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Free pattern for a modern crochet country dish towel. Pair it with the crochet country dishcloth for a perfect house warming gift.

Before we had kids, my husband and I spent a lot of time with close friends who had four young kids. We loved babysitting the kids, eating meals with the whole family, and just doing life together.

Secretly we were watching them, all of them, closely. Doesn’t that sound diabolical? – it wasn’t – they are good parents with amazing kids. Knowing we wanted to start our own family soon, we wanted to learn as much as we could from them. (Fun fact: Their youngest was the newest baby my husband had ever held and holding her was the turning point for him being ready to have kids. She is exactly one year older than our oldest.)

In all the time spent at their house, one memory continues to crack me up mainly because I just didn’t understand until I had my own kids.  They seemed to have a towel, or towels, designated just for spills.  Someone would spill and there would be a chorus of “get the towel.”  I couldn’t frame how spilling was so commonplace that it required a regular spill towel – or set of towels.

Now, with 3 littles of my own, I TOTALLY get it.  I cannot keep enough towels in my kitchen. When they are all clean, I don’t have enough drawer space for them, but they are never all clean. I had no idea how often little people can manage to spill.  (I shouldn’t be surprised though as I have always been a bit of a mess – to put it mildly.)

All of that to say, when you have kids, I don’t think there is an enough when it comes to towel inventory!

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Crochet Country Dish Towel

Skill Level: Beginner

Materials:

• US-Size J/10 Crochet Hook (Amazon carries my favorite crochet hooks!)
• Lily’s Sugar and Cream Yarn (100% Cotton 4 Medium weight,  2.5 oz / 71g, 120 yards / 109 meters)
  • 3 balls in Ecru
  • 1 ball in Overcast
• Large Eye Tapestry Needle

Abbreviations:

ch(s): chain(s)
sc(s): single crochet(s)
st(s): stitch(es)
sp: space
yo: yarn over

Finished Size:

12.5″ X 21.5″

Gauge: 

4″ x 4″ = 6 spider stitches by 14 rows

Note:

The dish towel is worked in the spider stitch which is a sc, ch 1, sc in the same space. See How to Crochet the Spider Stitch tutorial for full instructions.

Pattern Instructions

Ch 38 with main color (Ecru)

Row 1: (sc, ch 1, sc) in 2^nd ch from hook,* sk ch, (sc, ch 1, sc) in next ch, repeat from * to end of row. turn

Row 2: do not ch 1 to start the row, (sc, ch 1, sc) in each ch-1 sp to the end of the row, turn.

Repeat Row 2 for a total of 78 rows

Color Changes:

R1-4: Ecru
R5-6: Overcast
R7-8: Ecru
R9-10: Overcast
R11-12: Ecru
R13-14: Overcast
R15-64: Ecru
R65-66: Overcast
R67-68: Ecru
R69-70: Overcast
R71-72: Ecru
R73-74: Overcast
R75-78: Ecru

Bind off and weave in ends.  Don’t forget to check out the matching crochet country dishcloth set.

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