My mother-in-law knitted these dishcloths for me; she knits them by the dozen, because we all plead for more whenever we visit with her. She's been making them for years and I don't think she ever had a pattern - but now she does because we wrote this one together.
Basic Knitted Dishcloth Pattern
Supplies:
One ball of dishcloth cotton yarn
Size 6 or 7 knitting needles (US)
Instructions:
Cast on 4 stitches
Row 1: Knit 4
Row 2: Knit 2, yarn over, knit across the row.
Repeat Row 2 until you have 44 stitches.
Row 3: Knit 1, knit 2 together, yarn over, knit 2 together, knit to the end of the row.
Repeat Row 3 until you have 4 stitches left on the needle.