Misty flower hanging towel*

Misty flower hanging towel

Materials: H hook, stitch markers, a button and small amounts of 5 different colors of cotton yarn, I used Lion Brand.

You will need to make 2 flowers from the misty rag pattern. Mark the top stitch of every fourth petal with a stitch marker, pin, etc.

Attach green colored yarn to any marked stitch with a slst, ch6, 3dc in joining st, *ch1, skip the next petal, 3dc in top st, ch1, (3dc, ch3, 3dc) in next marked st, repeat around, ending with 2dc in the first st to complete pattern, slst to third ch. Do not turn your work.

Round2: ch1, (slst, ch6, 3dc) in ch3 space, [*ch1, 3dc in next ch1 space, repeat from * 2x. ch1, (3dc, ch3, 3dc) in ch3 sp] repeat inside brackets around, ending with 2dc in first st to complete pattern. Fasten off and weave in ends.

Round3: attach chocolate colored yarn to any stitch and sc around each square. With back sides together, sc through both squares down one edge. Do not fasten off. Continue to sc around the entire rectangle shape. Fasten off and weave in ends.

I added a sc row of orange on top.

Not the easiest way, using a magic ring.

For the large granny rectangle, I needed Crochet Cabana’s help. Click here for different ways to crochet a granny rectangle. I used method 4. Sc along top edge with orange and sew to the bottom of the flower rectangle.

Still looks like a square to me.

Whew! OK, It's a rectangle.

At this point, I knew I wanted to keep it.

 

Strap: sc foundation row of 5. Ch1,turn. (5sc)

Rows1-2: sc 5x. Ch1, turn. (5sc)

Row3: sc, ch3, sc in last. Ch1 and turn. (2sc, ch3)

Row4: sc, 3sc in ch space, sc. Ch1 and turn. (5sc)

Rows5-19: repeat row 1.

Row20: 2sc ss, sc, repeat acoss. Ch1, turn. (8sc)

Row21: 2sc ss, sc 2x, repeat across. Ch1, turn. (11sc)

Row22: 2sc, sc 2x, repeat across. Ch1, turn. (14sc)

Row23: 2dc ss, dc 2x, repeat across, adding an additional dc in last stitch. Ch1, turn. (19dc)

Row24: 2dc ss, dc 17x, 2dc in last st. Ch1, turn. (21dc)

Row25: dc across. Ch1, turn.

Row26: with purple,  dc, 2dc ss 2x, dc 15x, 2dc ss 2x, dc. Ch1, turn. (25dc)

Row27: 2dc ss, dc, repeat across. Ch1, turn. (38dcs)

Rows28-29: dc across. Ch1, turn. Fasten off and weave in ends. Sew to the top the flower rectangle with orange.

The stitch marker indicates where I started.

Trim: with chocolate, attach yarn to first sc on the left bottom corner of the flower rectangle with a sl st. Single crochet down along the edge of the granny rectangle. 3sc in the ch3 space. Single crochet along bottom edge. 3sc in the ch3 space. Single crochet up along side of granny rectangle. Continue to sc in BLO up along the side of the flower rectangle, marking the first stitch made on that rectangle. Single crochet in both loops around the strap. Single crochet BLO down the side of the flower rectangle. Continue to single crochet in BLO to the marked stitch on the opposite side of the granny rectangle. Fasten off and weave in all ends.

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as i promised

As I promised, I made another hanging kitchen towel. This is my favorite so far. Please remember, I am self-taught. I can see some improvements already, but I like to write the pattern as I did it in the pictures. I am sure I will crochet several more towels in the future and be able to update a revised pattern. For now, I think this will get you through. Have fun choosing your favorite colors, or choose one out of the ordinary. If you have any questions, just ask me here or on FB in the Stitchery.

