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

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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!

How to Make An Outdoor Dog Mat

My Dogs love to sit in the sun, 
outback on my deck.

I felt bad that they were laying on the wood,

 with no padding, 
so I decided to make them a

Outdoor mat to lay on.

These are perfect for kids, too.
It is a great way to use last years beach towel, 
or buy a new one when they are on sale.

This is what I did:

I bought a 1 X 22 X 22 piece of poly foam

 for about $4.00 at Hobby Lobby.

I looked in the Closet and 

pulled out a "much loved but still had 

lots of wear left in it",beach towel.

I folded the towel  in 3rds, like my pillow shams are folded,

making sure the foam piece would fit.

 I then sewed up the sides of the Towel.

Slid the foam in the towel cover, 

the way a pillow is slid inside a pillow sham.

The Dogs love it.

The best part is it is completely washable.

When it gets dirty or wet,

 I can slide out the foam 

and was the towel cover.

You can even was the foam piece,

 and let it air dry in the sun.

I have replaced the towel several times,

 and still use the same piece of foam.

How to wash the foam. 

I rinse and wash it in the kitchen sink,

 then lay it in the sun to dry.

once its dry, I put the cover back on.