Were was I?
Well, mainly here. In my garden. In between the copious rain. Enjoying such beauties as these camelias.

But I did promise a further look at what I had been up to. So here it is. A pretty pile of towels.

The bathroom was in need of some new additions. Now I'm no great fan of prints on towels. Nor of bold colors. They are too much of a sore sight to my weary eyes in the morning. So I went for crisp white ones. Big and fluffy. And with the help of some cotton and a crochet hook, now with a softly colored frill at both ends.

And as a way to use up some leftover fabric scraps and label scraps, I made small labels to go with the color of the crochet edgings.

This is one of those projects that will be repeated in the future as more towels need replacing. Elegant, soft and luxurious looking towels. Man, it just about turns my humble bathroom in a true spa!




I love what you did to the towels! They now look too pretty to use, I think.
Your towels look amazing! How did you attache the crochet edge to the towel? Did you embroider an edge, then crochet into it? So curious! They look gorgeous!
well, no.
I prefer the method of first crocheting the edging and then simply stitching it on top of the edge of the towel with my sewing machine. Especially for towels where the edge is really firm this is the best solution I think. Plus, it hides that edge that the towel already has. This way the fluffy towel seems to flow into the crochet seamlessly. If you stitch between two rows of crochet stitches, your stitching is almost invisible. Don't forget to use two different color yarns though. For the upper part of the stitch I pick a color close to the crochet color and then for the back of the stitches I use white as my towels were white.
Hope this helps!
Wauw, die handdoeken zijn bijna te mooi om te gebruiken! Supertof, hoe je zo alledaagse dingen je eigen touch kan geven met wat haakwerk!
I adore your towel edging. Can you please share the pattern or the link please? Thanks.
These are lovely, did you crochet the edgings from a pattern? Gorgeous!