I've mentioned in previous posts, that my new husband likes to cook (and he's good at it ;-)), so I am designing kitchen towels that he will feel comfortable using.
This time last year, I was a solo lobo widow with no intentions of marrying again - so my kitchen towel designs were more feminine in design … Holland's love snuck up on me, and before I knew it our friendship had gone from an 18-month-shy flirtations on his part, to a full-on November declaration of his marriage intentions, resulting in a Wedding Trip to Reno in January 2023 … after a flurry of friendly 'getting to know you better' dating coffee/chats :-)
In March the house I shared with my 1st husband was put up for sale - and in April we had added a blue-heeler puppy to our new life unfolding; the house sold, and we were on the road to West Virginia to pick up the 5th Wheel RV that would become our New Home. Since then, we have traveled nearly 2 dozen States while slowly building a comfy Home together, and making the RV {ours}.
Currently I am revamping the kitchen area by replacing the solo lobo feminine kitchen towels with newer and updated kitchen towels leaning towards patterns with a masculine appeal for my manly man :-)
I had made several oven-handle-hanging kitchen towel sets, which are great for a quick hand wipe after hand washing ... but something more is needed when more time is spent in meal preparation. So, I am now working up a few longer and wider chef's towels: Holland is 6'4" tall - he has hands that are quite a bit bigger than mine. His hands need hand towels that "go the distance" while he's preparing tasty delights for his wife. LOL!
And I get that.
On the other hand, I live here too … and I like color, texture, and eye appeal - I like to design and work up homey items that positively impact our living space: Holland's need for larger kitchen towels gave me a great opportunity to bring refreshing new changes that fit our new life. And he's okay with the colors, textures, shapes, and materials I've chosen - they are subtly low-key, while being gentle on the eyes & totally functionable.
I hope you will enjoy this new design, too :-)
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MOD ARABIC CROSS CHEF'S TOWEL SET
Materials:
Cotton yarn in Sahara Splash (Hobby Lobby Store) & Bright Orange; 1 skein of each
# 10-1/2 knitting needles
Scissors
Tapestry Needle
Terms used:
st. st. stockinette stitch (1 K row = RS - 1 P row = WS)
RS = front facing side of work
WS = backside of work
k = knit
p = purl
EO = end off yarn
CO = cast on stitches
EA = each
Garter St. = Knit every row
The pattern directions may look complicated, but it's not that hard to work out ;-)
With Sahara Splash, 73 sts.
Row 1: Purl
Row 2: Knit
Row 3: P5; repeat following across row - *K 3 through back loop, P 9*: end row with P 5 instead of 9
Row 4: K 5; repeat following across row - *P 3, K 9*: end row with K 5 instead of 9
Row 5: Repeat R 3
Row 6: Repeat R 4
Row 7: P2; repeat following across row - *K 9 through back loop, P 3*: end row with P 2 instead of 3
Row 8: K 2; repeat following across row - *P 9, K 3*: end row with K 2 instead of 3
Row 9: Repeat R 7
Row 10: Repeat R 8
Row 11: Repeat R 3
Row 12: Repeat R 4
Row 13: Repeat R 3
Row 14: Repeat R 4
Row 15: Purl
Row 16: Knit. EO Sahara Splash; attach Cranberry.
Rows 17: Knit through back loop the entire row to end.
Row 18: Purl
Row 19: Repeat row 17. EO Cranberry; attach Beige.
Rows 20 thru 65: Purl across row; then work in st. st. - at end of row 65, EO Beige and attach Cranberry.
Rows 66: Knit through back loop the entire row to end.
Row 67: Purl
Row 68: Repeat row 17. EO Cranberry.
Next Row: Working on the WS, carefully thread sts onto the spare needle so that you begin with a Knit Row for the next row.
Row 69: Attach Sahara Splash, and knit across row.
Row 70: Knit
Row 71: Purl
Next Row: Working on the WS, carefully thread sts onto the spare needle so that you begin with a Knit Row for the next row.
Row 73: Continuing with Sahara Splash, Knit.
Row 74: P5; repeat following across row - *K 3 through back loop, P 9*: end row with P 5 instead of 9
Row 75: K 5; repeat following across row - *P 3, K 9*: end row with K 5 instead of 9
Row 76: Repeat R 74
Row 77: K 2; repeat following across row - *P 9, K 3*: end row with K 2 instead of 3
Row 78: P2; repeat following across row - *K 9 through back loop, P 3*: end row with P 2 instead of 3
Row 79: Repeat Row 77
Row 80: Repeat Row 74
Row 81: Repeat Row 75
Row 82: Repeat Row 80
Row 83: Knit
Row 84: Knit
Row 85: Knit; EO Sahara Splash.
MATCHING DISHRAG: I made a striped dishrag, but you can knot one up in a solitary color.
With Sahara Splash, CO 2 sts.
INC ROWS - Row 2: K 1, inc.
Row 3: K1, inc, K 1.
Row 4: K 2, inc, K 1.
Row 5: K 2; attach Cranberry & inc 1, K 1 - attach second ball of Sahara Splash & knit to end (6 sts).
Next Rows: Keeping 2 sts EA END worked using Sahara Splash - and working center sts in Cranberry; inc every 3rd st until there are 50 sts on needle.
Next Rows: Begin decrease rows, keeping 2 sts EA END worked in Sahara Splash; dec every 3rd st until there are 2 sts on needle. EO
That's really cool... Thanks for linking up.
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Oh this project looks good and thanks for the pattern. Lovely of you to join us for WBOYC this month. Happy October x
ReplyDeleteYW ;-)
DeleteThanks for stopping by with a quick "hi" - have a funtastic week!