Okay, not really cleaning.  But I did just finish this new dishcloth.   I could have made it taller so it is more squared, but I laid it against my current dishcloth and it is the same width.   Details and pattern down below:

This is a ridiculously easy stitch pattern, designed mostly to give texture, which is important when washing a sink full of dishes.  🙂  The seed stitch forms a ridge visible on both sides, so this doesn’t have a “smooth” side and a “scrubby” side.

Stitches used:
knit (K), purl (P), yarn-over (YO), knit 2 together (K2tog.)

I used basic kitchen cotton (I have a fondness for Lily brand “Sugar  ‘N Cream”) on size 8 needles.

EVERY row begins slip stitch: with yarn held in front, slip first stitch as if to purl, move yarn to back to knit next 4 stitches.  EVERY row ends with K5.

Cast on 55 stitches.   There are 5 stitches on the sides for borders, with 45 stitches for patterning between the borders.  If you wish to go wider or narrower, just make sure there is an uneven number of stitches between the borders.

Knit 8 rows (4 garter stitch ridges), and remember to slip the first stitch of each row, then beginning the Pattern rows.

Pattern rows:

Row 1-4  — Slip 1, K4, *P1, K1, repeat from * until 6 stitches remain, then P1, K5.

Row 5 — Slip 1, K4, P1, *YO, K2tog, repeat from * until 5 stitches remain, K5.

Row 6 — Slip 1, K4, P across until 5 stitches remain, K5.

Repeat Rows 1-6 as many times as you wish, then end patterning section with just Rows 1-4.

End with 8 garter stitch rows.

Starting and ending the seed stitch patterning rows with a Purl stitch makes the seed stitch patterning more visible against the garter stitch side borders.