You’re going to love this crochet hand towel pattern, because it’s such a useful crochet project to make.
It can be used as a hand towel in the bathroom, or as one of your crochet kitchen towels.
Made with cotton yarn, this is for sure one of the popular crochet gifts to make.
Find more: Bathroom Free Crochet Patterns.
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How to Crochet the Crochet Hand Towel Pattern
To crochet this hand towel is beginner friendly and a quick crochet pattern to make.
- Start with foundation single crochet stitches to establish the width.
- Work a variation of the basic crochet stitches, where you work into the front loop only, working the front loop single crochet stitch (FLsc).
- After a few rows you will crochet a puff stitch row.
- Then crochet the main part with FLsc.
- Finish off by working 1 row of puff stitches again.
- Then the final FLsc rows, including an opening for a hanging loop.
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About the Crochet Hand Towel Pattern
Learn how to crochet a hand towel with this easy and quick crochet pattern. Grab some leftover yarn, dk or worsted weight yarn, and crochet this bathroom essential in no time.
The front loop single crochet combined with puff stitches creates a great texture for your project.
Make the crochet hand towel as a gift or for yourself!
Project level: Easy
Materials
Crochet Hook Size
Yarn
- Yarn
- Tante Grøn – Havblik in color 10
- Weight
- 3 Light Yarn
- Fiber
- 100% cotton
Yarn amount needed:
1 skein · 90 grams · 248 meters · 271 yards
One skein is 100 grams · 275 meters · 301 yards.
Other Materials Needed
Gauge
Measured over front loop single crochet stitches crocheted in rows:
17 stitches & 17 rows per 10 cm / 4".
Crochet Pattern Notes
- This crochet pattern is written in US terms.
- All measurements given are unblocked.
- Note that measurements are given as exact as possible. But crochet tension & technique might give variations in the result, that changes from person to person.
- Read pattern instructions carefully before beginning to make sure you understand everything. It might save you hours frogging your work & crocheting it again!
- Make a swatch that measures at least 10 x 10 cm / 4 x 4 inches using the stitch the gauge is given for. If your swatch matches the gauge, you’re good to go. If the gauge is wrong, you might need to change your hook. Go up in crochet hook size if your stitches are smaller & go down in crochet hook size if your stitches are bigger. Learn more about testing gauge.
- Check yarn info if you want to find an alternative or test your yarn against the gauge. Learn more about substituting yarn.
- This pattern is written for 1 size. Size adjustments are added under the heading “Sizes & Measurements”.
- At the end of each row, the stitch count is given in parenthesis.
Sizes and Measurements
Width: 35 cm / 13.8 inches
Height: 41 cm / 16.1 inches
Size Adjustments
- Make the hand towel wider by adding or reducing the number of stitches you start with, add/reduce by 2 stitches at a time.
- Adjust the height of the crochet hand towel by adding or reducing the number of rows you crochet. The best place to adjust height is between row 9-67.
Abbreviations
- ch = chain
- FLsc = front loop single crochet
- FSC = foundation single crochet
- prev = previous
- puff = puff stitch
- sc = single crochet
- sk = skip / skipped
- st = stitch(es)
- yo = yarn over
We try our best to include all crochet abbreviations in the list above for the crochet pattern, but sometimes we may forget one or two.
Learn more about crochet abbreviations & find a complete list on our Crochet Abbreviations & Terms post.
Stitches You Will Need
Foundation Single Crochet Stitch (FSC)
Step 1: Ch 2 st.
Step 2: Insert hook into 2nd ch from hook, pull up a loop. Yo and pull through first loop (making “chain”). Yo and pull through both loops on hook.
Step 3: Insert hook into prev“chain” you made (It should look like you go through a resemblance of a “normal” st, with 2 strands of yarn), pull up a loop, yo and pull through first loop (making “chain”). Yo and pull through both loops on hook.
Repeat step 3 until you’ve made enough stitches.
*2nd ch in step 1 makes 1 st, step 2 makes 1st & every time step 3 is repeated you make 1 st.
Front Loop Single Crochet Stitch (FLSC)
Crocheted with the exact same steps as a normal single crochet, however you’ll only insert the hook in the front loop of the stitch.
Puff Stitch
*yo, pull up a loop*, repeat from *to* 3 times, you have 7 loops on the crochet hook, yarn over, pull through all loops on the crochet hook.
Instructions for the Crochet Hand Towel Pattern
FSC 67 st.
Row 1: Ch 1 (does not count as a stitch), FLsc 1 in each st from prev row, turn (=67 st).
Row 2-7: Repeat row 1.
Row 8: Ch 1 (does not count as a stitch), sc 1 in first st, *puff 1 in next st, sc 1 in next st*, repeat from * to * until end of row, turn (=67 st).
Row 9-67: Repeat row 1.
Row 68: Repeat row 8.
Row 69-72: Repeat row 1.
Row 73: Ch 1 (does not count as a stitch), FLsc 1 in the next 31 st, ch 5, sk 5 st, FLsc 1 in the next 31 st, turn (=67 st).
Row 74-75: Repeat row 1.
Fasten off & cut yarn.
Finishing
Fasten threads & weave in ends.
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