Forked Stitch Cloth: Free Cloth Pattern in Three Sizes

We are ready for the EIGHTH cloth in our 2020 Wash Cloth series. This cloth pattern features the Forked Half Double Crochet stitch, which gives the cloths great texture for scrubbing and cleaning. (Although I don’t particularly recommend either – ha!)

Forked Stitch Cloth

These cloths are an excellent addition to our wash cloth set. This stitch is nice and dense, but does not use up a whole bunch of yarn. In fact, these three cloths use about the same – or less – than some of the other cloths we’ve crocheted so far this year.

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 (Fiesta Red colorway pictured)
-approx. 32 yards for small
-approx. 133 yards for medium
-approx. 248 yards for large

In order to make all three of these cloths, I used just over two skeins of the Dishie cotton yarn.

Crochet hook in size H/5mm

Gauge: 12 Forked Half Double Crochet (Fkhdc sts) and 7 rows = 4″ square

Pattern Notes:

Pattern written using US terms.

For this cloth we are using the Forked Half Double Crochet Stitch. Be sure to watch the video tutorial if you need help.

Other cloths in the 2020 Cloth Series:

Thicket Cloth: Free Cloth Crochet Pattern in Three Sizes

Rice Stitch Cloth: Free Crochet Pattern in Three Sizes

Bobblet Cloth: Free Cloth Crochet Pattern in Three Sizes

Diagonal Stripes Cloth: Free Cloth Crochet Pattern in Three Sizes

Almond Ridges Cloth: Free Cloth Crochet Pattern in Three Sizes

Thick Marguerite Stitch Cloth: Free Pattern in Three Sizes

Trinity Cloth: Free Crochet Cloth Pattern in Three Sizes

And now for the cloth patterns!

Small cloth:

Row 1: Ch-18, Fkhdc in the 3rd & 4th ch from hook, * Fkhdc in same as previous ch and next ch * repeat across until there is one ch remaining, dc in last st. (16)

Rows 2 – 10: Ch-2 (counts as dc), turn, Fkhdc using first 2 sts. * Fkhdc in the same as previous st and next st.* repeat to end, dc in 2nd ch. (16)

Border: Ch-1, turn, sc evenly across to corner, 3sc in corner. Sc evenly up row ends, 3sc in corner. Sc in each st to end, 3sc in corner. Sc evenly up row ends, 2sc in last st. Join with Invisible Join.

Medium cloth:

Row 1: Ch-34, Fkhdc in the 3rd & 4th ch from hook, * Fkhdc in same as previous ch and next ch * repeat across until there is one ch remaining, dc in last st. (32)

Rows 2 – 21: Ch-2 (counts as dc), turn, Fkhdc using first 2 sts. * Fkhdc in the same as previous st and next st.* repeat to end, dc in 2nd ch. (32)

Large cloth:

Row 1: Ch-56, Fkhdc in the 3rd & 4th ch from hook, * Fkhdc in same as previous ch and next ch * repeat across until there is one ch remaining, dc in last st. (54)

Rows 2 – 22: Ch-2 (counts as dc), turn, Fkhdc using first 2 sts. * Fkhdc in the same as previous st and next st.* repeat to end, dc in 2nd ch. (54)

I hope you love the Forked Stitch Cloth as much as I do. Please share a photo in the Heart Hook Home Crochet Community on Facebook, and stay tuned for the next cloth in the 2020 Cloth Series, which will be shared on September 11, 2020.