Crochet Kitchen Towel: A Beautiful and Practical Addition to Your Kitchen

Crochet Kitchen Towels: The Perfect Blend of Practicality and Charm

Crochet kitchen towels are the perfect blend of practicality and charm! These versatile pieces not only add a cozy touch to your kitchen decor but also come in handy for everyday use. Whether you're drying dishes or wiping down counters, a crochet kitchen towel brings a handmade feel to your space. So go ahead and elevate your kitchen with a touch of warmth and personality with a delightful crochet kitchen towel!

Crochet Kitchen Towel Pattern

Skill: Intermediate.

Towel Dimensions

17.5″ x 10.5″ (44cm x 27cm)

Gauge

19 stitches x 18 rows = 4″ (worked in SC in front loop only)

Abbreviations (US Terms)

• Ch = chain
• St = stitch
• Sl St = slip stitch
• SC = single crochet
• HDC = half double crochet
• Flo = front loop only

Special Stitches

Single crochet in front loop only (SC flo): insert hook in front loop only of the next stitch and work a single crochet.

Materials

You can use any 100% cotton, light worsted weight yarn #3/DK/8ply yarn in White (approx. 164yds/150m), Grey (approx. 20yds/18m), and Mustard (approx. 39yds/36m).

You’ll need more yarn if you’re making a larger size kitchen towel than the dimensions above.

• Crochet hook 4mm (G) and 4.5mm (7) for the chain
• Scissors
• Yarn needle

Crochet Kitchen Towel Pattern Notes

This crochet hand towel measures 10.5 inches wide and 17.5 inches long. The towel is worked lengthwise, and size can be easily adjusted by chaining more or less for the length (any even number of chains) and by working more or fewer rows to make it wider or narrower.

If you want to make your towel wider, you can add more rows in the middle section (white).

I used a slightly larger crochet hook for the foundation chain to make the chain less tight.

I have used three colors, but you can choose to use two colors or just one color. Using just one color will reduce the amount of yarn ends you need to weave in at the end. You’ll still see the different textures in your kitchen towel made by the use of different crochet stitches, but it’ll just be more subtle.

Ch 1 at the beginning of a row serves as a turning chain and does not count as a stitch.

Crochet Kitchen Towel Instructions

With a 4.5mm hook, Ch 80 (or any even number for your desired length of the kitchen towel). Change to a 4mm crochet hook.

Row 1: With Mustard, work a Sl St in the second Ch from hook, then a HDC in the next chain. Alternate Sl St and HDC across the row. Work a Sl St in the last Ch. (you should have 79 Sts in every row)

Row 2-4: Ch 1 and turn. Work a Sl St in the first St (which is a Sl St in the previous row), then a HDC in the next stitch (which is a HDC in the previous row). Continue alternating Sl Sts and HDC across the row. Work a Sl St in the last St. After row 4 is completed, fasten off and cut the yarn.

Row 5: Join White color to the first St. Work a SC flo into the first St (which is a Sl St in the previous row). Continue working SC flo into each St across the row. Ch 1 and turn.

Row 6: SC flo in first and every St across the row. Change color to Grey in the middle of the last St and carry White color yarn up the row. (You can fasten off and cut the White color yarn if you prefer, but this will create more ends to weave in at the end. I prefer to carry the white color up two rows as we will use it again.)

Row 7: With Grey, work a Sl St into the first front loop only, then a HDC in the second front loop only. Then, continue alternating Sl Sts and HDC into front loops across the row. Ch 1 and turn.

Row 8: Repeat row 5, but instead of working into front loops only, work through both loops as normal. Fasten off and cut the yarn.

Row 9: Pick up White color from row below. SC flo into the first and every stitch across the row. Ch 1 and turn.

Row 10 – 40 (or any even number of rows for your desired width): Repeat row 9. Change to Grey color in the last row (last stitch) and carry White yarn up the side as you did before.

Note: this is the section where you can add more rows to make your kitchen towel wider.

Row 41-42: With Grey, repeat rows 7-8.

Row 43: Pick up White color from row below. SC flo into the first and every stitch across the row. Ch 1 and turn.

Row 44: Repeat row 43. Fasten off and cut the yarn.

Row 45-48: Repeat rows 2-4.

Weave in all ends. Your kitchen towel is done and ready for use!