Crochet Pattern: Easy Towel Topper
Towel toppers not only make it easy to hang your towels on handles in your kitchen but they also make nice home decor. Add these towel toppers to ordinary towels for a brand new look and give them as quick gifts! This pattern gives you two different methods for attaching your towel topper to your towel. You may either start by crocheting on the towel using a very small crochet hook or you can sew the finished topper onto your towel when you are finished making it.
Finished Size: 5 1/2″ (14 cm) tall, 5 1/2″ (14 cm) wide when flat |
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Materials: Medium Weight Yarn (small amount) Crochet Hook J (6.00 mm) Crochet Hook US 7 (1.5 mm) – only if crocheting topper onto towel Sewing needle and thread – only if sewing topper onto towel |
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Crochet Pattern: Towel Topper
Row 1 (sew topper on towel method): with crochet hook J (6.00 mm), ch 36, sc in second ch from hook and in each ch across: 35 sc
Row 1 (crochet topper on towel method): using US 7 (1.5 mm) crochet hook, 35 sc evenly across top of towel: 35 sc
Row 2: with crochet hook J (6.00 mm), ch 1, turn, sc in each sc across: 35 sc
Row 3: ch 2 (counts as 1 dc now and throughout), turn, (dc in next sc, skip 1 sc) across, 2 dc in last sc: 20 dc
Row 4: ch 2, turn, (dc in next dc, skip 1 dc) across, 2 dc in last dc: 12 dc
Row 5: ch 2, turn, (dc in next dc, skip 1 dc) across, 2 dc in last dc: 8 dc
Row 6 – 17: ch 2, turn, dc in each dc across: 8 dc
Finish off.
Border
Attach yarn to lower corner of towel topper. Sc around side to top to other side of towel topper. Then finish off. Do not sc across bottom of towel topper since towel is (or will be) attached there.
Finishing
Sew button to towel, aligning it at the lower center of the handle such that the center of the last row can be used as a button hole. If you did not crochet the topper directly onto the towel, use thread and a sewing needle to sew the topper onto the top of the towel.
If you need help crocheting this towel topper, let me know!
Hello Crochetspot,
I’ve been trying to make your Loose Cowl and was wondering what kind of yarn is best to make the cowl? I used homespun and it came out too thick and bulky I know you suggest using medium weight yarn. I did make one with sort of christmasy yarn in off white with gold thread in it.But had to use size P hook.
Please let me know what you suggest using in yarn and hook because size N hook for me it comes out too small.
Thank you,
Y.Marie
Yep, this would be perfect for a gift. Make up a few and have them handy.
You must crochet 24/7. You post new stuff about every other day. For a new crocheter, like me, your site is a daily must read. Thanks!!
Hi Marie, I think any medium weight yarn is good. The one in the picture uses cotton. If your cowl is too small you can adjust it by using the directions in the pattern.
Y. Marie, I like the way you experimented with the loose cowl. I had (Lord only knows how old) Patons Diana in a fuzzy lavender/blue. It worked up beautifully, only I was so tired that when I joined the ends, they were twisted. It drapes in a strange way, but I like it. Now, if it ever cools off here in TX, I may get a chance to wear it! Sandy
Easy Towel Topper:
On the 1st row, do you space out the stitches so that the towel lays flat, or do you make them where the towel will gather?
Cat, I space out the stitches so that they are evenly across the top of the towel. The towel will will most likely gather.
Hi Rachel!
I made the towel toppers! I took my towels to the local dry cleaner to have them cut into & serge the edges, simply because I was too lazy to pull out the sewing machine & do it myself. After that I read on another site w/ a towel topper pattern to cut the towel apart, then finish the edges w/ fray check! Good Suggestion! I’ll so that next time!
Thanks for sharing all your patterns!
Cat