Elevate your kitchen decor with a touch of handmade charm by creating your very own crochet towel topper. This delightful accessory not only adds a pop of color and texture to your kitchen, but it also serves a practical purpose by keeping your kitchen towels securely in place. With just a few basic crochet stitches and some colorful yarn, you can transform an ordinary kitchen towel into a stylish and functional piece. This will form the base of your towel topper. Once you've achieved the desired width, you can add decorative stitches such as shells, bobbles, or picots to give your towel topper a unique and personalized touch. Finally, attach a button or a loop closure to secure the topper around the towel, and voila! You have a beautiful crochet towel topper that will impress your guests and make your kitchen a cozy and inviting space.
MATERIALS:
Worsted weight yarn 1 ounce main color
Small amount of contrasting color if desired
US size H (5.0 mm) and F (4.0 mm) hooks
Awl or ice pick
Yarn needle
Whole or half a kitchen towel
NOTES:
1.Read instructions through before beginning.
2.I use an awl to poke the holes for my crochet hook.
3.Work the first row with the F hook if it is too hard getting the H through the hole made with an awl.
4.I think it is best to use cotton yarn for the topper. That said I have made plenty of them using Red Heart Super Saver.
INSTRUCTIONS:
Prep towel: If using a whole towel fold in half and pin across. If using half a towel fold cut edge over about ¼ inch.
Row 1 (RS): Single crochet across top. Chain 2, turn. (Use F hook for this row)
Row 2: Switch to H hook. Dc in each sc. Ch 2, turn.
Row 3: Dc in first sc. *Skip one dc, dc in next dc. Repeat from * across. Ch 2, turn.
Row 4: Repeat row 3.
Row 5: Repeat row 3. Adjust the number of skipped stitches and dc on this row so that you end up with 9 dc. Ch 2, turn. (9 dc)
Row 6: Dc in next 4 dc, ch 2, skip next dc, dc in next 4 dc. Ch 2, turn. (8 dc and ch 2 space)
Row 7: Dc in next 4 dc, 2 dc in ch 2 space, dc in next 4 dc. Ch 2, turn. (10 dc)
Row 8-14: Dc in each dc. Ch 2, turn. (10 dc)
Row 15: Dc in each dc. Ch 1, turn. (10 dc)
Row 16: Sc in first dc,* ch 2, sc in next dc. Repeat from* across. Ch 3, turn. (9 ch 2 loops)
Row 17: 5 dc in each ch 2 loop. Dc in last sc. Fasten off. Don’t turn.
Row 18: Attach contrasting yarn with a sc in first dc on right hand side of towel, *ch 2, sc in next dc. Repeat from * across.
Fasten off and weave in ends.
