Crochet Cross Stitch Dish Towel Tutorial

Materials Needed

one ball of main color (MC), one ball of contrast color (CC), worsted weight cotton yarn, size H hook, button

Special Stitches

Dec Hdc

YO insert hook in next st, pull up a loop, insert hook in next st, pull up a loop, YO and pull hook through all 4 loops on hook.

Directions

Foundation Chain

Ch 43

Rows 1-40

Row 1: with MC, dc in 3rd ch from hook and in each ch across, ch 3 turn (42 total)

Row 2-4: *sk a st, dc in next st, dc in skipped st (this is called a cross stitch) repeat from * across (20 cross stitches total), dc in last st, ch 3 turn

Row 5: *sk a st, dc in next st, dc in skipped st (this is called a cross stitch) repeat from * across (20 cross stitches total), dc in last st, fasten off MC

Row 6: attach CC with a sl st in the top of last st worked on previous row, ch 3, dc in each st across (42 including beg ch 3), ch 3 turn

Row 7: dc in each st across (42 including beg ch 3), ch 3 turn

Row 8: dc in each st across (42 including beg ch 3), fasten off (CC)

Row 9: Join MC with a sl st in last stitch worked on previous row, ch 3 *sk a st, dc in next st, dc in skipped st (this is called a cross stitch), repeat from * across (20 cross stitches total), dc in last st, ch 3 turn

Row 10-20: *sk a st, dc in next st, dc in skipped st (this is called a cross stitch), repeat from * across (20 cross stitches total), dc in last st, ch 3 turn

Row 21: *sk a st, dc in next st, dc in skipped st (this is called a cross stitch), repeat from * across (20 cross stitches total), dc in last st, ch 1 turn

Row 22: sc in each st across (42 total). Fasten off MC

Row 23: Attach CC with a sl st, ch 2, work dec hdc across (21 decreases), ch 2 turn

Row 24: hdc in each st across (23 hdc including beg ch 2), ch 2 turn

Row 25: work dec hdc across (11 decreases, 12 hdc total), ch 2 turn

Row 26: hdc in each st across (12 total including beg ch 2), ch 2 turn

Row 27: *dec hdc, hdc in next st, repeat from * 3 times, dec hdc (8 sts total), ch 2 turn

Row 28-39: hdc in each st across (8 hdc including beg ch 2), ch 2 turn

Row 40: hdc in next 3 sts, ch 4, hdc in last 4 sts. Fasten off

Finishing Touches

Sew button to the middle of row 26.