Strawberry Cream Towel Toppers

Strawberry Cream Towel Toppers 

@1999 By N.L. Banks

Materials Needed:

Peaches and Cream by Elmore-Pisgah, Inc.

        2 balls White #1

        1 ball Strawberry Cream # 144

        1 Wild Plum colored hand towel, cut in half and hemmed

        2- 1 1/8” buttons                                     G Hook

Stitches Used:    Single crochet, Double crochet,   Slip stitch         

Rw 1 With white, ch 9 to form ring.

Rw 2  Ch 1, 6 sc in ring, turn. Do not join.

Rw 3-6 Ch 1, sc in each sc across. Turn.

Rw 7 Ch1, 2 sc in next sc, 1 sc in next sc, repeat across row. Turn (9 sc)

Rw 8-15, Ch 1, sc across row, turn.

Rw 16 Ch 1, 2 sc in each sc across row. Turn (18 sc)

Rw 17-18, Ch 1, 1 sc in each sc across row. Turn

Row 19 Ch 2, 2dc in same place,*ch 1, sk 1 sc, 2 dc. ch 2, 2 dc in same sc, (shell made), ch 1, sk 1 sc, 3 dc in next sc.* Repeat from * to * across row, ending with sk 1 sc, 2 dc in next sc, 1 dc in last sc. Turn. (5 groups of 3 dc & 4 shells)

Row 20 Ch 2, sk first dc, 1 dc in next 2 dc,* ch 1, shell over shell, ch 1, 1 dc in each of next 3 dc group.* Repeat from * to *. Turn.

Rw 21-24  Repeat row 20. At end of row 24, fasten off white, attach strawberry cream.

Rw 25  Repeat row 20. Do not turn. Ch 1, 2 sc in corner, sc up side of  topper, sc around unworked part of beg ch 9, sc down other side of topper, work sc in each stitch across bottom of topper, slip stitch to beg of row 25. Fasten off, weave ends in. Sew button to middle of row 18. Hand sew towel topper to hemmed end of hand towel, leaving strawberry shells free.

Repeat for second towel.

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