Rippled granny kitchen towel

Any completed 7-petal flower motif

5mm/ H hook and cotton yarn

my needle on the left side is only for a
clearer view of the 2 loops to use

Granny stitch heptagon motif

Attach yarn with a slip stitch to the backside of the flower in between the petals. Chain 4 and slst in between next two petals, *ch 3 and slst in between next two petals, repeat around, slst to first chain. (7 ch3 spaces)

Row1: ch1, (slst, ch3, 2dc) all in first ch space, *ch3, 3dc in next ch sp, repeat around, slst to join to top of ch3. Ch1, turn.

Row2: (slst, ch6, 3dc) all in first ch sp, ch1, *(3dc, ch3, 3dc) in next ch sp, ch1, repeat 5x. 2dc in first ch sp, slst to third ch. Ch1, turn.

Row3: (slst, ch6, 3dc) all in first ch sp, ch1, 3dc in next ch sp, ch1, *(3dc, ch3, 3dc) in next ch sp, ch1, 3dc in next ch sp, ch1 repeat 4x. 3dc in first ch sp, slst to third ch. Fasten off and weave in ends.

Towel top: attach yarn to right side.

Row1, slst to attach yarn, ch1, sc2tog, sc 3x, sc2tog, sc 4x, 5sc ss, sc 4x, sc2tog, sc 3x, sc2tog, sc. Ch4, turn.

Row2: skip a stitch, treble, ch1, sk 2st, tr, ch1, sk 2st, dc, ch1, sk 3st, sc, ch1, sk 3st, dc, ch1, sk 2st, tr, ch1, sk 2st, tr. Fasten off and switch colors.

Row3: For this row ONLY, do not use the loops, use the ch1 spaces from previous row. Ch4, dc,  ch1, dc, ch1, sc, ch1, sc, ch1, dc, ch1, dc2tog, ch1, dc. Ch1, turn.

Row4: *sc2tog, sc, repeat across. Ch3, turn.

Row5: *dc2tog, dc, repeat across. Ch3, turn.

Row6: dc2tog, dc 2x. Ch4, turn.

Rows7-11: tr in ea st. Ch4, turn. (on row 11 end with ch1, turn)

Row12: sc in ea st. Fasten off and weave in ends. The button hole is already made between the 2 middle trebles. Sew a button on the front of the towel.

Towel bottom: attach yarn to right side.

Row1: slst to attach yarn, ch1, sc 11x, 5sc ss, sc 3x, sc2tog, sc, sc2tog, sc 3x, 5sc ss, sc 3x, sc2tog, sc, sc2tog, sc 4x. Ch3, turn.

Row2: dc2tog, dc 8x, (dc, ch1, dc)ss, dc 6x, (dc, ch1, dc)ss, dc 8x, dc2tog, sk 1st, dc in last. Fasten off and change color.

Row3: ch3, dc2tog, dc 9x, (dc, ch1, dc) in ch1 sp, dc 6x, dc3tog, dc 6x, (dc, ch1, dc) in ch sp, dc 8x, dc2tog, dc. Ch3, turn.

Row4: dc2tog, dc 8x, (dc, ch1, dc) in ch sp, dc 6x, dc3tog, dc 6x, (dc, ch1,dc) in ch sp, dc 8x, dc2tog, sk 1st, dc in last. Ch3, turn.

Row5: repeat row 4, omitting last dc.

Row6: dc2tog, dc 7x, (dc, ch1, dc) in ch sp, dc 6x, dc3tog, dc6x, (dc, ch1, dc) in ch sp, dc 7x, dc2tog, dc. Ch3, turn.

Rows7-12: repeat row 6.

Row13: repeat row 6 again in trim color. After last dc, do not fasten off. Ch3, sc up the side of the towel, around strap, and back down the other side of the towel, slst to top of ch3. Fasten off and weave in ends.

Some photos of how I switch colors in the last two loops.

I drop the strand of yarn that I have been using before I yo and pull through the last two loops on my hook. I pick up a new strand of a different color yarn. 

Here, I have yo'd and pulled through the last 2 loops with the new strand. You will want to continue as normal for at least 3 to 5 stitches before you snug the ends.

 You may enjoy my patterns for free, even sell your finished projects, but please DO NOT claim my patterns or photos as your own and DO NOT sell them.