Dish Towels

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Dish Towels by Kerin Dimeler-Laurence

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS NEEDLES


10”x16” US 6 (4 mm) straight or circular needles,
or size to obtain gauge
YARN
Knit Picks Dishie (100% Cotton; 190 NOTIONS
yards/100g): Yarn Needle
Soft Colorway: Chestnut 25791(Stripe
GAUGE
color B), Linen 25400, Crème Brulee
23 sts and 28 rows = 4” in St st, blocked.
25404, Flamingo 25407 and Honeydew
25410, 1 ball each.
Ocean Colorway: Swan 25409 (Stripe
color B), Kenai 25788, Azure 25412, Blue
25787, Jalapeno 25785, 1 ball each.
Dish Towels Break B and continue working from Stitch Pattern for 9”, ending
after a WS row. Attach B and work stripe pattern again.
Notes:
Break B and work in Stitch Pattern for 2.5”, ending after a RS row.
Simple kitchen towels feature a thick texture and stripes.
BO all sts.
Chestnut is the stripe color for each towel. For color ‘A’, use one
Finishing
of the other colors for each towel.
Weave in ends, wash and block.
Stitch Pattern
Row 1 (RS): K1, *YO, K2, pass YO over 2 knitted sts*, rep between
*s to last st, K1.
Rows 2 and 4: Purl.
Row 3: K2, *YO, K2, pass YO over 2 knitted sts*, rep between *s to
last st, K2.

Directions
With color A, cast on 60 sts. Work in stitch pattern for 2.5”,
ending after a WS row. On the next (RS) row, attach B and work
stripe pattern:

With B, work 2 rows in Stockinette st. With A, work 2 rows in


Stockinette st. With B, work 2 rows in Stockinette st.

Abbreviations LH left hand rep repeat tog


BO bind off M marker Rev St st reverse stockinette St st stockinette stitch
cn cable needle M1 make one stitch stitch sts stitch(es)
CC contrast color M1L make one left-leaning RH right hand TBL through back loop
CDD Centered double dec stitch rnd(s) round(s) TFL through front loop
CO cast on M1R make one right-leaning RS right side tog together
cont continue stitch Sk skip W&T wrap & turn (see
dec decrease(es) MC main color Sk2p sl 1, k2tog, pass slipped specific instructions in
DPN(s) double pointed P purl stitch over k2tog: 2 sts pattern)
needle(s) P2tog purl 2 sts together dec WE work even
EOR every other row PM place marker SKP sl, k, psso: 1 st dec WS wrong side
inc increase PFB purl into the front and SL slip WYIB with yarn in back
K knit back of stitch SM slip marker WYIF with yarn in front
K2tog knit two sts together PSSO pass slipped stitch SSK sl, sl, k these 2 sts tog YO yarn over
KFB knit into the front and over SSP sl, sl, p these 2 sts tog
back of stitch PU pick up tbl
K-wise knitwise P-wise purlwise SSSK sl, sl, sl, k these 3 sts

2 Dish Towels

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