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Does your kitchen or bathroom need a touch of crochet? You can use this modern crochet dish towel pattern to make a lovely crochet 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.
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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, to the day, one year older than our oldest.)
In all the time spent at their house, one memory continues to amuse me 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.
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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.)
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All of that to say, when you have kids, I don’t think there is an enough when it comes to kitchen towel inventory!
Yarn for a Crochet Kitchen Towel
Cotton yarn works the best when crocheting kitchen towels or hand towels for the bathroom.
It is absorbent, durable, and easy to wash especially when using Lily’s Sugar and Cream cotton yarn which is machine washable and dryable. The more the cotton towels are used, the more absorbent they get.
If you want a thinner towel, more like a crochet tea towel, using a lighter weight yarn would work well and still have the same lovely texture.
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*Want access to that wrapper? Head to this post: Crochet Country Dishcloth to find out how to get it!
Country Crochet Dish Towel
Skill Level: Easy
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
I wrote an entire post about my favorite hooks. Check out the Clover Amour Crochet Hook Review and learn why you should upgrade your hooks.
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
Notes:
The dish towel is worked in the spider stitch which is a sc, ch 1, sc in the same space. Before starting on this easy crochet dish towel check out How to Crochet the Spider Stitch tutorial for full instructions on the stitch.
Dish Towel Crochet Pattern Instructions
Ch 38 with main color (Ecru)
Row 1: (sc, ch 1, sc) in 2nd 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
Fasten off and weave in ends. Don’t forget to check out the matching crochet country dishcloth set.
Now that you know how to crochet a dish towel with a modern country flair, where will you put it? Will you use this crochet towel pattern to make a kitchen towel or a hand towel for the bathroom?
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I don’t know what I am doing wrong, but mine keeps ruffling I can not get past row 2 lol.
Sounds like maybe you are crocheting too tightly. Try a bigger hook size and see if that helps!
Jess
Love the pattern. Easy to work. Looks great finished. I modified my by adfini g a tea toel topper pattern
Hi there, I really new to crocheting and reading patterns and I have a question. It’s probably basic 101 but what does “1 sp to the end of the row, turn.” Mean? Do I leave the last chain of the row empty?
Hi Carmen! I love that you are digging in and asking questions as a newbie! That is awesome. So the full instructions are to (single crochet, chain 1, single crochet) all in the chain 1 space created in the row below. The How to Crochet the Spider Stitch tutorial might be helpful so you can see where the chain 1 spaces are. Hope that helps!
Your country coasters are just in for a wedding gift. Thanks. Love your designs. PLEASE keep them coming.
These are so cute! I’m planning on getting a few made this week before a boutique I’m having on Saturday, but I can’t figure out how to get the printable label! I followed the link, but it just says to sign up again. 🙁 I’ve signed up twice (just in case the first time didn’t work), and still no sign of that adorable free printable. Can you help me? Thanks! Love your stuff, so cute!!!
Hi Heather! You should have received an email with instructions on how to access the printable. Maybe check your spam folder? If that doesn’t work, please shoot me an email at jess@stitching-together.com
Looks great.
Thanks!
I’m going to make one of these towels. I bet they would be very handy in the kitchen!
Just in time and Just what I was looking for, for a new bridal shower for one of my church members. Thank you
My pleasure!