Free Crochet Pattern: South Beach Washcloth Set

I had some Sugar'n Cream yarn (100% cotton yarn) and decided to make a couple of the South Beach Washcloths from Lion Brand (you will need a user name and password to look at Lion Brand's free patterns).

One yarn looks like something the 70s may have thrown up. It's variegated red, yellow, orange and green, and very bright. The other looks like something from the early 90's. That being said, although it's ugly, it's a good sturdy yarn for a washcloth.

The funky neon looking one on the right is how they are sized from the Lion Brand pattern. It's as big as my hand, fingers opened up wide. I didn't think it was big enough to be a good washcloth, so I made a second one (on the left) with the same weight yarn and same size hook, just different alternating stitches.

This is a super quick and easy little pattern to work up, however, I realized, there's nothing really fancy about this pattern. "Sl st in 2nd ch from hook, hdc in next ch, *sl st in next ch, hdc in next ch; rep from * across – 34 sts at end of this row." That's what you do for about 35 rows, along with a couple color changes. I'm sure the alternating stitches probably help to create a better textured surface for a washcloth, but you could make any size square with alternating stitches and come up with something just as user friendly. The user reviews on this were good for the pattern, but it actually reminded me of a crocheted swatch you'd do before a new pattern to determine gauge.

But that being said, I'll make one more, just to use up these funky cotton yarns.