The Open Road crochet towel ring and crochet bag holder are perfect additions to any kitchen or pantry! The patterns are easy to follow and perfect for an advanced beginner. The Open Road crochet bag holder features an open top to stuff in tons of those plastic grocery bags. The bottom is worked around a hair elastic that keeps all of the bags inside until you need one. Then you simply pull from the bottom, one bag at a time. The Open Road crochet towel ring is the perfect modern update to the classic crochet topped kitchen towel. Lay the ring over the oven handle and then pull the towel through the rings. Super cute and super functional!

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Open Road Bag Holder

Supplies

• Yarn:  medium/4/worsted weight cotton

Approximately 180 yards/100g

I am using  “I Love This Cotton” by Hobby Lobby

• 6 mm (J) crochet hook
• (1) 2” wooden ring
• (1) standard hair elastic
• Yarn needle
• Scissors

Gauge

4”x4” – 12DC  x 7 rows

**Gauge does NOT have to be exact for this project**

Notes

• This pattern is written using standard US terms.
• This pattern is worked in rounds
• Turning CH does NOT count as ST
• Working into the 3rd loop is not the same as the back loop.  The 3rd loop is the horizontal bar located behind the top “V”.
• To adjust the height of the bag holder, add or subtract repeat rounds until reaching desired height.
• Stitch counts are noted  at the bottom right of each row in [ ].

Stitch Abbreviations & Symbols

CH– chain

ST– stitch

SL ST– slip stitch

SC–  single crochet

HDC- half double crochet

TR– treble crochet

BLO – back loop only

YO- yarn over

✱- repeat instructions starting at this point

**– marks extra notes/tips

Pattern

Tie the yarn onto the hair elastic. 

1.  CH 1 (working over starting tail)

• SC 45 onto elastic.
• Join to first SC with SL ST.

[45]

2-3. CH 1 (DO NOT TURN)

• SC in same ST and each ST around.
• Join to first SC with SL ST.

[45]

4. CH 1 (DO NOT TURN)

• Working in the BLO, SC in the same ST and each ST around.
• Join to first SC with SL ST.

[45]

5-6. CH 1 (DO NOT TURN)

• SC in same ST and each ST around.
• Join to first SC with SL ST.

[45]

7. CH 1 (DO NOT TURN)

• HDC in same ST and each ST around.
• Join to first HDC with SL ST.

[45]

8. CH 3 (DO NOT TURN)

• Working in the 3rd loop, TR in same ST and each ST around.
• Join to first TR with SL ST.

[45]

9. CH 1, (DO NOT TURN) 

• HDC in same ST and each ST around.
• Join to first HDC with SL ST.

[45]

10-27. Repeat rows 8 and 9 (9x)

28. CH 1, (DO NOT TURN)

• Working in 3rd loop around, SC in same ST and each ST around.
• Join to first SC with SL ST.

[45]

29-32. CH 1, (DO NOT TURN)

• SC in same ST and each ST around.
• Join to first SC with SL ST.

[45]

33. SL ST in each ST around 

[45]

ATTACH WOOD RING

Holding ring behind the work, SL ST, CH 1 (2x) across 5 STs.  (Step by step instructions below) 

• Insert hook into ST and through ring.
• YO
• Pull through the ST and the loop on the hook. (1st SL ST complete)
• CH 1
• Repeat all steps in the same ST

Repeat 2 times in each of next 4 ST. 

Fasten off. 

Weave in tails. 

Open Road Towel Ring

Supplies

• Yarn:  medium/4/worsted weight cotton

Approximately 18 yards/10g

I am using  “I Love This Cotton” by Hobby Lobby

• 4 mm (H) crochet hook
• (2) 2.75” wooden rings
• Yarn needle
• Scissors

Gauge

4”x4” – 14DC  x 8 rows

**Gauge does NOT have to be exact for this project**

Notes

• This pattern is written using standard US terms.
• This pattern is worked in back and forth rows.
• CH 1 does NOT count as a ST
• CH 3 DOES count as a TR
• Stitch counts are noted  at the bottom right of each row in [ ].

Stitch Abbreviations & Symbols

CH– chain

ST– stitch

SL ST– slip stitch

SC–  single crochet

TR– treble crochet

YO- yarn over

✱- repeat instructions starting at this point

**– marks extra notes/tips

Pattern

Tie the yarn onto the first wood ring. 

1.  CH 1 (working over starting tail)

• SC 12 onto wood ring.

[12]

2-3. CH 1, turn.

• SC in same ST and each ST across.

[12]

4. CH 3, turn (counts as a TR)

• TR in next ST and each ST across.

[12]

5. CH 1, turn (does not count as a ST)

• SC in same ST and each ST across.

**Remember to work the last SC in the turning CH from the previous row.

[12]

6-11. Repeat rows 4 and 5 (3x)

7-8. CH 1

• SC in each ST across

[12]

ATTACH WOOD RING

Holding ring behind the work, SL ST, CH 1 across each ST.  (Step by step instructions below) 

• Insert hook into ST and through ring.
• YO
• Pull through the ST and the loop on the hook. (1st SL ST complete)
• CH 1
• Repeat for each ST across.
• Omit CH 1 on the final ST.

Fasten off. 

Weave in tails.