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Hair Towel with a Twist {FREE Crochet Pattern}

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For the first time in my life, I have long hair.   I’ve been growing it out and it finally hangs to the small of my back.  That’s a lot of hair, and piling it on top of my head after showering using a regular towel just doesn’t cut it, I need a hair towel!

Hair Towel with a Twist {FREE Crochet Pattern}

I raided my cotton yarn stash and created this free crochet pattern using just a few dollars worth of yarn.  Sa-weet!!! The most absorbent yarn is cotton, so we’ll use that for out hair towel.

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Hair Towel with a Twist {FREE Crochet Pattern}

Materials

Cotton yarn (approx 250 yards)
Crochet hook G
Hair elastic
Yarn needle for sewing

Get the printable version of this pattern here.

Pattern:

Side one:

Row 1: Ch-10, hdc in 2nd ch from hook and in each across. Ch-1, turn (9)

Rows 2-12: hdc in each across. Ch-1, turn (9)

Row 13: hdc in first 8, 2hdc in last. Ch-1, turn (10)

Row 14: hdc in each across. Ch-1, turn. (10)

Row 15: hdc in first 9, 2hdc in last. Ch-1, turn (11)

Row 16: hdc in each across. Ch-1, turn (11)

Row 17: hdc in first 10, 2hdc in last. Ch-1, turn (12)

Row 18: hdc in each across. Ch-1, turn (12)

Row 19: hdc in first 11, 2hdc in last. Ch-1, turn (13)

Row 20: hdc in each across. Ch-1, turn (13)

Row 21: hdc in first 12, 2hdc in last. Ch-1, turn (14)

Row 22: hdc in each across. Ch-1, turn (14)

Row 23: hdc in first 13, 2hdc in last. Ch-1, turn (15)

Row 24: hdc in each across. Ch-1, turn (15)

Row 25: hdc in first 14, 2hdc in last. Ch-1, turn (16)

Row 26: hdc in each across. Ch-1, turn (16)

Row 27: hdc in first 15, 2hdc in last. Ch-1, turn (17)

Row 28: hdc in each across. Ch-1, turn (17)

Row 29: hdc in first 16, 2hdc in last. Ch-1, turn (18)

Row 30: hdc in each across. Ch-1, turn (18)

Row 31: hdc in first 17, 2hdc in last. Ch-1, turn (19)

Row 32: hdc in each across. Ch-1, turn (19)

Row 33: hdc in first 18, 2hdc in last. Ch-1, turn (20)

Row 34: hdc in each across. Ch-1, turn (20)

Row 35: hdc in first 19, 2hdc in last. Ch-1, turn (21)

Row 36: hdc in each across. Ch-1, turn (21)

Row 37: hdc in first 20, 2hdc in last. Ch-1, turn (22)

Row 38: hdc in each across. Ch-1, turn (22)

Row 39: hdc in first 21, 2hdc in last. Ch-1, turn (23)

Row 40: hdc in each across. Ch-1, turn (23)

Row 41: hdc in first 22, 2hdc in last. Ch-1, turn (24)

Row 42: hdc in each across. Ch-1, turn (24)

Row 43: hdc in first 23, 2hdc in last. Ch-1, turn (25)

Row 44: hdc in each across. Ch-1, turn (25)

Row 45: hdc in first 24, 2hdc in last. Ch-1, turn (26)

Row 46: hdc in each across. Ch-1, turn (26)

Row 47: hdc in first 25, 2hdc in last. Ch-1, turn (27)

Row 48: hdc in each across. Ch-1, turn (27)

Row 49: hdc in first 26, 2hdc in last. Ch-1, turn (28)

Rows 50 – 57: hdc in each across. Ch-1, turn (28)

Row 58: hdc2tog, hdc in next 26 sts. Ch-1, turn (27)

Row 59: hdc in first 25, hdc2tog. Ch-1, turn (26)

Row 60: hdc2tog, hdc in next 24 sts. Ch-1, turn (25)

Row 61: hdc in first 23, hdc2tog. Ch-1, turn (24)

Row 62: hdc2tog, hdc in next 22 sts. Ch-1, turn (23)

Row 63: hdc in first 21, hdc2tog. Ch-1, turn (22)

Row 64: hdc2tog, hdc in next 20 sts. Fasten off, weave in ends.

