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