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Hostess with the Mostest
Hostess with the Mostest is a sweet little set of crochet items perfect for when you are hosting guests or gifting to your favorite hosts. The pattern is fast and simple and can be worked with fingering yarn held double (try 2 colors for a beautiful marl) or a single strand or sport or dk cotton.
The pattern includes notes for changing the size in case you’d like to also make placemats :slightly_smiling_face:
Sizes
coaster (washcloth, hand towel)
Yarn
25, (50, 75) yards of DK weight yarn or two strands of fingering weights held doubled.
E (3.5 mm) hook.
Shown in
Washcloth: DK version in Kelbourne Skipper, Guava.
Coaster in 2 strands of Emma’s Yarn Pima cotton held double, Seedling.
Finished measurements
coaster: 4 x 4 inches
washcloth: 8 x 8 inches
hand towel: 12 x 22 inches
Gauge
18 sts x 12 rows = 4 inches, in pattern repeat, blocked.
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- First published: August 2025
- Page created: August 15, 2025
- Last updated: August 15, 2025 …
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