I’m continuing my kitchen crochet series this month with this pretty Tunisian Crochet Dish Drying Mat Pattern. I love pieces that are attractive yet functional, and that’s exactly what this drying mat is. The cotton yarn dries quickly and can be thrown in the wash over and over again.
If you missed any of the kitchen patterns so far, you can click here to see the full collection of kitchen and dining patterns. I’ve especially been enjoying seeing all the different dishcloth variations you’ve been making on Ravelry. If you haven’t tried one yet, you will definitely want to … they are so much fun! I have included the direct links to each of those patterns below the photo here so you can quickly jump to the one you want.
From left to right: Textured Dishcloth, Seeing Squares Dishcloth, Crunchy Stitch Dishcloth, and Three Color Simple Stitch Dishcloth.
Tunisian Crochet Dish Drying Mat Pattern
Here’s what you need:
- worsted weight cotton yarn, approx. 186 yds (such as Lion Brand 24/7 Cotton® Yarn)
- US J-10 / 6 mm Tunisian hook
- yarn needle and scissors for finishing
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Resources and tutorials you may find helpful in following this pattern: Tunisian Crochet Abbreviations and Symbols, Basic Forward and Return Pass, How to Crochet a Tunisian Knit Stitch (Tks), How to Crochet a Tunisian Purl Stitch (Tps), How to Crochet Tunisian Simple Stitch (Tss).
Reminders:
- When working your forward pass, the loop on your hook counts as the first stitch. Therefore, when the pattern indicates to work 5 TSS, the first is already on your hook; pull up a loop in the next 4 stitches to complete the 5 TSS indicated.
- The last stitch of each row should be made through the two end loops of the row below.
- A basic return pass should be used throughout (i.e., yo, draw through 1 loop, *yo, draw through 2 loops, rep from * across).
- Add new color on the last yarn over of your return pass.
- Tks – Tunisian Knit Stitch
- Tss – Tunisian Simple Stitch
Finished mat measures approximately 16 in × 17 in.
Ch 46.
Rows 1–6: Work Tss in each st across — 46 sts.
Row 7: Work 5 Tss, *sk next vertical bar, pull up a loop in next vertical bar, pull up a loop in skipped vertical bar (cross st made), 2 Tps, rep from * until last 5 sts, work 5 Tss — 46 sts.
Row 8: Work 5 Tss, *2 Tps, sk next vertical bar, pull up a loop in next vertical bar, pull up a loop in skipped vertical bar (cross st made), rep from * until last 5 sts, work 5 Tss — 46 sts.
Rows 9–40: Repeat rows 7 and 8 for pattern.
Rows 41–46: Work Tss in each st across, return pass — 46 sts.
Do not fasten off.
Border
Round 1: Ch 1, work a sc border around piece by working 1 sc at the end of each row and in each st and 3 sc in each corner, join.
Rounds 2–3: rep round 1.
Fasten off, weave in ends.
Block blanket if desired (see How to Block Knit and Crochet Items).
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I’m on the second round of the border and it doesn’t look like the picture at all. You only say “sc in each stitch,” but not front, back, or bottom. So I did the bottom and now the bottom side of the cloth (the first row) has these big gaps that don’t show up in the example picture. What am I doing wrong?
This kitchen crochet series is beautiful!
Thank you.
I could only find a 3.5MM tunisian crochet hook locallly – and I’ve never done any tunisian crochet. WIll it work for this project? I;m trying to find something to make that I might actually use, but I’m dying of cancer, and really can’t order online at this point
just curious as to why the pattern tells us we need to know the tks when there is not one in the pattern? is it a typo in the pattern or are there actually only tss and tps?
tyia Dar
I am with you. At row 8 I unraveled my whole mat thinking I made a mistake. I have not read further comments, so I’m hoping for a typo.
Beautiful series. Love this mat, thinking of making a set of 4 as place mats for my son’s fiance. Thank you for sharing your hard work, it is much appreciated.