PATTERN DETAILS Gauge: 14 stitches $=4^{\prime\prime}/10c m$ in double crochet MATERIALS Crochet hook: Size F/4mm or size to get gauge Partial $2.5\,\circ z/70\mathfrak{g}$ skein worsted weight cotton yarn (Il used Lily Sugar 'n' Cream) Face washer or other small towel approx. 11.75"/30cm in width Button, approx. 0.75"/2cm Yarn needle
This quick and handy project is perfect for gift-giving, just the thing to brighten a kitchen or bathroom. These towel toppers are based on facewashers measuring 30cm x 31cm/ $11.75^{\prime\prime}\times12^{\prime\prime}$ , but can be easily adapted to suit any width towel.
ABBREVIATIONS
st/s Stitch/es RS Right, or outward-facing, side of work. WS Wrong, or inward-facing, side of work. ch Chain. Catch a loop of working yarn and pullthrough loop on hook. One chain stitch created. SC Single crochet. Insert hook under flat $\acute{\circ}$ that forms top of stitch. Collect loop of yarn using hook and pull down through stitch—two loops on hook. Collect another loop of yarn using hook and pull through both loops on hook, slipping them off hook so that one loop remains. One sc stitch worked. dc Double crochet. Rotate hook under working yarn from front to back-two loops on hook. Insert hook under flat 'v' that forms top of stitch. Collect loop of yarn using hook and pull down through stitch—three loops on hook. Collect another loop of yarn using hook and pullthrough first two loops on hook, slipping them off hook so that two loops remain. Pull yarn through these two loops—one loop remains. One dc stitch worked. blo Back loop only. Insert hook under the back loop of the stitch and work as for single or double crochet, above. dc3tog Double crochet 3 together. Rotate hook under working yarn from front to back-two loops on hook. Insert hook under front loops of next three stitches one at a time—five loops on hook. Collect loop of yarn using hook and pull through first three loops on hook, slipping them off hook so that two loops remain. Collect another loop of yarn using hook and pull through these two loops—one loop remains. Two sts decreased. sI st Slip stitch. Insert hook under flat $\acute{\circ}$ that forms top of stitch. Collect loop of yarn using hook and pull down through stitch and loop on hook in one movement, slipping loops off hook so that only one remains. One slip stitch worked.
INSTRUCTIONS
BLANKET STITCH ACROSS TOWEL Cut a length of yarn approx. $60^{\prime\prime}$ /150cm and thread through yarn needle. Make blanket stitch along top edge of towel working from right to left as follows: With needle behind work, thread through to front of towel, approx. $0.25^{\prime\prime}/0.5\mathsf{c m}$ from right edge and 0.5"/1cm from top edge. Pull needle through so that there is $3^{\prime\prime}/7.5\mathsf{c m}$ tail of yarn remaining at Ws of work. \*Bring needle behind work. Thread through to front of towel, approx. $0.5^{\prime\prime}/1\mathsf{c m}$ to the left of the last entry point. Place the strand of yarn coming from last stitch behind the needle, so that the needle is on top of this strand. Pull needle through to make a right-angled stitch running along top edge of tail and down. One blanket stitch made. Repeat from \* across entire top edge of towel. Thread yarn tail through back of work, trim and weave in end. (Approx. 24 blanket stitches, depending on width of towel.)
BEGIN TO CROCHET
Using F/4mm hook, ch 3. Thread yarn end through first blanket stitch and hold behind work. Row 1: [Sc in top edge of blanket stitch; ch 1] to end. (48, depending on width of towel) Row 2: Turn; ch 3. Work dc3tog over first three sts; [dc in blo] to last 2 sts; work dc3tog over next two stitches and in top loop of turning 3-ch. Repeat row 2 until approx. 21 sts remain (depending on width of towel). Next row: Sl st in each st until centre point is reached. Ch 16; sl st in next and all remaining sts. Cut yarn and pull tail through working loop. FINISHING Fold last three rows of crochet downwards, so that an envelope-style flap of approx. $2.25^{\prime\prime}/6\mathsf{c m}$ is formed. Measure distance to button loop and sew button to towel in this spot. Weave in ends.
