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Seeing Stars Hand Towel – Free Crochet Pattern

June 19, 2021

How to crochet an easy patriotic hand towel using simple half double crochet stitches, and red, white and blue stars.

I like to share a few 4th of July projects in June. This year, I’m sharing a hand towel inspired by the Seeing Stars Throw Pillow I shared last year.

Like the throw pillow, this hand towel starts with an easy base of simple half double crochets, but you could make the hand towel in any stitch pattern, and sew stars on.

I only attached stars on half of the hand towel though so it could be reversible.

One mistake I made was working my original hand towel in gray with a CREAM border. When I went to sew on one of the white stars, I realized the clash of colors, so I ended up redoing the border.

So much better!

Saw these delicious Lofthouse cookies, and thought they were fitting.

Looking for a matching throw pillow? Check out the Seeing Stars Throw Pillow!

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Materials:

  • Worsted Weight (#4) Cotton Yarn – I used WeCrochet Dishie: 380 Yards of Silver, 42 Yards of White, 11 Yards of Fiesta Red and 11 Yards of Blue
  • H8/5mm Crochet Hook
  • Tapestry Needle
  • Optional, Sewing Pins
  • Haylee Hand Towel, Free Crochet Pattern
  • Star Applique, Free Crochet Pattern

Material Notes:

Yarn Alternatives: Lily Sugar n Cream, Red Heart Smoothie

Dishie Yarn is a touch thinner than Lily Sugar n Cream – you may need to go down a hook size with this yarn if it’s your choice, though gauge is not essential in this project if the finished size isn’t.

I usually recommend jewelry pliers to use to help weave in ends, as cotton yarn can be quite tough on the fingers when weaving in with just fingers and a tapestry needle. Dishie Yarn is really smooth, and easy to weave the yarn in and out of.

Time Spent:

  • Total Hand Towel: 7 hours.
  • Hand Towel Before Stars: About 4.5 hours.
  • Each Star: About 10 minutes + 10 minutes (or less) to sew in place.

Measurements:

  • Hand Towel: 15.75″ Wide by 26.5″ in Length
  • Star: 4″ from one point across to another

Gauge:

15 HDC by 11 Rows = 4″ by 3.75″

Abbreviations (US Terms):

  • SC – Single Crochet (Photo Tutorial)
  • HDC – Half Double Crochet (Photo Tutorial)
  • DC – Double Crochet (Photo Tutorial)
  • TR – Triple/Treble Crochet [yarn over twice, insert hook into stitch, yarn over, pull through (4 loops on hook), (yarn over, pull through two loops) 3x]
  • QUAD – Quadruple Crochet [yarn over three times, insert hook into stitch, yarn over, pull through (5 loops on hook), (yarn over, pull through two loops) 4x] 

Tutorial:

First, I worked up a 14″ throw pillow using my Haylee Hand Towel (Free Crochet Pattern).

Then, I worked up 7 stars using my Star Applique (Free Crochet Pattern), leaving a long tail to sew them on, and laid them out until I was happy with the placement.

How to Sew on the Stars (Shown on the Seeing Stars Throw Pillow):

Thread yarn tail into tapestry needle.

Sew in…

… and out through the middle of the top of the stitches (middle of what looks like a “V”).

You’ll barely notice the stitches. Once you’re back to the beginning, take the needle down, and weave in on the wrong side.

Please feel free to make and sell your own Seeing Stars Hand Towel using this pattern, but please DO NOT claim this pattern as your own nor should you sell my pattern, and DO NOT re-publish my photos as your own. DO NOT copy and paste my pattern anywhere, link to it instead.

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Filed Under: 4th of July, Free Crochet Patterns, Home Decor Tagged With: 4th of July, 4th of July Decor, Bathroom, Blue, Dishcloth, DIY 4th of July, DIY Home, DIY Home Decor, Easy Crochet, Farmhouse Decor, Farmhouse Home, Free Crochet Pattern, Gray, H8/5mm Hook, Hand Towel, Haylee, Kitchen, Knit Picks Dishie, Seeing Stars, Stars, Summer Home Decor, Washcloth, White

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Comments

  1. Mica says

    June 20, 2021 at 5:08 pm

    Such a cute towel, the white border does work so well with the stars too! it’s lovely! 🙂

    Hope you had a good weekend! It was a quiet one here 🙂

    Reply
    • Alexandra says

      June 29, 2021 at 2:52 pm

      Thank you! I am glad I changed it from cream to white. I’m so happy with it. Glad you stopped by 🙂

      Reply
  2. CottonNutty says

    June 28, 2021 at 4:03 pm

    Ahh this is absolutely lovely! Thanks for the pattern!

    CottonNutty
    Homemade Monday Linkup

    Reply
    • Alexandra says

      June 29, 2021 at 3:14 pm

      Thank YOU! Going to come check out the site!

      Reply
  3. Joanne says

    July 1, 2021 at 2:37 pm

    That is such a lovely towel. Thank you for sharing with us; Pinned.

    Reply
    • Alexandra says

      September 17, 2021 at 3:12 pm

      Thank YOU!

      Reply
  4. Shami Immanuel says

    July 13, 2021 at 10:09 am

    Lovely pattern.

    Reply
  5. Donna @ Modern on Monticello says

    July 13, 2021 at 7:38 pm

    Patriotic projects are always a favorite of mine. Love how this one turned out! #HomeMattersParty

    Reply
    • Alexandra says

      September 17, 2021 at 3:16 pm

      Thanks, Donna! I really enjoy decorating and creating things that are patriotic.

      Reply

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