If you’re looking for a fun and easy crochet pattern, then a dish towel might be just the right project for you! The Madison crochet dish towel pattern is perfect for beginners. Using the single crochet stitch and the half double crochet stitch it comes together quickly. In just a few hours, you can have a beautiful and practical new DIY dish towel for your kitchen.
Revisiting the Madison Dishtowel
Since creating this pattern last year, I’ve since revisited and revised the pattern to be more in tune with my other crochet dishtowel patterns that have since been released.
What’s Changed:
- Medium Worsted Weight Yarn: previously this pattern used DK, but the availability of cotton #4 medium weight yarn is much better than a dk weight yarn. This also helps cut down on the yardage needed to make this kitchen towel.
- Number of Rows: with a larger weight yarn comes an easier way to build up the pattern, so you don’t have to stitch as much to get to the end 🙂
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Crochet Abbreviations Used (US Terms):
- ch – chain
- sc – single crochet
- hdc – half double crochet
Notes
- This crochet pattern is written in US terms.
- If you want to change the size of this dishcloth, the initial foundation chain needs to be an odd number.
- Initial chains in a row do not count as a stitch.
- Finished Size: 13 inches wide x 19 inches tall
- Changing colors is optional, but it does help the band of regular half-double crochet stitches stand out
Materials:
- A total of 230 yards of yarn is used for this towel.
- ~ 200 yards of Cotton medium weight (4) Yarn for Color 1 ( Yarn Used: 2 skeins of Loops & Threads Capri Eco Cotton in the color cream)
- ~ 30 yards of another Cotton medium weight (4) Yarn Yarn for Color 2 (Yarn Used: Loops & Threads Capri Eco Cotton in the color cornflower)
- 5.0 mm (H) crochet hook
- Stitch markers (optional)
- Yarn needle to weave in ends.
- Scissors
Video Tutorial
Madison Dish Towel Pattern
Color Changes by Row (optional):
- Foundation – Row 9: Color 1
- Row 10 – 12: Color 2
- Rows 13 – 39: Color 1
- Rows 40 – 42: Color 2
- Rows 43 – 51: Color 1
Foundation: ch 51
Row 1 (Color 1): sc in 2nd chain from hook, sc all across, turn
Rows 2 (Color 1): ch 1, sc in first stitch, sc all across, turn
Rows 3 – 9 (Color 1): ch 1, hdc in first stitch, *hdc 2 times in next stitch, skip next stitch,
Repeat from * until 1 stitch is left in the row, hdc in last stitch, turn
Rows 10 – 12 (Color 2): ch 1, hdc in first stitch, hdc all across, turn
Rows 13 – 39 (Color 1): ch 1, hdc in first stitch, *hdc 2 times in next stitch, skip next stitch,
Repeat from * until 1 stitch is left in the row, hdc in last stitch, turn
Rows 40 – 42 (Color 2): ch 1, hdc in first stitch, hdc all across, turn
Rows: 43 – 49 (Color 1): ch 1, hdc in first stitch, *hdc 2 times in next stitch, skip next stitch,
Repeat from * until 1 stitch is left in the row, hdc in last stitch, turn
Rows 50 – 51 (Color 1): ch 1, sc in first stitch, sc all across, tie off and weave in ends
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