There’s something satisfying about a golf towel that actually looks like it belongs on your bag. This crochet houndstooth towel is the piece I kept reaching for in my own kit. It’s textured, classic, and hardworking enough to handle a full eighteen. Worked in 100% cotton, it’s absorbent where it counts and tosses straight in the machine when the round’s done.
This is a genuinely beginner-friendly project that works up quickly. If you’ve made a few rows of single and double crochet, you have everything you need. The houndstooth pattern looks intricate, but it’s built from simple stitch repeats and colour changes that come together faster than you’d expect. A simple border and a carabiner loop finish it off so it’s ready to clip on and head to the course.
The border is worked with ch spaces at regular intervals, so you’ve got options for how to attach it to your bag. Clip the carabiner through a corner ch space to let it hang full length, or trifold the towel and clip through a ch space along the edge for a more compact finish. Whichever way you carry it, it’s ready for the round.
Skill Level
Beginner
Finished Size
41 cm × 41 cm (16 in × 16 in) before washing
Needles & Notions
- 4.0 mm Crochet hook
- 1 Carabiner (mine is 7.5 cm / 3 inches tall)
- 1 Darning needle
Yarn
I used Classic Cotton Big Ball™ Solid Yarn by Loops & Threads® (100% cotton, medium weight / size 4). The amounts listed below are enough to make one golf towel. Cotton is naturally absorbent and machine washable, making it the perfect fibre for a hardworking towel that lives on your golf bag.
Colour A (Bark): 137 m / 150 yds (90 g)
Colour B (Sand): 114 m / 125 yds (75 g)
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