 yards for large

In order to make all three of these cloths, I used about two and a half skeins of the Dishie cotton yarn.

Crochet hook in size H/5mm

Gauge: 15 sts x 12 rows (measured on the “wrong/flat side”)

Pattern Notes:

Pattern written using US terms.

The turning chain(s) do not count as a stitch.

For this cloth we are using the Diamond Stitch. Be sure to watch the video tutorial if you need help!

Small cloth:

*this is the size I make in the video tutorial! 😀

Row 1: Fsc-18 (alternately you could ch-19, sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each to end.) (18)

Row 2: Ch-2, turn, dc in each st to end. (18)

Row 3: Ch-1, turn, Fptc around 3rd st from row 1. * sc in next 3 sts, Fptc2tog (using same st from row 1, skip 3 sts, and next st from row 1) * repeat between * * to end. Sc in last st. (18)

Row 4: Repeat row 2. (18)

Row 5: Ch-1, turn, sc in next 2 sts * Fptc2tog using posts from last post st row. (to form a diamond shape), sc in next 3 sts * repeat between * * to end. (18)

Row 6: Ch-2, turn, dc in each st to end. (18)

Row 7: Ch-1, turn, Fptc around first post. Sc in next 3 sts. * Fptc2tog using posts from last post st row, sc in next 3 sts * repeat between * * to end. Fptc around final post, sc in last st. (18)

Row 8: Repeat row 2. (18)

Rows 9 – 16: repeat rows 5 – 8 (18)

Row 17: repeat row 5 (18)

Border: Ch-1, rotate piece to work down the row ends… sc evenly across, 3sc in corner. Sc in each st across, 3sc in corner. Sc evenly up row ends, 3sc in corner. Sc in each st to end, sc in same as first st. Join with Invisible Join.

Medium cloth:

Row 1: Fsc-42 (alternately you could ch-43, sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each to end.) (42)

Row 2: Ch-2, turn, dc in each st to end. (42)

Row 3: Ch-1, turn, Fptc around 3rd st from row 1. * sc in next 3 sts, Fptc2tog (using same st from row 1, skip 3 sts, and next st from row 1) * repeat between * * to end. Sc in last st. (42)

Row 4: Repeat row 2. (42)

Row 5: Ch-1, turn, sc in next 2 sts * Fptc2tog using posts from last post st row. (to form a diamond shape), sc in next 3 sts * repeat between * * to end. (42)

Row 6: Ch-2, turn, dc in each st to end. (42)

Row 7: Ch-1, turn, Fptc around first post. Sc in next 3 sts. * Fptc2tog using posts from last post st row, sc in next 3 sts * repeat between * * to end. Fptc around final post, sc in last st. (42)

Row 8: Repeat row 2. (42)

Rows 9 – 32: repeat rows 5 – 8 (42)

Row 33: repeat row 5 (42)

Border: Ch-1, rotate piece to work down the row ends… sc evenly across, 3sc in corner. Sc in each st across, 3sc in corner. Sc evenly up row ends, 3sc in corner. Sc in each st to end, sc in same as first st. Join with Invisible Join.

Large cloth:

Row 1: Fsc-62. (alternately you could ch-63, sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each to end.) (62)

Row 2: Ch-2, turn, dc in each st to end. (62)

Row 3: Ch-1, turn, Fptc around 3rd st from row 1. * sc in next 3 sts, Fptc2tog (using same st from row 1, skip 3 sts, and next st from row 1) * repeat between * * to end. Sc in last st. (62)

Row 4: Repeat row 2. (62)

Row 5: Ch-1, turn, sc in next 2 sts * Fptc2tog using posts from last post st row. (to form a diamond shape), sc in next 3 sts * repeat between * * to end. (62)

Row 6: Ch-2, turn, dc in each st to end. (62)

Row 7: Ch-1, turn, Fptc around first post. Sc in next 3 sts. * Fptc2tog using posts from last post st row, sc in next 3 sts * repeat between * * to end. Fptc around final post, sc in last st. (62)

Row 8: Repeat row 2. (62)

Rows 9 – 40: repeat rows 5 – 8 (62)

Row 41: repeat row 5 (62)

Border: Ch-1, rotate piece to work down the row ends… sc evenly across, 3sc in corner. Sc in each st across, 3sc in corner. Sc evenly up row ends, 3sc in corner. Sc in each st to end, sc in same as first st. Join with Invisible Join.

This Diamond Cloth pattern might be my favorite of ALL of the cloths this year. I just love them and I hope you do, too!

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