Each of these cloths is from Deb Buckingham’s great book: Dishcloth Diva. She’s already released Dishcloth Diva II–but I didn’t find even her first book until Steve gifted it to me this past holiday.

Let’s see, from top yellow diagonally down to the bottom yellow and back up to the tan, it’s Neutrals, Cutting Edge, Organic, Glamour, Contemporary, Stonework, and Linear. Most of my set is knit in Drops Paris (yellow, green, orange). And the tan ones are KnitPIcks Dishie. Both yarns are great dishcloth cotton. Paris has a little more body to it. Dishie is a bit more refined.

These are obviously all very quick knits. You could knit the entire set of seven in a good solid weekend of knitting.

Here’s a closer look at Neutrals, followed by Stonework:

Each of these is generously sized. So is this next one, the tic-tac-toe board that Buckingham calls Contemporary:

Linear is a tad daintier in size:

Linear has great texture for doing whatever you have your cloths do: wiping away stuff in the sink or wiping away stuff in your spa.

Glamour is a fun knit.

I’m not sure I see the Glamour. But…maybe. There is sort of an Art Deco look to this one.

I can definitely see Organic in a spa setting. I knit mine in Dishie, which isn’t an “organically” grown cotton. But you could take the plunge, pay tons more for the yarn, and surprise a friend with organic sensibilities.

And this last one is Cutting Edge.

I don’t block any of my dishcloths. Not even if I gift them. They are, after all, dishcloths. But if you’re more fussy, all of these will square up nicely with just a bit of blocking.