Easy Scalloped Washcloth + Hand Towels by Purl Soho

Easy Scalloped Washcloth + Hand Towels

Knitting
June 2025
DK (11 wpi) ?
23 stitches and 44 rows = 4 inches
in Garter Stitch, machine laundered
US 5 - 3.75 mm
145 - 600 yards (133 - 549 m)
Washcloth (Small Towel, Large Towel)
English
This pattern is available for free.

MATERIALS

We used the following colors for our samples…

  • Washcloths: Heirloom White, Moth Wing, Coyote Brown, Gray Smoke, Thunder Gray
  • Small Towel: Moth Wing
  • Large Towel: Coyote Brown

GAUGE
22 stitches and 38 rows = 4 inches in garter stitch, unlaundered

23 stitches and 44 rows = 4 inches in garter stitch, machine laundered

NOTE: When you run Sketchbook Cotton through the gentle cycle of a washing machine and dryer, it shrinks a little bit and also gets denser, softer, and even more amazing!

SIZES
Washcloth (Small Towel, Large Towel)

  • Finished Dimensions, Unlaundered: 10½ (11, 13) inches wide x 11½ (32½, 41¾) inches long
  • Finished Dimensions, Machine Laundered: 10 (10½, 12½) inches wide x 10 (28, 36) inches long

Designed by Purl Soho designer, Hiromi Glover. See even more of Hiromi’s work on her Instagram!