Pineapple Towel Topper
2010, Heather Holland You may make copies of the pattern, you may give away copies of the pattern, you may sellitems made from the pattern, but you may not sell the pattern, because that just wouldn't be fair, would it. ;) Yarn weight: Worsted (I used Red Heart) Hook: G Other materials: One kitchen towel. I didn't cut mine in half like many people do, because I like really long towels, but you can certainly cut it in half to make it shorter. I did the foundation single crochets directly over the seam on the end of the towel. If you cut the towel in half, stabilize it using a serger, zig zag stitch, etc before starting the foundation row. One 1 1/4" button. Gauge: Relatively inconsequential. Shell: 2dc, ch1, 2dc. To shell in shell, perform in the ch1 space of the previous row's shell. 1. Sc 65 across into the fabric of the towel. Turn. 2. Ch1, sc 64. Turn. 3. (Ch2, dc, ch1, 2 dc) in first stitch. \*ch1, skip 3 sc, sc in next sc, skip 3 sc, 6 dc in next sc, skip 3 sc, sc in next sc, ch1, skip 3 sc, shell in next sc. Repeat from \* across, ending with shell. Turn. 4. Sl in ch1 of shell, (ch2, dc, ch1, 2 dc) in ch1 space. \*Ch1, (dc in dc, ch1) 6 times. Shell in shell. Repeat from \* to end. Turn. 5. Sl in ch1 of shell, (ch2, dc, ch1, 2dc) in ch1 space. \* Ch 2, skip the ch1 space that immediately follows the shell and sc in next ch1 space, (Ch3, sc in the next ch1 space) 4 times, ch2, shell in shell. Repeat from \* to end. Turn. 6. Sl in ch1 of shell, (ch2, dc, ch1, 2dc) in ch1 space. \* Ch 2, sc in ch3 space. (Ch3, sc in next ch3 space) 3 times, ch2, shell in shell. Repeat from \* to end. Turn. 7. Sl in ch1 of shell, (ch2, dc, ch1, 2de) in ch1 space. \*Ch 2, sc in ch3 space. (Ch3, sc in next ch3 space) 2 times, ch2, shell in shell. Repeat from \* to end. Turn. 8. Sl in ch1 of shell, (ch2, dc, ch1, 2dc) in ch1 space. \*Ch2, sc in ch3 space. Ch3, sc in next ch3 space, ch2, shellin shell. Repeat from \* to end. Turn. 9. Sl in ch1 of shell, (ch2, dc, ch1, 2dc) in ch1 space. \*Ch2, sc in ch3 space. Ch2, shell in shell. Repeat from \* to end. Turn. 10. Sl in ch1 of shell, (ch2, dc, ch1, 2dc) in ch1 space. Shell in shell across. Turn. 11. Sl in ch1 of shell, ch2. No shell in first shell. Shell in next 3 shells. 1Dc in final shell. Turn. 12. Ch2. Shellin next 3 shells. 1Dc in end chain. Turn. Repeat for rows 12-19. 20. Sl in ch1 space of first shell. (ch2, dc, ch1, 2dc) in ch1 space of first shell. Ch5, skip middle shell, shellin final shell. Turn. NOTE: The center ch5 is the button hole. Make sure your button fits through this hole. If it doesn't, try chaining more loosely. 21. Sl in ch1 space of first shell. (ch2, dc, chl, 2dc) in ch1 space of first shell. 10Dc in ch5 space. Shell in final shell. Turn. 22. Sl in ch1 space of first shell. (ch2, dc, ch1, 2dc) in ch1 space of first shell. Ch1. (Dc, ch1) in next 10dc. Shell in shell. Turn. 23. Sl in ch1 space of first shell. (ch2, dc, ch1, 2dc) in ch1 space of first shell. Ch2, skip first ch1 space, sc in second ch1 space. (Ch3, sc in next ch1 space) 8 times. Ch2, shell in final shell. Turn. 24. Sl in ch1 space of first shell. (ch2, dc, ch1, 2dc) in ch1 space of first shell. Ch2, sc in first ch3 space. (Ch3, sc in next ch3 space) 7 times. Ch2, shell in final shell. Turn. 25. Sl in ch1 space of first shell. (ch2, dc, ch1, 2dc) in ch1 space of first shell. Ch2, sc in first ch3 space. (Ch3, sc in next ch3 space) 6 times. Ch2, shell in final shell. Turn. 26. Sl in ch1 space of first shell. (ch2, dc, ch1, 2dc) in ch1 space of first shell. Ch2, sc in first ch3 space. (Ch3, sc in next ch3 space) 5 times. Ch2, shell in final shell. Turn. 27. Sl in ch1 space of first shell. (ch2, dc, ch1, 2dc) in ch1 space of first shell. Ch2, sc in first ch3 space. (Ch3, sc in next ch3 space) 4 times. Ch2, shell in final shell. Turn. 28. Sl in ch1 space of first shell. (ch2, dc, ch1, 2dc) in ch1 space of first shell. Ch2, sc in first ch3 space. (Ch3, sc in next ch3 space) 3 times. Ch2, shell in final shell. Turn. 29. Sl in ch1 space of first shell. (ch2, dc, ch1, 2dc) in ch1 space of first shell. Ch2, sc in first ch3 space. (Ch3, sc in next ch3 space) 2 times. Ch2, shell in final shell. Turn. 30. Sl in ch1 space of first shell. (ch2, dc, ch1, 2dc) in ch1 space of first shell. Ch2, sc in ch3 space. Ch3, sc in next ch3 space. Ch2, shell in final shell. Turn. 31. Sl in ch1 space of first shell. (ch2, dc, ch1, 2dc) in ch1 space of first shell. Ch2, sc in first ch3 space, ch2, shell in final shell. Turn. 32. Sl in ch1 space of first shell. (ch2, dc, chl, 2dc) in ch1 space of first shell. Shell in final shell. Turn. 33. Sl in ch1 space of first shell. Sc in ch1 space of final shell. Fasten off, weave in ends. 34. Sew the button to the middle shell of row 11, or where you prefer.
