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Kitchen Angel Towel Ring
By Priscilla Hewitt ©2000
Materials
Worsted weight cotton yarn color A = white, color B = hair color
Crochet hook size G
White kitchen towel
Two 2” lucite rings
One 2 1/8” velour powderpuff
Two 4mm black beads for eyes
Pink embroidery floss
Powder blush
Small artist’s paintbrush
Hot glue
1" lucite ring
To work loop st: Insert hook in indicated st, wrap yarn twice around index
finger holding work, insert hook into two loops formed by finger, yo and pull
up a loop, yo and pull through both remaining loops on hook.
Head
Stack one lucite ring on top of the other. With color A work 15 sc around
both rings, then 20 sc around the top ring only, join with a sl st to the first
sc; turn. (The unworked 1/2 ring is the back.)
Collar
Row 1: Sl st in each of the first 5 sc, ch 3 to count as the first dc, dc in each
of the next 11 sc leaving the remainder of stitches unworked; ch 1, turn.
Row 2: Sc in the first dc, (ch 3, sc in the next dc) 11 times. Fasten off.
Hair
Row 1: From the back, join color B with a sl st in the first unworked sc on
head, ch 1, loop st in the same st, loop st in each of next 18 unworked sc,
loop st in each of the next 4 sl st’s; fasten off. (23 loop st’s)
Row 2: From the back, join color B with a sl st in the first loop st on row 1,
ch 1, loop st in the same st, loop st in each loop st across, fasten off. (23
loop st’s)
Arms
With color A, ch 37
Row 1: Dc in the 4th ch from hook and in each of the next 13 ch’s, sc in
each of the next 5 ch’s, dc in each of the last 15 ch’s; ch 3, turn.
Rows 2-3: Skip first dc, dc in each of the next 14 dc, sc in each of the next
5 sc, dc in each of the last 15 dc; ch 1, turn.
Row 4: Fold arms lengthwise to form a tube, matching stitches of row 3 to
foundation chain, sl st through both the first 15 dc of row 3 AND the
foundation ch to join, ch 3, matching stitches of row 3 to foundation chain,
sl st through both the last 15 dc of row 3 AND the foundation ch to join.
Fasten off.
Skirt Ruffle (towel trim)
With color A make a ch the same length as the width of your towel, then ch
2 more
Row 1: Dc in the 4th ch from hook and in each ch across; ch 1, turn.
Row 2: Sc in the first dc, (ch 3, sc in the next dc) across. Fasten off. Sew to
bottom hem of towel.
Wings (make 2)
With color A, ch 4; join with a sl st to form ring
Row 1: Ch 3 to count as the first dc, work 8 more dc in ring, ch 4, turn
Row 2: Skip first dc, dc in the next dc, (ch 1, dc in the next dc) across; ch
1, turn.
Row 3: Sc in the first dc, (ch 3, sc in the next dc) across. Fasten off.
Halo
With color A, ch 30; join with a sl st to form ring
Round 1: Sl st in each ch around; join with a sl st to the first sl st. Fasten
off.
Face
Sew black beads to powder puff for eyes. Embroider mouth with embroidery
floss. Using artist’s brush, apply a little powdered blush to cheeks; blend
well.
Assembly
Weave in all ends. Push loop st hair away from ring. Hot glue powder puff
face to the top ring. Arrange hair around face. Sew one each end of the
arms underneath each side of the collar. Sew holo to hair. Sew wings to the
back of the hair, just above each side of the collar. Sew 1" ring to back for hanging.
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