Mommy Made Crochet: Bobble or Scallop Towel Top *crochet pattern

Event season is coming and everyone always asks if I have any towels...well, I certainly do!

I used to cut the towels in half, sew the cut ends with a sewing machine then stitch with a needle to create the area where I would begin a top. THAT was before. For the past few years I have been in love with just keeping them folded and crocheting directly into the towel! It sounds scarier than it is, I promise.

Materials:

steel crochet hook size 1 (2,75mm)

G Hook

WW yarn of your choice, I used old Red Heart Super Saver in Gold

3/4"-1 1/8 " button I buy them in sets of 2 for $0.88 at Walmart

Kitchen Towel of your choosing- I used seasonal towels from Walmart @ $0.88 a piece for pattern

Yarn needle

Abbreviations:

*: repeat directions between asterisks

yo: yarn over

fo: finish off

sk: skip

ch: chain

sl st: slip stitch

sc: single crochet

hdc: half double crochet

dc: double crochet

5 dc bobble: *yo insert hook, pull up a loop* 5x in same st, yo pull through all loops on hook

tr: treble crochet - also called triple crochet

Notes

All terms American. If pattern reads "sc, sc2tog, 2sc" it would be read as, " single crochet, single crochet 2 stitches together, 2 single crochet in the next stitch", directions are to be repeated to end of row/round unless otherwise noted. As with any pattern, be sure to read through once before beginning, and don't forget to mark your rounds! (I use a bit of contrasting yarn) This is an original design by me, Anna Wilson 2016.

You may do whatever you like with your completed Bobble or Scallop Towels, you can sell them, use them for kitchen or bathroom convenience or even give them as a gift! I only ask that you please not claim this pattern as your own, I worked hard to design my Bobble or Scallop Towels :)

Directions:

with STEEL crochet hook

Begin by folding your towel in half and pinning the towel to help you keep an even top.

1: begin with a loop on your hook, insert the hook through both layers of towel about 1/4" below fold, yo and pull back through towel, yo and finish as a sc. Continue in this manor approximately every 1/4" until you reach the opposite edge of your towel. I try to keep the numbers even in this row. CHANGE TO G HOOK CH 2 turn