This little monster is designer to help the Monster Hanging Towel clean up monstrous messes 🙂
If you would like to make the matching hanging towel, CLICK HERE.
Monster Washcloth
An ad-free, downloadable PDF is available for only $2. It includes this washcloth and the hanging towel.
Materials
- Yarn: worsted weight cotton yarn
Note – 125 yds needed for main color of wash cloth.
Sample yarns: Red Heart Scrubby Smoothie yarn in Cherry (red), Lime (green), Caribbean (lt blue), Royal (dark blue), Brite Orange - Crochet Hooks: H
- Miscellaneous Supplies: Yarn needle, Sewing needle, black thread, 1 small black button
Details
- Finished Measurements:
Wash Cloth – 10.5”
Tips
- First stitch of each row is worked into the same stitch as the turning chain.
- Numbers at the beginning of each line may refer to steps and not indicate number of rows.
- Instructions are written with color changes as shown in sample. Substitute colors as desired.
Directions
This project starts at the bottom edge.
- With an H hook and blue cotton yarn, ch 41, sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across. (40sts)
- Ch 2, turn, hdc in same st, *sk next st, hdc in next st, hdc in skipped st*, repeat until 1 st remains, hdc in last st.
- Ch 2, turn, hdc in same st, hdc in next st, *sk next st, hdc in next st, hdc in skipped st*, repeat until 2 sts remain, hdc 2.
- Repeat steps 2-3 seven times (14 rows).
- Ch 1, turn, sc in same st and in each st to end of row. Finish off and weave in ends.
Hair
With an H hook and green yarn (or color of choice), ch 8, sl st in 2nd ch from hook, sc 3, hdc, dc 2. (one peak complete)
Ch 7, sl st in 2nd ch from hook, sc 3, hdc, dc. (2nd peak complete)
Ch 8, sl st in 2nd ch from hook, sc 3, hdc, dc 2. (3rd peak complete)
Ch 5, sl st in 2nd ch from hook, sc, hdc 2. (4th peak complete)
Ch 1, turn, sl st around entire piece, working “sl st, ch 2, sl st in next st” at each tip. Finish off, leaving a yarn tail for sewing bottom/flat edge to towel.
With a yarn needle and yarn tail, sew the bottom/flat edge of the hair piece to one corner of the towel.
Eye (make 1)
- With an H hook and white yarn, create a magic circle of 6 sc sts (or preferred method for creating a circle of 6 sc sts), pull closed and place a marker for working in the round. (6sts)
- 2sc in each st to end of round. (12sts)
- *sc, 2sc in next st*, repeat to end of round. sl st in next st. (18sts) Finish off, leaving a long yarn tail for sewing to towel.
Assembly
- With a yarn needle and yarn tails, sew the outer edge of the eye to the towel.
- With a sewing needle a thread, sew a button on top of the eye.
- With a yarn needle and yarn (color of choice), take a few sts overlapping the top corner of the eye to create eyelashes.
- With a yarn needle and yarn (color of choice), stitch mouth in place.
Dots
Large (make 1)
- With an H hook and orange yarn, create a magic circle of 5 sc sts (or preferred method for creating a circle of 5 sc sts), pull closed and place a marker for working in the round. (5sts)
- 2sc in each st to end of round. (10sts)
- *sc, 2sc in next st*, repeat to end of round, sl st in next st. (15sts) Finish off, leaving a long yarn tail for sewing to towel.
Medium (make 2)
- With an H hook and orange yarn, create a magic circle of 5 sc sts (or preferred method for creating a circle of 5 sc sts), pull closed and place a marker for working in the round. (5sts)
- 2sc in each st to end of round, sl st in next st. (10sts) Finish off, leaving a long yarn tail for sewing to towel.
Small (make 2)
With an H hook and orange yarn, create a magic circle of 5 sc sts (or preferred method for creating a circle of 5 sc sts), pull closed and sl st to join. (5sts) Finish off, leaving a long yarn tail for sewing to towel.
With a yarn needle and yarn tails, sew the outer edge of each dot to the towel. Check main photo for placement.
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