If this is your first try at crocheting a towel topper look for inexpensive dishtowels at the dollar store or at a department store. The materials you will need will be a dishtowel, cotton thread and a size C and G crochet hook to begin your project. Towels can be crocheted with a button or alternate patterns can be used without a button for your towel.
To begin choose a 15 inch wide dish towel (hand towel) to match your yarn or theme of your kitchen.
Next – cut your towel in half, across the width of the towel. (Note: you will be able to crochet two towels using this method.)
Next Step – fold the towel in thirds and lay the towel design side down on a flat surface and fold each side to the middle.
Round 1 – Using a size C crochet hook - 45 single crochet stitches on the cut top of towel; chain stitch three; then turn.
Round 2 - Use a G hook for the rest of the towel. Double crochet in each single-crochet stitch, chain stitch six and then turn.
Round 3 - Double crochet in the fifth single-crochet stitch; double crochet in next three single-crochet stitches, keeping the last loop of each stitch on hook; yarn over and pull through all four loops, forming a cluster; chain five; do four double crochets into cluster; chain five; cluster; continue this ending with a chain five and double crochet in the last single-crochet stitch; chain five; and turn.
Round 4 - Double crochet in fifth single-crochet stitch; cluster; chain five; cluster ending with a chain five and a double crochet in the last single-crochet stitch; chain five; and turn.
Round 5 - Repeat Row 4 until down to two clusters. Tie off.
Finishing - Lay towel facing you and add a button at the center of about Row 3.
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