Dishcloths can make a wonderful addition to a gift basket full of goodies to give at a housewarming gift. Also a good way to use up small amounts of cotton worsted in your stash.

Here I have included a knit AND crochet pattern for two simple, but lovely, dishcloth patterns, a recipe for some tasty muffins and ideas for building up a gift basket.

BASKET WEAVE KNIT DISHCLOTH
Materials:
Size 7 needles
Worsted (medium) weight cotton, (Lily Sugar & Cream, Warm Brown used for samples, 2.5 oz ball made 3 dishcloths)
Finishing needle

SIMPLE CROCHET DISHCLOTH
Materials:
size G crochet hook
Worsted (medium) weight cotton yarn, (Lily Sugar and Cream, Chocolate Ombre used for samples, 2oz ball made 3 dishcloths, Lily Sugar and Cream, Warm Brown small amount used for edging)
Finishing needle