Side two:

Row 1: Ch-10, hdc in 2nd ch from hook and in each across. Ch-1, turn (9)

Rows 2-12: hdc in each across. Ch-1, turn (9)

Row 13: 2hdc in first, hdc in each across. Ch-1, turn (10)

Row 14: hdc in each across, Ch-1, turn (10)

Row 15: 2hdc in first, hdc in each across. Ch-1, turn (11)

Row 16: hdc in each across. Ch-1, turn (11)

Row 17: 2hdc in first, hdc in each across. Ch-1, turn (12)

Row 18: hdc in each across. Ch-1, turn (12)

Row 19: 2hdc in first, hdc in each across. Ch-1, turn (13)

Row 20: hdc in each across. Ch-1, turn (13)

Row 21: 2hdc in first, hdc in each across. Ch-1, turn (14)

Row 22: hdc in each across. Ch-1, turn (14)

Row 23: 2hdc in first, hdc in each across. Ch-1, turn (15)

Row 24: hdc in each across. Ch-1, turn (15)

Row 25: 2hdc in first, hdc in each across. Ch-1, turn (16)

Row 26: hdc in each across. Ch-1, turn (16)

Row 27: 2hdc in first, hdc in each across. Ch-1, turn (17)

Row 28: hdc in each across. Ch-1, turn (17)

Row 29: 2hdc in first, hdc in each across. Ch-1, turn (18)

Row 30: hdc in each across. Ch-1, turn (18)

Row 31: 2hdc in first, hdc in each across. Ch-1, turn (19)

Row 32: hdc in each across. Ch-1, turn (19)

Row 33: 2hdc in first, hdc in each across. Ch-1, turn (20)

Row 34: hdc in each across. Ch-1, turn (20)

Row 35: 2hdc in first, hdc in each across. Ch-1, turn (21)

Row 36: hdc in each across. Ch-1, turn (21)

Row 37: 2hdc in first, hdc in each across. Ch-1, turn (22)

Row 38: hdc in each across. Ch-1, turn (22)

Row 39: 2hdc in first, hdc in each across. Ch-1, turn (23)

Row 40: hdc in each across. Ch-1, turn (23)

Row 41: 2hdc in first, hdc in each across. Ch-1, turn (24)

Row 42: hdc in each across. Ch-1, turn (24)

Row 43: 2hdc in first, hdc in each across. Ch-1, turn (25)

Row 44: hdc in each across. Ch-1, turn (25)

Row 45: 2hdc in first, hdc in each across. Ch-1, turn (26)

Row 46: hdc in each across. Ch-1, turn (26)

Row 47: 2hdc in first, hdc in each across. Ch-1, turn (27)

Row 48: hdc in each across. Ch-1, turn (27)

Row 49: 2hdc in first, hdc in each across. Ch-1, turn (28)

Rows 50 – 57: hdc in each across. Ch-1, turn (28)

Row 58: hdc in first 26 sts, hdc2tog. Ch-1, turn (27)

Row 59: hdc2tog, hdc in next 25. Ch-1, turn (26)

Row 60: hdc in first 24 sts, hdc2tog. Ch-1, turn (25)

Row 61: hdc2tog, hdc in next 23. Ch-1, turn (24)

Row 62: hdc in first 22 sts, hdc2tog. Ch-1, turn (23)

Row 63: hdc2tog, hdc in next 21. Ch-1, turn (22)

Row 64: hdc in first 20 sts, hdc2tog. Fasten off and weave in ends.

Hair Towel Crochet Pattern

Lay the two pieces together and line them up. You’ll sew (or slip stitch) the seams around, securing the elastic hair tie with at least 4 – 5 stitches. Slip the elastic in between the two sides while you slip stitch through those stitches. When you get to the end, go around the entire opening with a single crochet border to cinch the sides a bit.

To see how to use this hair towel, watch this short video. To print this pattern without ads, head over to this page on Ravelry!

Hair Towel with a Twist {FREE Crochet Pattern}

Voila! Now you can bend over to put on your socks or pick up something off the floor without losing that towel precariously set atop your head!

These work up pretty quickly, within a couple of hours, and would be a great gift for a teenager or one going off to college or as a Christmas for that niece you’re never quite sure what to give.

