MOD DIAGONALTWEED/PALM STITCH CHEF'S TOWEL SET

MOD Diagonal Tweed St/Palm St Chef's Towel finished.

A lot has happened since this time last year: this time last year, my kitchen did not have a man in it ... now it does and changes are needed to include a masculine presence in the Home.

In January 2023 I remarried. In March we decided to become full-time RVr's: the house I shared with my 1st husband was put up for sale, and in April we added a cute, chubby blue-heeler puppy to our new life - 3 days before we were on the road to West Virginia to pick up the 5th Wheel RV that would become our New Home. Since then, we (and Bleu) have traveled nearly 2 dozen States.

Viewing the Tetons earlier this Summer: Betsy (truck) & Independence (5th Wheel); we are core Patriots, and named the truck & RV accordingly ;-)

Bleu & Holland.

Lately we have been enjoyed a relaxing low-key month's stay on a friend's PNW property, before we pull stakes and head towards the warmth of Arizona's desert for the next 6 months :-)

Bauchman-Turner Overdrive - 'Roll On Down The Highway' song: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIJ1-v9jv2Q)

During this down time, I have been designing, working up, & replacing the feminine leaning oven-handle-hanging kitchen towels I designed for my widowhood solo lobo life. Remarriage has created an opportunity for me to get back to designing and working up newer Home items with a masculine design that lend warmth and comfort to our living space.

My new husband likes to cook ... and I like what he serves me (I happily give him free reign to reign in the kitchen ;-)), so I am designing longer and wider kitchen towels that he will feel comfortable using; 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" and are "at the ready" (don't get damp so fast - & aren't tethered to the oven door handle) while he's preparing tasty delights.

Holland likes simplicity in his surroundings; he doesn't like to be surrounded by fussy feminine things ... on the other hand, he does like the homey, personalized items his wife (me ;-)) is adding here and there. In keeping with both our preferences, I designed and worked up this longer/wider simple chef's towel ... and he's okay with the colors, textures, shapes, and materials I've chosen. It brings a smile to his face when he knows I've done, or made, something just for him ;-)

This chef's towel has a decorative textured design (fitting for the region we will be inhabiting, shortly), but it also adds a bit of color and personalized warmth to our muted bamboo wood & white Farmhouse Style kitchen.

Farmhouse RV Kitchen.

I hope you will enjoy this new design, too :-)

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MOD DIAGONALTWEED/PALM STITCH CHEF'S TOWEL SET

Materials:

Cotton yarn in Beige (CC) & Green (MC); 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)

Garter St. = Knit every row

RS = front facing side of work

WS = backside of work

k = knit

p = purl

cross 2 R = 

cross 2 L = 

psso = pass sl st over

CC = contrast color

MC = main color

EO = end off yarn

CO = cast on stitches

INC = Increase

DC = decrease

EA = each

With CC color, CO 72 sts, and work 6 hemline rows in Diagonal Tweed St. as follows:

With this pattern, you will continue to move 1 st further to the left every alternate row.

Row 1: Repeat following across row - *K 2, wl.fwd, sl 2 purlwise, wl.bk* k 2.

Row 2 & alternate rows: P.

Row 3: Repeat following across row - Wl.fwd, sl 1 purlwise, wl.bk, *k 2, wl.fwd, sl 2 purlwise, wl.bk*, k 1.

Row 5: Repeat following across row - Wl.fwd, sl 2 purlwise, wl.bk, *k 2, wl.fwd, sl 2 purlwise, wl.bk*.

After row 6, EO the CC, and attach MC.

Diagonal Tweed hemline.

With MC, work 4 rows st. st.; then begin The Palms Pattern for 8 rows, as follows:

Rows 1 & 5: Repeat following across row - *K 2, cross 2 R, cross 2 L, k 8*.

Rows 2 & alternate rows: P.

Row 3: Repeat following across row - *K 1, cross 2 R, k 2, cross 2 L, k 7*.

Row 7: Repeat following across row - *K 3, sl 1, k 1, psso and k it, k 9*.

Row 8: INC 1 st through the WS purl st at the tip of every palm tree to bring st count back to 72 sts on needle (to place INC st correctly, you may have to visually fold work back to view RS as you work along row).

The Palms Pattern -RS

WS - Increase 1 st thru BACKSIDE OF PURL STITCH.

After row 8 of The Palms Pattern, work straight st. st. for a total of 81 rows (count includes hemline rows). EO MC, and attach CC.

With CC, work work 6 hemline rows in Diagonal Tweed St. as follows:

With this pattern, you will continue to move 1 st further to the left every alternate row.

Row 1: Repeat following across row - *K 2, wl.fwd, sl 2 purlwise, wl.bk* k 2.

Row 2 & alternate rows: P.

Row 3: Repeat following across row - Wl.fwd, sl 1 purlwise, wl.bk, *k 2, wl.fwd, sl 2 purlwise, wl.bk*, k 1.

Row 5: Repeat following across row - Wl.fwd, sl 2 purlwise, wl.bk, *k 2, wl.fwd, sl 2 purlwise, wl.bk*.

After row 6, EO and weave in all loose ends.

MOD DISHRAG: Cast on 2 stitches.

Row 1: Knit 1-Inc 1 st in next st.

Row 2: Knit 1-Inc-knit across the row.

Row 3: Knit 2-Inc-knit across row.

Row 4: Repeat Row 2 until you have 50 stitches on the needle.

Row 5: Knit 1, Knit 2 together, knit to the end of the row. Repeat Row 5 until you have 3 stitches left on the needle; K 3 sts tog - EO off and weave in loose ends.