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Looking for a beautiful and functional crochet towel holder pattern?
This Star Stitch Towel Holder is the perfect quick project to add texture and charm to your kitchen or bathroom. It features the stunning crochet star stitch, a secure hanging design, and a practical construction that keeps your towels in place.
- Beginner-friendly with step-by-step guidance
- Includes full written pattern + video tutorial
- Quick project – great for gifts or craft fairs
Project Overview
Add a handmade touch to your kitchen with the Star Stitch Towel Holder, designed to coordinate with our Star Stitch Dishcloth. This practical and decorative project features the beautiful texture of the star stitch and works up quickly for gifts, markets, or everyday use.
Towels are worked around wooden rings and then joined to create a sturdy fold-over towel holder that easily slips over a handle or bar to keep towels securely in place.
The pattern also includes a step-by-step video tutorial and bonus printable tags for gifting or displaying your finished towel holders at markets.
Skill level: Easy
Sizes: Finished Size: Approx. 4″ x 6″
Yarn Weight: Worsted Weight 4
Yarn: Premier Home Cotton
Hook Sizes: 5 mm (US H/8)
Construction: Worked flat in rows
Video Tutorial: https://youtu.be/S_1Itsiya2g
What You’ll Love About This Pattern
- Uses the crochet star stitch for rich texture
- Works up quickly in just a few hours
- No complicated shaping
- Perfect for kitchen towels, bathroom towels, or gifting
- Great stash-buster project
Video Tutorial
Yarn Requirements
Worsted Weight #4
85% Cotton, 15% Polyester, 131 yds / 75 g
Shown in Driftwood, Cream and Sage
Approx 30 yards per Towel Holder
Yarn Substitutes
- Cottage Cotton (60% cotton, 40% acrylic, ~207 yds/100 g) ≈ 2.07 yds per gram
- Comfy Worsted (~109 yds/50 g, cotton acrylic blend) ≈ 2.18 yds per gram
- WeCrochet Dishie Cotton (~190 yds/100 g, 100% cotton) ≈ 1.9 yds per gram
- Bernat Handicrafter Cotton (CDN) (~80 yds/50 g, 100% cotton) ≈ 1.6 yds per gram
- Village Yarn Craft Cotton Yarn (~115 yds/71 g, 100% cotton) ≈ 1.6 yds per gram
- Lion Brand Made With Love (~185 yds/100 g, cotton blend) ≈ 1.85 yds per gram
Crochet Hooks Needed
or the size needed to obtain the gauge
Additional Supplies
Gauge
Pattern: 9 sts and 4.5 rows equal to 2″ in pattern with 5 mm hook
Abbrevations
Beg – Beginning
Ch – Chain
Hdc – Half Double Crochet
Lp – Loop
RS – Right Side
Sc – Single Crochet
Sl St – Slip Stitch
Sp(s) – Space(s)
St(s) – Stitch(es)
WS – Wrong Side
Yo – Yarn over
( ) – Work step in parentheses in the indicated stitch
Special Stitches
Beg Star – Pull up a lp in the 2nd ch from hook, pull up a lp in each of the next 4 chs (or next ch and next 3 sts when working into a row), 6 loops on the hook, yo, pull through all 6 loops, ch 1 (creates the eye of the star).
Star Stitch – Pull up a lp in the eye of the previous star, pull up a loop by going through the leg of the last loop of previous star, pull up a lp in the base st of the previous star, pull up a loop in the next 2 sts, 6 loops on the hook, yo, pull through all 6 loops, ch 1.
End Star – Pull up a lp in the eye of the previous star, pull up a loop by going through the leg of the last loop of previous star, pull up a lp in the base st of the previous star, pull up a loop in the last st, 5 loops on the hook, yo, pull through all 5 loops, ch 1, turn.
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Pattern
Worked in multiples of 2.
Panels: Make 2
Row 1 (WS):
With slip knot on hook, work 20 sc around the wooden ring, turn—20 sts.
Row 2 (RS):
Ch 3, beg star, star st next 2 sts across to the last st, end star, turn—10 stars.
Row 3:
Ch 1, work 1 hdc in the eye of the first star, 2 hdc in each eye across, hdc in the last sp, turn—20 sts.
Row 4:
Ch 3, beg star, star st next 2 sts across to the last st, end star, turn—10 stars.
Row 5:
Ch 1, work 1 hdc in the eye of the first star, 2 hdc in each eye across, hdc in the last sp, turn—20 sts.
Row 6:
Ch 3, beg star, star st next 2 sts across to the last st, end star, turn—10 stars.
Row 7:
Ch 1, work 1 sc in the eye of the first star, 2 sc in each eye across, sc in the last sp, turn—20 sts.
Finishing
First Panel:
Fasten off and weave in all tails.
Second Panel:
Do not fasten off. With the second panel on your hook, place both panels right sides facing, aligning the stitches of the final row.
Ch 1, slip stitch the panels together across the row by inserting your hook through the back loop of the panel closest to you and the front loop of the panel farthest from you. Slip stitch across in this manner, working through these two inside loops of each corresponding stitch to join the panels.
Fasten off and weave in the remaining tail.
The joined edge creates the fold of the towel holder. Fold the piece over a handle or bar, then slide your towel through the wooden rings to secure it in place.
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This pattern is designed by Michelle Moore of MJ’s Off The Hook Designs Inc., based in Lakefield, Ontario, Canada. Your go-to source for modern, easy crochet patterns. Published on April 15th, 2026.
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