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Comments

  2. Home with a sprained ankle. Loving this pattern and hope to get several done while sequestered on my couch. Thank you for the pattern. I have sewn several out of old T-shirt’s (that I’ve retired) but I’m excited about making these.
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  3. I just wanted to say thank you for the pattern. I am working on my first panel now of one. Love the group and all your designs.
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  4. I love this!!! The one I have is not quite long enough... and really needed another :) Now I can make... daughter has long hair, too!!!
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  5. Hi there! I found your pattern on Pinterest and I am so excited to make this! I have a question though. I am working up the pattern now, and I am noticing it is beginning to look quite long, even with the G hook I'm using. If I wanted to make one that's maybe 3-4 inches shorter, where should I decrease the number of rows? At the beginning perhaps? Thanks for your help and your lovely work! Looking forward to browsing through the rest of your patterns! Amanda
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  6. How would you down size for a five year old, she likes to be like mom and her older sister, So Nana is going to make some for stocking stuffers for them.
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  7. Hi - I'm hoping you can help me. My niece and daughter (and myself) have exception thick and long hair. The usual sized hair towels just don't work. I love your idea of making it with the cotton yarn. If I wanted to make it larger - where would you add on? I think I would need it wider (so it would fit over my head and still cover my hair) and possibly longer too because of the length. Any ideas? (To give an example of the heads of hair we are talking about - 1) we get charged double at the hair dressers, 2) hats don't fit our heads because our hair adds too much bulk, 3) we don't bother blow drying our hair because it takes too long, 4) if we put our hair up in a ponytail when it's wet, it will still be wet the next day when we take it out. :( Love the hair and that I probably won't go bald as I age, but would love one of these to fit me. :) Thank you for your help.
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    • Hi Janet! I'm kinda jealous, but after hearing about what comes along with all that hair... not so much. Ha! I would definitely make it wider, so more stitches on each row. Just make sure that you up it by the same number each row. I'm thinking 5 - 10 stitches extra? On the length, as written the pattern is long enough to accommodate my bra-strap length hair. Hope that helps!
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  8. Ashlea, I'm going to make one of these today, then take a shower just so I can try it out! We either have towels that are too short for my hair or big heavy bath towels that weigh a ton and I practically have to hold up my head with my hands to prevent them from breaking my neck. I usually end up just towel drying my hair in the bathroom and putting it up in a bun right away so I don't have wet hair hanging on my neck. (Unless it's the Summer when it will cool me down - heheh) I can't wait to walk around with my hair in a towel for a while again. I only just realized how much I missed that seeing you with your hair up in one! Isn't that silly?
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  9. How timely. My hair has loooooong outgrown the store-bought "twist-towel hair wraps" & I've come to dreading washing my hair b/c o/it. For over 8 years (my hair is now 4.5 feet long!!), once I put the twist into the towel/wrap, I've had to literally wind the remainder o/my hair around the towel twist b/4 I tucked it into the elastic! My hair's reached a length where I'm almost needing to double wrap it around the towel b/4 I tuck it. Your pattern provides me w/the blueprints to make a custom-length hair-towel wrap that will actually HOLD ALL o/my hair! I am debating on possibly working the pattern in reverse order (starting w/the wide side {22 ct} 1st & finishing w/the narrow side {10ct}) so I can add quite a few rows into the tapering length as it's needed. Thank you so very much for this pattern!!
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  10. I am completely new to this, my question is.... Do you count the chain one as a stitch? Row 1 says it should have (9). I have 9 hdc and 1 ch1, if I count my ch1, I have 10 total. But, that also means that I have one extra in every single row. I'm going to keep going this way b/c I'm 43 rows in. Hope it works out.
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    • Hi! The chain at the beginning of the row does not count. It just gives you the height needed to start the new row. Hope that helps!
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      • Thank You. Finished the 1st panel. Working on #2. I am adding a variation. I hope it works out. Can't wait to show you. How do I send you the pictures when I'm done?
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  12. Thanks for the crab stitch video. Soon as I saw it I remembered that I've done that stitch a long time ago. Your videos are very well done and extremely helpful. Thank God for another crochet addict like yourself. Lol. Thanks again
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  13. I made a few of these and love them! My only confusion is when sewing it up,I get that you sew on the curved edge, but because the two pieces are different sizes, the straight edge doesn't line up. Does that make sense?
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    • Hmmm yes it makes sense, but you should have the same number of row on each side. Can you email me a photo so I can see?
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  14. You are so clever! I was thinking I would like to see a video for making and using it, I'm so visual. Plus it would draw people to your page right? ;)
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  15. Would it work to attach a large covered rubber band in the crochet stitches as you work or while sewing together? Then you would not have the problem of tying the ends together.
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    • Hmm I bet you could. I have started putting a knot on both sides of the towel to keep it in place. If the rubberband broke you could always attach a new piece of elastic that way?
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  17. Hi! this looks like a great hair towel cant wait to try it! Is the cotton material gentle enough for curly hair? also, how do you attach the elastic?
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    • I'm not sure about the curly hair, but I don't see why not. I did make a second towel using a cotton 65% blend with acrylic. It is very soft (but a little bit heavier). With the elastic, I just pushed the two ends in and tie it on the inside. Hope that helps!
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  19. Oh my gosh, THANK YOU!!!! I have a few old hair towels that my mother-in-law bought for me, but they've started making them out of that wierd microfibre stuff that IS NOT absorbent at all, and plus my hair has gotten so crazy long that it doesn't fit in any of them anymore. I was debating cutting up an old towel and trying to figure out how to sew one, but I would so much rather crochet one. Can't believe I never thought of it! I'm starting on this ASAP.
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  20. I love this pattern, thank you! It took me a little longer to make, but I had a few noisy teenage distractions! I can't wait to make a few more!
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    • Flip Head Up Side Down,Put Part With Elastic At Back Of Head,Use Just Like A Towel, Twist Up and Back Insert End Of Towel In Elastic Loop,Done!
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      • Ha!Ha!Ha! I bought a hair towel a few years ago. Not quite shaped like this and not long enough anyway. But I thought the elastic was just for hanging it on a hook for convenient reach and to dry it! LOL It might have stayed on my head better if I'd used it as you described.
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