Soakin It Up Hair Towel

Soakin It Up Hair Towel crochet pattern

Fed up with wet hair that soaks your shirts after a shower or towels wrapped around your head in an effort to absorb some of the water only to have them fall off every time you move your head? The Soakin It Up Hair Towel is convenient, stylish and pretty darn absorbent (depending on what yarn fiber you use). Work one up for yourself or for a gift today.

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YARN

Lion Brand Kitchen Cotton (or comparable #4/worsted weight cotton): approximately 300 yards

MATERIALS

Size H/8(5mm) crochet hook, stitch markers, scissors, tapestry/yarn needle, one button (approx 25mm), measuring tape

DIFFICULTY

Easy

SIZE(S)

One size. Finished measurements: approximately 21" long and 7" wide.

GAUGE

7 hdcs x 5 rows= 2"x2" square

STITCH GUIDE

ch(s) - chain(s), hdc - half double crochet, FLO sc dec - front loop only single crochet decrease, st(s) - stitch(es),  BLO hdc - back loop only half double crochet, FLO hdc - front loop only half double crochet, BLO hdc dec - back loop only half double crochet decrease, FLO hdc dec - front loop only half double crochet decrease,  sl st - slip stitch

NOTES

• Turning chain does not count in rows' stitch counts.
• BLO and FLO stitches (with the exception of the decreases) are worked opposite each other to create a waffle pattern (BLO'S worked into FLO'S from previous row and vice versa)
  

PATTERN (make 2)

Ch 92

Row 1: hdc in 2nd ch from hook, hdc across (91sts), turn

Row 2: ch2, *blo hdc in next st, flo hdc in next st*, repeat from * - * to end (91sts), turn

Row 3: ch2, flo hdc dec over next TWO sts, blo hdc dec over next TWO sts, flo hdc dec over next TWO sts, *blo hdc in next st, flo hdc in next st*, repeat from * - * to end (88sts), turn

Row 4: ch2, *blo hdc in next st, flo hdc in next st*, repeat from * - * til EIGHT sts remain, flo hdc dec over next TWO sts, blo hdc dec over next TWO sts, flo hdc dec over next TWO sts, blo hdc dec over next TWO sts (84sts), turn

Row 5: ch2, flo hdc dec over next TWO sts, blo hdc dec over next TWO sts, flo hdc dec over next TWO sts, blo hdc dec over next TWO sts, *flo hdc in next st, blo hdc in next st*, repeat from * - * to end (80sts), turn

Row 6: ch2, *blo hdc in next st, flo hdc in next st*, repeat from * - * til EIGHT sts remain, blo hdc dec over next TWO sts, flo hdc dec over next TWO sts, blo hdc dec over next TWO sts, flo hdc dec over next TWO sts (76sts), turn

Row 7: ch2, flo hdc dec, *blo hdc in next st, flo hdc in next st*, repeat from * - * til TWO sts remain, blo hdc dec over last TWO sts (74sts), turn

Row 8: ch2, *blo hdc in next st, flo hdc in next st*, repeat from * - * til FOUR sts remain, blo hdc dec over next TWO sts, flo hdc dec over last TWO sts (72sts), turn

Row 9: ch2, blo hdc dec over next TWO sts, flo hdc dec over next TWO sts, blo hdc dec over next TWO sts, *flo hdc in next st, blo hdc in next st*, repeat from * - * to end (69sts), turn

Row 10: ch2, *blo hdc in next st, flo hdc in next st*, repeat from * - * til SIX sts remain, flo hdc dec over next TWO sts, blo hdc dec over next TWO sts, flo hdc dec over last TWO sts (66sts), turn

Row 11: ch2, flo hdc dec over next TWO sts, blo hdc dec over next TWO sts, *flo hdc in next st, blo hdc in next st*, repeat from * - * to end (64sts), turn

Row 12: ch2, flo hdc dec over next TWO sts, *blo hdc in next st, flo hdc in next st*, repeat from * - * til FOUR sts remain, flo hdc dec over next TWO sts, blo hdc dec over last TWO sts (61sts), turn

Row 13: ch2, blo hdc dec over next TWO sts, flo hdc dec over next TWO sts, blo hdc dec over next TWO sts, *flo hdc in next st, blo hdc in next st*, repeat from * - * to end (58sts), turn

Row 14: ch2, *flo hdc in next st, blo hdc in next st*, repeat from * - * til FOUR sts remain, flo hdc dec over next TWO sts, blo hdc dec over last TWO sts (56sts), turn

Row 15: ch2, flo hdc dec over next TWO sts, blo hdc dec over next TWO sts, flo hdc dec over next TWO sts, blo hdc dec over next TWO sts, *blo hdc in next st, flo hdc in next st*, repeat from * - * to end (52sts), turn

Row 16: ch2, *flo hdc in next st, blo hdc in next st*, repeat from * - * til EIGHT sts remain, flo hdc dec over next TWO sts, blo hdc dec over next TWO sts, flo hdc dec over next TWO sts, blo hdc dec over last TWO sts (48sts), turn

Row 17: ch2, flo hdc dec over next TWO sts, blo hdc dec over next TWO sts, flo hdc dec over next TWO sts, *blo hdc in next st, flo hdc in next st*, repeat from * - * til TWO sts remain, flo hdc dec over last TWO sts (44sts), turn

Row 18: ch2, flo hdc dec over next TWO sts, blo hdc dec over next TWO sts, flo hdc dec over next TWO sts, *blo hdc in next st, flo hdc in next st*, repeat from * - * til SIX sts remain, blo hdc dec over next TWO sts, flo hdc dec over next TWO sts, blo hdc dec over last TWO sts (38sts), turn

Row 19: ch2, flo hdc dec over next TWO sts, blo hdc dec over next TWO sts, flo hdc dec over next TWO sts, *blo hdc in next st, flo hdc in next st*, repeat from * - * til FOUR sts remain, blo hdc dec over next TWO sts, flo hdc dec over last TWO sts (33sts), turn

Row 20: ch2, flo hdc dec over next TWO sts, blo hdc dec over next TWO sts, *flo hdc in next st, blo hdc in next st*, repeat from * - * til SIX sts remain, blo hdc dec over next TWO sts, flo hdc dec over next TWO sts, blo hdc dec over last TWO sts (28sts), turn

Row 21: ch2, blo hdc dec over next TWO sts, flo hdc dec over next TWO sts, blo hdc dec over next TWO sts, *flo hdc in next st, blo hdc in next st*, repeat from * - * til THREE sts remain, flo SC dec over the next TWO sts, sl st (through BOTH loops) in last st (24sts), fasten off and weave in ends.

FINISHING

Assemble

Stack both sides on top of each other with edges matched up.  Attach yarn with sl/st through BOTH pieces at corner of widest part (see pic A).

LOOSELY sc in ends of rows/in each st of R21/ends of rows at other side til ONE st remains, sl st in last st, ch8, sl st in previous sl st, fasten off and weave in ends. Turn piece right side out.

Button

Sew button on seam 4" from front edge (see pic B).

How to wear

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