Kitchen Towels! Aren’t they so pretty when they are hanging from your cabinet handles?
Everyone that I have ever gifted one of these hanging towels has loved it. So, Hopefully you will love the pattern and gift it to your friends and family as well.
This post contains affiliate links for which I may make a small commission with no extra cost to you should you decide to purchase. This only keeps the blog going and I’m able to give some recommendations. Thanks for your support. Full disclosure and privacy policy here.
Quite a long time ago, I looked at the towel toppers that my grandmother crocheted. She taught me to crochet and I greatly admired her. But I hope I’ve improved on the towel topper.
(If you need to check if you have the correct size hook, here is a quick tool for you.)
steel yarn needle, or steel crochet hook or knitted needle
Ruler
hdc = half double crochet
ss = slip stitch
Step 1: Selecting a Towel!
First when you are selecting your towel, look at the pattern. Some towels are printed with a pattern that will not work when you cut the towel in half. A good towel for our project is either one with a solid/plain side and a side that has something printed or embroidered on the other side. OR a towel that has the same pattern on both sides. Both of these options will give you two towels in one. So, if you are selling the towels or even giving them away as gifts, you have purchased one towel and you get to give two!
It just helps you to see where to cut the towel.
(optional)Iron it down
Method A: Use a steel yarn needle to pull the yarn though the towel.
Method B: Poke holes either with a steel crochet hook or a knitting needle and then crochet into the holes.
I’ve used all of the above and currently I use the steel yarn needle to pull the yarn through the towel
Row 1: Dc across the top of the towel.
Row 5: ch 3, dc in all across
Row 6: ch 3, skip 1, *dc, skip 1, dc, skip 1, repeat from * across the row
Row 7: ch 3, dc in all across
Row 8: ch 3, skip 1, *dc, skip 1, dc, skip 1, repeat from * across the row
Row 9: ch 3, dc, dc, ch 2, skip 2, dc, dc, dc (8)
Row 10: ch 3, dc across all (8)
Row 11: ch 3, dc across all (8)
Row 12: ch 3, dc across all (8)
Row 13: ch 3, dc across all (8)
Row 14: ch 3, dc across all (8)
Row 15: ch 3, dc across all (8)
If you want to watch a video to see how to work the rest of this hanging towel, here is a video I made that starts at row 16.
Row 16: ch 3, dc across all (8) chain 1 and slip stitch to the start of the row.
Start Flower
Row 17: ch 3, skip 1, ss, ch 3, skip 1, ss, ch 3, skip 1, ss, ch 3, skip 1, ss, ch 3, skip 1, ss (5 chain 3 spaces – these will be the five petals)
Row 18: ss into the first ch 3 space, hdc, dc, dc, dc, dc, hdc, ss, in the first ch 3 space, ss, hdc, dc, dc, dc, dc, hdc, ss into the 2nd ch 3 space, ss, hdc, dc, dc, dc, dc, hdc, ss into the 3rd ch 3 space,ss,hdc, dc, dc, dc, dc, hdc, ss into the 4th ch 3 space, ss, hdc, dc, dc, dc, dc, hdc, ss into the 5th ch 3 space. (5 petals)
Row 19: chain 4, (working behind the petals) ss between the petals from behind, ch 4, ss between the petals from behind, ch 4, ss between the petals from behind, ch 4, ss between the petals from behind, ch 4, ss into the start ( 5 chain 4 spaces- these will be the petals for the next round)
Row 20: ss into the first chain 4 space, hdc, dc, dc, dc, dc, dc, dc, hdc, ss in the first chain 4 space, ss, hdc, dc, dc, dc, dc, dc, dc, hdc, ss in the 2nd chain 4 space, ss, hdc, dc, dc, dc, dc, dc, dc, hdc, ss in the 3rd chain 4 space, ss, hdc, dc, dc, dc, dc, dc, dc, hdc, ss in the 4th chain 4 space, ss, hdc, dc, dc, dc, dc, dc, dc, hdc, ss in the 5th chain 4 space, (5 petals) tie off and weave in the ends.
This flower will fit through the hole that we made in row 9, to make the towel a hanging towel. If you liked this hanging towel topper, check out this pattern for a hanging dishtowel that is all crochet.
For more Free Patterns
Or check my ravelry store
There are patterns and printables in my Etsy store
https://www.pinterest.com/crochetlife2/
https://www.instagram.com/crochetanyway/
https://twitter.com/AnywayCrochet