Wash cloths and dish cloths with motifs from science fiction and fantasy stories and movies such as Harry Potter, Doctor Who, Lord of the Rings, Star Trek, superheroes, and more. Many of these patterns have stitch motifs that you can adapt to other projects such as afghan squares, baby sweaters, and more. Updated 4/28/23
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Free Patterns
Pac-Man and Ghost Dish Cloths or Squares
Video game themed wash cloths or afghan blocks featuring Pac-Man and its enemy Ghost in knit and purl stitches. Rated easy by Ravelrers. Chomp Chomp designed by Jenny Konopinski for Knit Picks. Ghost (with a Pac-Man cloth) by Teaandcakes.
- Get the free Chomp Chomp knitting pattern
- Get the free Ghost / Pac-Man knitting pattern on the Internet archive
- See more Pac-Man Knitting Patterns
Superhero Dish Cloths or Squares
Batman, Flash, Green Lantern, and Captain America insignia wash cloths or afghan blocks in knit and purl stitches. Rated easy by Ravelrers. Designed by holynarf.
- Get the free Batman knitting pattern
- Get the free Flash knitting pattern on the Internet archive
- Get the free Green Lantern knitting pattern on the Internet archive
- Get the free Captain America knitting pattern on the Internet archive
Mermaid and Fairy Dish Cloths or Squares
Mermaid and Fairy wash cloths or afghan blocks in knit and purl stitches. Designed by Daisy and Storm. Web versions are free. PDFs available for purchase
- Get the free Mermaid knitting pattern
- Get the free Fairy knitting pattern
- Get the Mermaid pdf on Etsy
- Get the Fairy pdf on Etsy
Burpy Monster Towel
Monster shaped baby burp cloth which would also make a fun towel. Great baby shower gift! Approx 15" long and 7" wide, not including limbs. Worsted weight yarn. Designed by Rebecca Danger.
Pegasus and Unicorn Dish Cloths or Squares
Pegasus and Unicorn wash cloths or afghan blocks in knit and purl stitches. Designed by Daisy and Storm. Web versions are free. PDFs available for purchase
- Get the free PEGASUS knitting pattern
- Get the free UNICORN knitting pattern
- Get the PEGASUS pdf on Etsy
- Get the UNICORN pdf on Etsy
Robot, Rocket, Saturn Dish Cloths or Squares
Science fiction and outer space themed wash cloths or afghan blocks in knit and purl stitches with robot, spaceship, and ringed planet. Designed by Daisy and Storm. Web versions are free. PDFs available for purchase
- Get the free ROBOT knitting pattern
- Get the free ROCKET knitting pattern
- Get the free SATURN knitting pattern
- Get the pdfs on Etsy
Exgerminate Washcloth
Doctor Who inspired wash or dishcloth with a Dalek motif knit using the mosaic technique, with knit and slip sts and only one color in each row. Also great for afghan blocks. Designed by Anni Howard.
Dragon and Dragon II Cloths
2 designs for dragon motif wash and dish cloths. Designed by Louise Sarrazin based on a design by Marie Wright. Pictured projects by the designer and 55yrknitter
Doctor Who Logo Dishcloth
Easy wash/dish cloth that could also be used as an afghan block or as a motif in another project. Rated easy by Ravelrers. Designed by holynarf. Pictured projects by scrubwallaby and knittedmind who doubleknit the cloth
More Free Patterns
Futurama Bender Dishcloth
Shaped cloth with intarsia face inspired by the Futurama character. Designed by Kristi Ostling. Worsted weight yarn.
Harry Potter Deathly Hallows Cloth
Harry Potter inspired wash/dish cloth that could also be used as an afghan block or as a motif in another project. Designed by Marie Wright. Pictured projects by Cinderga and MythoSea
LOTR Tree of Gondor Wash Cloth
Lord of the Rings inspired Aragorn wash/dish cloth that could also be used as an afghan block or as a motif in another project. Designed by Fang Bu who also includes a pattern for an Elven leaf called Arwen. Pictured project by Rundstricken
- Get the free knitting pattern
- See more Lord of the Rings Knitting Patterns
- See more Tree of Gondor designs at Amazon
Dalek Motif Wash Cloth or Afghan Square
EXFOLIATE! Dalek Cloth by Penwiper
- Get the free knitting pattern
- Stream Doctor Who seasons free with Prime on Amazon
- Get more Doctor Who Knitting Patterns
Baby Unicorn Cloth and Bib
A baby unicorn designed in knit and purl stitches by Elaine Fitzpatrick of Downcloverlaine. Both written instructions and a chart.
- Get the free CLOTH knitting pattern on the internet archive
- Get the free BIB knitting pattern on the internet archive
- See more Animal Cloth Knitting Patterns
Doctor Who TARDIS Dishcloth
Designed by Holynarf Crafts. Pictured project by chkealy
- Get the free knitting pattern
- Stream Doctor Who seasons free with Prime on Amazon
- Get more Doctor Who Knitting Patterns
Golden Snitch Dishcloth
Dishcloth design of the Flying Snitch, and the letters HP for Harry Potter. Designed by Michelle Malach. Pictured project by Amanda21
- Get the free knitting pattern
- See the Ravelry page
- Get Golden Snitch collectibles, spinners, and more on Amazon
- See more Harry Potter Knitting Patterns
Batman Dish Cloth and Mini Logo Chart
This Batman dish cloth was designed by SusanC0425 using a chart design by Elizabeth Thomas. The original chart is 31 stitches wide by 24 stitches tall. Elizabeth also has a larger version of the logo.
- Get the free knitting pattern for the dish cloth – scroll down the notes to the written out pattern
- Get the Mini Logo Chart
- Get the larger size logo chart
- See more Super Hero Knitting Patterns
Super Cloth
Amy-Lynne Mitchell designed this motif that can be used on a dishcloth, blanket, sweater, or other projects.
Baby Trekkie Washcloth
Star Trek insignia in knit and purl stitches. Designed by Samantha Rogers. Pictured project by bstordal who said that each washcloth could be knit within time it takes to watch 2 Star Trek episodes.
- Get the free knitting pattern
- Stream Star Trek seasons and movies (some free with Prime) on Amazon
- Get more Star Trek Knitting Patterns
Cylon Cloth
Battlestar Galactica inspired chart that can be used for dish or wash cloths, pot holders, afghan squares, or other knitting projects. Chart can be used for knit and purl stitches or colorwork like doubleknitting, duplicate stitch, and more. Designed by lamarghe. Pictured projects by gbina and LittleHipkitty.
Patterns for Purchase
9 Star Wars Dishcloth/Washcloths
Patterns in the collection include: R2D2, Darth Vader, BB8, Millenium Falcon, TIE Fighter, Storm Trooper, and (not pictured) Death Star, Star Wars Logo, and Boba Fett. Patterns also available individually. Designed by ThePointyEndKnitting
Game of Thrones Dish or Wash Cloths Collection
11 patterns including Game of Thrones, Hand of the King, House Baratheon, House Greyjoy, House Lannister, House Martell, House Targaryen. House Tyell (rose), Valar Morghulis, Winter is Coming. Knit and purl design. Designed by The Pointy End Knitting. Patterns are also available individually.
Robot Cloth
Easy knit and purl motif of a robot for washcloths, dishcloths, cloths, or a blanket square. Worsted weight yarn. Designed by ezcareknits.
Wolverine Cloth
Easy pattern with Wolverine motif. Finished Size: 7.4″W X 8.25″ H
Flying Dragon Wash Cloth
Finished Size: 7.75”W X 8″H
