Tunisian Cornucopia Dishcloth Pattern for Thanksgiving

Celebrate Thanksgiving with this Tunisian cornucopia dishcloth pattern featuring a textured cornucopia design worked from a color-coded stitch chart. Tunisian knit stitch and Tunisian reverse stitch create the design while keeping the entire dishcloth in one color.

The finished dishcloth measures approximately 8½ in. (21.6 cm) square and is worked with worsted-weight cotton yarn. Designed by Megan, it was originally created as the November pattern in our Year of Tunisian Crochet Dishcloths series, making it a fun seasonal project for your Thanksgiving kitchen or a handmade hostess gift.

You can find all of the previous designs in the Year of Tunisian Crochet Dishcloth Patterns collection.

Tunisian Cornucopia Dishcloth Pattern

Pattern Details

Skill level: Advanced beginner
Yarn: Worsted-weight cotton yarn
Yardage: Approximately 82 yd (75 m)
Hook: 6 mm (US J-10) Tunisian crochet hook
Finished size: Approximately 8½ × 8½ in. (21.6 × 21.6 cm)
Construction: Worked flat in Tunisian crochet rows
Design: Cornucopia motif worked from a color-coded stitch chart
Gauge: Not essential

Materials

Approximately 82 yd (75 m) worsted-weight cotton yarn, such as Lily Sugar’n Cream
6 mm (US J-10) Tunisian crochet hook
Yarn needle
Scissors
Blocking mat and rustproof pins, optional

Resources and tutorials you may find helpful in following this pattern include Tunisian Knit Stitch, Tunisian Reverse Stitch, and How to Block Knit and Crochet Items.

Tunisian Crochet Abbreviations

ch – chain
rep – repeat
st(s) – stitch(es)
Tks – Tunisian knit stitch
Trs – Tunisian reverse stitch
yo – yarn over

This pattern uses standard Tunisian crochet terminology and abbreviations.

Pattern Notes

The dishcloth is worked flat from a chart.
Every row consists of a forward pass followed by a return pass.
The loop already on the hook counts as the first stitch of each forward pass.
Work the final stitch of every forward pass through both vertical bars at the edge.
Each forward pass should end with 30 loops on the hook.
Use the basic return pass after every forward pass unless otherwise indicated.
Row 35 is worked as a Trs bind-off row, as indicated by the final row of circles on the chart.
Your finished measurements may vary depending on your yarn, hook, and tension.

Tunisian Crochet Dishcloth Instructions

Ch 30.

Foundation Row

Beginning in the 2nd ch from the hook, insert the hook under the back ridge of each ch and pull up a loop in each ch across — 30 loops on the hook.

Return pass: Yo and pull through 1 loop, then *yo and pull through 2 loops; rep from * across until 1 loop remains on the hook.

The foundation row is represented by the first row of circles on the chart.

Cornucopia Stitch Chart

Follow the color-coded grid chart from the bottom upward. Read each forward-pass row from right to left. Each square represents one Tunisian crochet stitch according to the chart key below.

Tunisian crochet cornucopia dishcloth stitch chart

Chart Key

Circle: First or final stitch of the row
Brown square: Work 1 Trs
White square: Work 1 Tks

For each chart row, work the forward pass according to the symbols and then complete the following basic return pass:

Yo and pull through 1 loop, then *yo and pull through 2 loops; rep from * across until 1 loop remains.

Continue following the chart through Row 34.

Row 35: Bind Off

Work Row 35 as a Trs bind-off row, as represented by the final row of circles on the chart.

Insert the hook as for a Trs, yo and pull up a loop, then pull that loop through the loop already on the hook. Continue across the row, working each stitch in this manner.

Fasten off.

Finishing the Dishcloth

Weave in all yarn ends.

Block the finished dishcloth if desired, gently shaping it into an even square. Allow it to dry completely before removing the pins.