Crochet a hooded towel or a cozy baby blanket for the little ones. I chose a cotton yarn for the hooded towel; but if making a blanket, you can basically use any yarn you like.
There is no stitch pattern here, thus making it easy to adjust the size. I made mine extra long and wide to allow for a cozy wrap after the bath. Plus it’ll give the little ones lots of room to grow.
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Crochet Pattern Information
Skill Level: Easy/Intermediate
Materials:
Yarn: Bernat Handicrafter Cotton (Worsted Weight (#4) – 100% Cotton – 1 340g / 12 oz, 556 meters / 608 yards per ball – 2 balls)
Crochet Hook: H 5.00mm
Gauge: 25 sts = 6″. 12 rows = 3.5″. (Gauge was taken after washing and drying.)
Finished Size: Approximately 34″ by 34″, not including the hood. Hood measures approximately 8″ high by 8″ wide.
Abbreviations:
Ch/Chs = Chain/Chains
Flsc = Front Loop Single Crochet
Sc = Single Crochet
St/Sts = Stitch/Stitches
Stflsc = Standing Front Loop Single Crochet – Refer To This Tutorial
Crochet Pattern Instructions:
Ch 141, or any number to obtain the desired width.
Row 1: Working into back bumps, sc in 2nd ch from hook and into each ch across. Turn. [140 sts]
Row 2: Ch 1, flsc in first st and into each st across. Turn. [140 sts]
Rows 3-116: Rep Row 2. [140 sts] Fasten Off at last Row and turn work for Row 1 of Hood.
Hood:
Row 1: Count over 36 sts from end. Join yarn to next st with a stflsc. Flsc in next 67 sts, leaving remaining 36 sts unworked. Turn. [68 sts]
Rows 2-28: Rep Row 2 above. [68 sts] Fasten Off leaving a 20-30″ tail for sewing the seam at the top of the hood.
Hello
I ya e been working on this pattern for the last few weeks and love the way it is coming out. However, I am now to the hood and can not find any instructions on how to do Standing Front Loop Single Crochet. Please advise so I can finish this awesome towel for my soon to be grandson.
Hi Briana, to do the standing front loop single crochet, you simply make a slip knot with your yarn and place it on your hook. Then insert your hook into the front loop only.. instead of in both loops. Then finish your single crochet as normal. Here is a link to a general reference to standing crochet stitches: https://crochetncrafts.com/standing-crochet-stitches/
Is there a border?
Hi Tiffany, Sorry I did not add a border to this, but you most certainly can. :) The easiest way is to single crochet evenly around with 3 sc into each corner so it lays flat. Then where the hood meets the towel, you’d make a single crochet 3 together decrease to prevent bulkiness in that area.