The Alivia crochet dish towel pattern uses very simple stitches to create a unique texture and farmhouse look. This crochet dish set pattern includes patterns for a dishcloth, hand towel and a dish towel! Whip some up for yourself, give them as gifts, or make them to sell at Markets!

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I’m super excited to be sharing my newest crochet pattern with you today, my Alivia crochet dish towel pattern!

Inspiration + Design

With the busy summer season upon us, we’re all going to be looking for some quick and easy mindless projects to carry around with us on all our daily adventures. And what better type of project than crochet dish towels! Not only are they one of those super gratifying makes, but they are also highly useful!

These dish towels are not only great in the kitchen, but are also great for wash cloths, face cloths or hand towels! They also make great gifts for housewarmings, teacher gifts, Christmas gifts, weddings, etc.

Yarn

The best type of yarn to use for crochet dish towels in my opinion is cotton yarn because it is machine washable, absorbs water and tends to be the most durable.

For my dish towels, I used Peaches & Cream Cotton yarn. Some other good size 4 cotton yarns to use would be I Love This Cotton from Hobby Lobby, Lily Sugar n’ Cream, Dishie from crochet.com, Lion Brand Re-Up, and Lion Brand 24/7 Cotton.

Pattern

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Sizes

This Dish set includes instructions for a 9×9 dish cloth, an 8×12 hand towel, and a 12×18 dish towel, but you can easily modify them to be the size you want! To adjust the width, simply start your foundation chain with an even number of stitches and work as many rows as you would like until you reach your desired length.

Supplies + Materials

Category 4 medium weight cotton yarn

• 9×9 Dishcloth approximately 120 yards
• 8×12 Dish Towel approximately 150 yards
• 12×18 Dish Towel approximately 240 yards

-Size H (5.0 mm) Hook

-Yarn Needle

Gauge

16 St and 16 rows = 4” (although gauge is not super important for this project)

For gauge swatch- Fsc 16, Turn and work rows 2-16 of the pattern. Your swatch square will measure 4” wide by 4” tall.

Abbreviations Used

St- Stitch

Ch- Chain 

Yo- Yarn Over

Sl St- Slip Stitch 

Sc- Single Crochet 

Fsc- Foundation Single Crochet 

Sc2Tog- Single Crochet 2 Together

Pattern Notes

-These patterns use a (Sc2Tog, Ch 1) St, so you will work a Sc into the first St, then Sc2Tog and Ch 1. Repeat across the row until the last St. Sc in the last St. 

-Ch 1 TURNING Ch does NOT count as a stitch throughout. 

-To modify the width, Fsc any even number of stitches. 

-To modify the length, work as many rows until you reach your desired length. 

Special Stitches

Sc2Tog, Ch 1- Insert hook into the next St (the Ch St from the previous row). Draw up a loop. Insert hook into the next St and draw up a loop. Yo, pull through all loops and then Ch 1. 

Alivia Crochet Dish Towel Pattern

9×9 Dishcloth

Row 1: Fsc 36. Turn. 

*If you are uncomfortable with the Fsc, you can Ch 37, Sc in the 2nd Ch from the hook and in each Ch across*

Row 2: Ch 1. Sc in the first St. Sc2Tog, Ch 1 to the last St. Sc in the last St. Turn. [36 St]

***Keep in mind each Sc2Tog AND each Ch St in the row (with the exception of the Ch 1 Turning Ch) count as a Stitch***

Repeat row 2 until you have a total of 35 rows. 

Row 36: Ch 1. Sc in each St across. 

Finish off 

8×12 Dish Towel 

Row 1: Fsc 32. Turn. 

*If you are uncomfortable with the Fsc, you can Ch 33, Sc in the 2nd Ch from the hook and in each Ch across*

Row 2: Ch 1. Sc in the first St. Sc2Tog, Ch 1 to the last St. Sc in the last St. Turn. [32 St]

***Keep in mind each Sc2Tog AND each Ch St in the row (with the exception of the Ch 1 Turning Ch) count as a Stitch***

Repeat row 2 until you have a total of 47 rows. 

Row 48: Ch 1. Sc in each St across. 

*** Optional Hook Loop- do not finish off. Ch 10, then Sl St back to where you started your Ch 10. ***

Finish off 

12×18 Dish Towel 

Row 1: Fsc 48. Turn. 

*If you are uncomfortable with the Fsc, you can Ch 49, Sc in the 2nd Ch from the hook and in each Ch across*

Row 2: Ch 1. Sc in the first St. Sc2Tog, Ch 1 to the last St. Sc in the last St. Turn. [48 St]

***Keep in mind each Sc2Tog AND each Ch St in the row (with the exception of the Ch 1 Turning Ch) count as a Stitch***

Repeat row 2 until you have a total of 71 rows. 

Row 72: Ch 1. Sc in each St across. 

Finish off 

Tie off, tuck in those ends and enjoy your new Alivia Dish Towels!

Make sure to pin this pattern for later, and if you do make one tag me @Cactus.and.lace on Instagram and use the hashtag #CactusandlaceDesigns . I can’t wait to see your Alivia dish towels, and I would love to share your pics! 🌵

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