Super Easy Peasy Crocheted Washcloth

So my office at work has been really slooooowww last week and so I brought in some yarn to fill my time. I decided that I needed some new wash cloths since my old one's are getting smelly after being left too many times in the sink. Why does my family do that? A whole 'nuther' blog here.  Anyway, so I tried to find my old pattern and couldn't and thought 'it can't be that difficult' so the following is the easiest, simplest crocheted washcloth pattern you will find anywhere. 

First you need a really nice cotton yarn - I chose Lily brand 'Sugar'n Cream' I have used it in the past and have been really impressed by how easily it absorbs water and how easily it washes. I like variegated since it doesn't show the dirt as easily.

I started with a one 2 oz skein ( I only used about 2/3 of it for one washcloth)

Size K crochet hook

1 large tapestry needle

And I was good to go!

I chained 33 loose chains.

Turned and dc in the 4th chain from the hook (skipping 3 chains)

Then dc in the rest of the chains. Works out to be 30 dc plus the 3 chain start.

When I reached the end I chained 3 and turned.

Skipping the first space at the base of the chain (since the chain is basically making up for that dc that would be there) and dc in the next space I continued across again. At the end I made sure that I dc in the top of the 3 chains on the previous row. If you don't do this your wash cloth will get slowly smaller and smaller. Chain the three. And repeat over and over again till your washcloth forms a square.

I then used the tapestry needle to weave in the loose ends of the yarn.   One trick that did learn after the first washcloth was that you need to start on the neutral color of the variegated yarn when you begin your chain.  Mine started on the red and when I tried to weave in the rest of the red it looked pretty tacky.  Enjoy!