Here is a step-by-step tutorial for making both cloths exactly like in your picture — beginner-friendly, clear, and with no steps skipped.
🎄 CLOTH 1: Ribbed Crochet Cloth (Left Image — Thick Ridges)
This cloth is made using single crochet in the back loop only (BLO).
⭐ Materials
- Yarn: Medium (4) acrylic or cotton
- Hook: 4.0 mm or 4.5 mm
- Scissors
- Yarn needle
⭐ Finished Size
Approx. 25×25 cm (you can make it any size).
⭐ Step-by-Step Instructions
1. Make the foundation
- CH 46 (or any number that gives the width you want).
2. Row 1
- SC into 2nd chain from hook.
- SC in each chain to end.
- Turn.
You now have a solid first row.
3. Row 2 (start ribbed texture)
- CH 1
- SC in the BACK LOOP ONLY (BLO) of each stitch.
- Turn.
Back loop = the loop farther from you.
This is what creates the deep ribbing you see in the picture.
4. Row 3–52
Repeat:
CH 1
SC in BLO across
Turn
Continue until the cloth is almost a square.
5. Finish
- Fasten off
- Weave in ends
Done! 🎀 The cloth will look thick and ridged exactly like the photo.
🎄 CLOTH 2: V-Stitch Cloth (Right Image — Little Hearts/V Shapes)
This cloth uses double crochet V-stitches.
⭐ Materials
Same as first cloth.
⭐ Size
Approx. 25×25 cm, or as preferred.
⭐ Step-by-Step Instructions
1. Foundation chain
- CH 48 (even number required).
2. Row 1
- DC in 4th chain from hook.
- Skip 1 chain
- In next chain: (DC, CH 1, DC) → This is a V-stitch.
- Repeat V-stitch across the row.
- Turn.
3. Row 2
- CH 3 (counts as DC)
- In the first CH-1 space (middle of the V), make a V-stitch:
(DC, CH 1, DC)
- Repeat a V-stitch in every CH-1 space across.
- Turn.
4. Row 3–24
Repeat Row 2 over and over until you get a square.
5. Finish
- Fasten off
- Weave in ends.
This gives you the exact “little holes” texture from the photo.
🎁 How to Fold & Gift Wrap (like the picture)
1. Shape the cloth
- Lay flat on a table
- Fold it in half
- Then fold again into a rectangle
2. Stack (for the right picture)
- Make 2 cloths of same size
- Stack them neatly
3. Add ribbon
- Use a red velvet ribbon (about 2.5–4 cm wide)
- Wrap around horizontally
- Tie a bow on top
4. Tag
- Add a kraft-paper “Merry Christmas” tag
- Attach with string or tie under ribbon
Done — perfect handmade Christmas gift! 🎄💝
