Craft Your Own Ripple Reverse Cloth Using this Free Tunisian Crochet Pattern
Why use the Ripple Reverse Cloth Free Tunisian Crochet Pattern?
A dense absorbent and textured cloth which is really enjoyable to make. It has a striking chevron design and pretty lace shell detail.
If you prefer using a downloadable or printable pattern rather than working from patterns on websites, this pattern is also available to purchase as a printable pdf on Ravelry.
The interesting texture of this stitch is created by working simple decreases and yarn overs in standard Tunisian simple stitch. I enjoyed working this stitch pattern and seeing the shape develop was very motivating.
Enhance this textured stitch with a pair of bold contrast colours to brighten up your home décor, perhaps matching the season or occasion or use similar shades for a subtle almost tweedy effect.
Enjoy making your cloth!
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The Ripple Reverse Cloth Free Tunisian Crochet Pattern is part of a series of monthly washcloth patterns released throughout 2026. I was so pleased with how popular my Endearment Washcloth was when it launched in January, that I decided I should make a washcloth pattern each month available free on my website in both UK and US terminology plus with a full video for the pattern so as many people as possible can make it.
Ripple Reverse Cloth: Free Crochet Pattern
Sizes: One size with adjustment tips at end.
Tension: 16 sts x 14 rows = 10cm x 10cm / 4” x 4” measured over Twisted Tunisian Simple Stitch
Working method: Centre is worked bottom up. Piece is edged in the round.
Finished measurements (see schematic)
a. Length: 15cm / 6”
b. Width: 15cm / 6”
Requirements
Yarnsmiths Cotton Aran; Aran/worsted weight; 80m (88 yd) per 50g skein; 100% cotton or similar (Sample worked in C1 Aqua 4224 and C2 Oatmeal 4064)
C1: 35 m/40 yd
C2: 20 m/22 yd
6mm / US J/10 straight shaft crochet hook
4mm / US G/6 straight shaft crochet hook
Yarn needle and scissors
Abbreviations and Special Stitches
st/sts stitch/stitches
R Row/s or round/s
RS/WS right/wrong side
ch chain
rep repeat
slst slip stitch
sc single crochet
dc double crochet
htr half treble
hdc half double crochet
tr treble
dtr double treble
ttr triple treble (3 wraps)
Tss Tunisian simple stitch
3tog decrease working through 3 sts
chsp chain space
RetP: Draw yarn through 1 loop, draw yarn through 2 loops on hook to end.
BLO Back loop only
Pattern Notes
Beginning/turning chains count as a stitch unless otherwise specified in pattern instructions.
I recommend to bring the new colour for each row through on the last st of the previous row for neat edges.
This edging round one in this pattern is provided in both UK terminology and US terminology. Please be sure you are using the instructions in your preferred terminology.
I recommend that you read through the pattern before starting.
Method
CENTRE
Worked flat in rows each consisting of a forward and a return pass.
With C1, 32 ch.
R1: Pull up loop in 2nd ch from hook and each ch to end, work, RetP, joining other colour on last st. 32 loops/st including original loop on hook.
R2: Yo, 3 Tss, Tss3tog, 3 Tss, yo, 1 Tss to last st, end st, RetP, joining other colour on last st.
Rep R2 15 more times, alternating colours for each row and omitting the colour change on the final row.
Do not fasten off.
EDGING
Notes: R1 is provided in both UK crochet terms and US crochet terms. Follow your preferred version of R1 once and then work R2, which is the same for both crochet terms.
UK Terms R1: With C1, (side 1: top) working each stitch through the next vertical bar/s of the final row, miss yo,1 dc, [1 htr, tr through 3 vertical bars, 1 htr, [1 dc, miss yo] twice, 1 dc] three times, working final dc behind both vertical bars of end st, 1 ch, (side 2) 1 dc in each row end st, including the 1st and last row end sts that are also worked into from adjacent side, 1 ch, (side 3) 1 dc in each stitch to end of 1st Tss3tog, [(1 ttr, [1ch 1 ttr] 3 times) in st between two yo] twice, 1 dc in each stitch from start of final Tss3tog to end of side, 1 ch, (side 4) as side 2, slst in 1st st of R1.
US Terms R1: With C1, (side 1: top) working each stitch through the next vertical bar/s of the final row, miss yo,1 sc, [1 hdc, dc through 3 vertical bars, 1 hdc, [1 sc, miss yo] twice, 1 sc] three times, working final sc behind both vertical bars of end st, 1 ch, (side 2) 1 sc in each row end st, including the 1st and last row end sts that are also worked into from adjacent side, 1 ch, (side 3) 1 sc in each stitch to end of 1st Tss3tog, [(1 dtr, [1ch 1 dtr] 3 times) in st between two yo] twice, 1 sc in each stitch from start of final Tss3tog to end of side, 1 ch, (side 4) as side 2, slst in 1st st of R1.
Fasten off C2.
R2: Insert hook in final 1chsp of R1 and draw up a loop of C1, slst in each st and chsp around working through head of stitch except for all chsp and ttr, where you should work in BLO.
Fasten off C1.
Here's the video version too:
Finishing
Weave in ends and block to measurements provided. You may like to block the lace shells with a little extra stretch to open them up, especially if you yar giving the cloth as a gift.
Make it your own
Length: for a longer/shorter cloth increase/reduce the number of repeats of R2.
Width: add extra sts in multiples of 10 to increase the width of the cloth by around 5cm 3” per 10 st.
Create a hanging loop for your cloth, when working Edging R1. Work 6-10 ch instead of 3 ch in the final corner.
Yarn choice: any kind of plant fibre or washcloth yarn could be used. Using a different yarn weight with a hook that matches the manufacturer’s recommendations (move up one or two sizes as a starting point from suggested knitting needle/crochet hook size if no Tunisian hook size is suggested) will result in a smaller or larger cloth.
Colour changes: use up lots of different yarn scraps to make each row a new colour for a bold colourful cloth or use a single colour or two similar shades or a more subtle look.
Remember that you’ll need to allow extra yarn for some changes.
How did it go?
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