Swimsuit Cover up - From a Beach Towel

I am going on a Cruise this Summer

and wanted to design a  swimsuit cover-up

for me to wear.

This is what I came up with.

Combining Crochet and
 a beach towel.

See The Video on my Youtube Channel at This LINK

Swim suit cover  From a Beach Towel Crochet 

Pattern By Sara Sach

Please, Add This Crochet Pattern to Your Ravelry Favorites.

Skill- Super Easy

Materials :
Hook - J
Yarn Needle
30 X 63 inch Beach Towel ( child 16 X 26)
40 small wooden colorful beads
3 colors of Worsted Weight yarn - (C1, C2, C3)
I don't recommend cotton yarn, it get heave when wet

Stitches :
Chain (ch)
Single Crochet (sc)
Slip Stitch ( sl st)
Double Crochet ( dc)
Half Double Crochet ( hdc)
Blanket Stitch ( bl st)

Size:
You can use any size towel that you would like, to fit any size person.

R : 1 - With C1, Blanket Stitch across one 

of the long sides of the towel

How To Blanket Stitch Photo Tutorial

approx. 180 sts (child 62)

R : 2 - 1 sc in each bl st loop across towel, tie off.

R : 3 - With your yarn needle, Lace on to yarn all 40(child 30) of the beads, 

moving the beads forward, sc in the 1st 20 sts (10 child), *slide 1 bead down , 

sc in the next 4 sts, Repeat from * across top of towel till

 the beads are gone, then sc across the rest of the towel.

R : 4 - Change C2, 1 sc in the 1st st, *
sk next sc, 2 sc in the next st*, 

Repeat from * across row,  1 sc in the last st, ch 1, turn

R : 5 - Repeat R : 4

R : 6 - Change to C3 , Repeat R - 4, When you reach the end

 of the row, corner of the towel, 

3 sc in the corner, sc down the side to the towel,

 turn and slip st back up to the corner.

R : 7 - Repeat R : 4, finishing off the other corner 

with scs to the edge of the towel, tie off.

Straps : make 2
With Green yarn, Ch 68(24 child)

R : 1 - starting in the 2nd ch from the hook, 1 hdc in each ch across, ch 2, turn.

R : 2 - 1 hdc in the space between each hdc, ch1, turn.

R : 3 - Change to pink or orange yarn, 1 sc in the 1st st,
* 2 hdc in the next st, skip the next st, Repeat from * across strap,
and tie off. Sew straps on each end of the Towel,
about 8 inches apart (5 child),  as seen in the picture.

Flower:

R : 1 - With green yarn, ch 3, 10 hdc in the 2nd ch 

from the hook, join to form a circle

R : 2 - Change to the pink or orange yarn,

 *1 sc in the 1st st, ch 4 , 1 sc in the next st, 

Repeat from * 4 more times, join with a sl st.

R : 3 - *1 sc in the 1st sc, (6 dc, ch 1, 6 dc)

 in the ch 4 space , Repeat from * 4 more times

 for 5 petals, join and tie off.

With green yarn, Close the hole in the center

 of the flower, and sew on the buttons in the 

center of the flower, then sew on to the flap 

you want to be the front of your cover -up..

Let's Go To the Beach!