Raspberry Stitch Washcloths

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It has been a long time since I have gotten posts up on my blog consistently and it has kind of gotten me in a bit of a creative funk. Life just got super busy, the end of the school year and all of the craziness that goes along with that, and then summer break started and it seemed like I was spending all of my time running kids to all of their activities, camps, and friends houses. It was one of those times when I kept thinking- I just have to get through this trip/camp/activity/event and then I will have time to get back to work on stuff, but then that thing would finish and it the next one was happening. So then it was after this is done I will get back on track, and then the next thing, or the next. I don't think I was prepared for how busy life gets with a house full of teenagers. And now here we are 2 months later with school starting back up in just a few weeks and I haven't posted a thing all summer. 

Like I said this has put me in a bit of a creative funk where I have been wanting to make stuff but it is like I didn't know where to start, I got behind on so many things I wanted to work on that it just felt overwhelming. I have found that for me personally one of the best solutions when I am feeling this way is a quick project. Something that can give me that satisfaction of finishing a project, but as fast as possible. 

Crocheted dishcloths or washcloths are the perfect project for something like this. They don't take long to make, so I get that quick finish I need to feel like I accomplished something. But I also often use them to try out new stitches or techniques, which keeps it interesting for me. So as I have been working on getting back in a routine of posting I figured that a washcloth would be the perfect project to start with. 

For this washcloth pattern I really wanted to use a stitch that I had never used before, and one that has been on my list of stitches I wanted to try was the Raspberry Stitch, and it is the perfect texture for a washcloth too, so I decided that was the stitch I was going to use. The raspberry stitch is a simple stitch, technically a two row repeat but the two rows are basically the same, just offset so you start and end with a different stitch. It is a stitch pattern that uses post stitches, which I have used a lot in my projects, however this stitch pattern uses single crochet front post stitches (fpsc) rather than the double crochet stitches that I am used to using. It creates a shorter, denser, textured stitch than what you would get with the double crochet which is perfect for washcloths or dishcloths. 

I used a couple of striped color ways of Peaches & Cream cotton yarn, any kitchen cotton/medium weight cotton should work great for this pattern. I also made 2 different sizes, the smaller pink one is about " square, and the larger blue one about " square. They are finished off with a border of 2 rounds of single crochet. 

How to Crochet a Raspberry Stitch Washcloth 

Finished size: approximately 7" square for the smaller size or 9" square for the larger size

You will need:

• medium weight cotton yarn- about 100 yds for each washcloth (sample made with Peaches & Cream Stripey in Spring Blue Stripes and Energetic Pink)
• H crochet hook (5mm)
• yarn needle

Instructions: 

*Number of stitches written in the pattern is for the smaller size with the stitches for the larger size in {}

You can adjust the size of your washcloth by adding or subtracting from your starting chain, just be sure to begin with an even number

ch 30 {36}

Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook and each ch to the end (29 sc {35 sc})

Row 2: ch 1, turn, sc in first st, [fpsc in next st, sc in next st] repeat to end of row (15 sc, 14 fpsc {18 sc, 17 fpsc})

Row 3: ch 1, turn, sc in first st, sc in next st [fpsc in next st, sc in next st] repeat until 1 st left, 1 sc in last st (17 sc, 12 fpsc {20 sc, 15 fpsc})

Repeat rows 2 and 3 until you have a square cloth (sample made 24 rows {32 rows})

Border: 

Round 1: ch 1, turn 90 degrees to work down the side, sc evenly down the side, in corner work 3 sc, sc in each st across bottom, 3 sc in corner, sc evenly up second side, 3 sc in corner, sc in each st across the top, 2 sc in same st as first sc, sl st to first sc to join

Round 2: ch 1, sc in each st around working 3 sc in each corner, sl st to first sc to join 

Finish off and weave in ends