Crochet Towel Topper Express 201023 Author:Carol Smith 12 all-new designs crocheted using worsted-weight yarn top. Top your towels and accent your kitchen decor. — Editor says: — I used to have a terrible time keeping up with my kitchen towel while in the throes of fast and furious cooking. Yes, I am being tongue-in-cheek. I can cook, but it isn't always a pretty sight. I seem to have an uncanny k... more »nack for playing hide and seek with a towel. I usually lay it down after wiping up whatever culinary experiment I've managed to spill onto the countertop or stovetop. I have later foudn them under a pan lid, in my silverware drawer, dropped in the bottom of a kitchen chair and in the crisper in my refrigerator.
While meandering aimlessly through the housewares while shopping one day, I happened to come across kitchen towels that could be attached to the handle of a cabinet drawer or a refrigerator handle. How clever! I bought a couple and stemmed the tide of my proclivity to lose my towels.
Naturally, just like any red-blooded crocheting enthusiast, I went in search of a pattern for making these little gems! Carol Smith has come to my rescue with a dozen Towel Topper Express choices. What's to choose? I'm going to make them all! I'm going to make some for my mother, my sister, sister-in-laws and as wedding and housewarming gifts. It's wonderful to find something to give that is not only eyecatching, but useful as well.
My cooking is still riddled with spills and dribbles, but at least now I never have to worry about where I've placed a towel. I've put a stop to the running joke that I use more pans and towels than any four people when preparing a meal!« less