MOD 'DESERT SUNRISE' KITCHEN TOWEL SET

MOD 'Desert Sunset' Kitchen Towel Set.

I designed this simple kitchen towel, using my own basic towel pattern that I designed in 2016; this striped towel design utilizes the Andalusian Stitch for a nicely textured effect.

My life has changed since January 7th, 2023 - this widow remarried, sold my previous house ... and together with my new husband bought a new vehicle & new home.

My currant kitchen is Farmhouse Style; and my currant man enjoys cooking, so all my home designs will now be fitting for masculine acceptance: no more small sized pink-frilly-lacy things (my solo lobo feminine home décor was short-lived, hahaha). My new designs are crafted to fit bigger hands, and appeal to masculine tendencies.

And I like this New Chapter of my New Life :-)

Farmhouse RV Kitchen; Holland marinating chicken with his own special sauce; DELISH!

My currant kitchen is also in a 5th Wheel RV: we decided in April 2023 to sell the home I shared with my first husband - buy an RV - and travel the lower 48 States of the USA as Road Gypsies; this has been a dream of mine for decades ... and Holland is willing, so this is the new life I am living with my new husband :-)

Mesquite-NV; we spent 2 nights here. We loved the warm, sunny atmosphere - A.M. & P.M. We'll be coming back this way, again :-)

I designed this kitchen towel with desert effects in mind - making the kitchen more visibly relaxing; the desert has a serene beauty all it's own in the landscape, sky, and air (we can remember that when this towel is in use as we travel across America).

Materials:

Cotton yarn in Sahara Splash (Hobby Lobby store) & Bright Orange; 1 skein of each

# 10-1/2 knitting needles

#J/10 crochet hook

Scissors

Tapestry Needle

Resin Button

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

tog = together

EO = end off yarn

CO = cast on stitches

INC = Increase

DC = decrease

EA = each

Garter St. = Knit every row

ch = chain

sc = single crochet

dc = double crochet

sl st = slip stitch

This towel will remind us of 6 months of desert memories, specifically when we are back in the PNW every March.

Desert Sunrise; Pumpernickel Valley-NV

With Sahara Splash, CO 73 sts & knit 17 rows st. st.

Row 18: Work row as follows: *K 1, p 1*; repeat from * to * across row.

Rows 19 & 20: Work rows in st. st. EO Sahara Splash.

Row 21 & 22: Attach Orange yarn, and work 2 rows st. st.

Row 23: Work row as follows: *K 1, p 1*; repeat from * to * across row.

Rows 24 thru 29: Work rows in st. st.

Row 30: Work row as follows: *K 1, p 1*; repeat from * to * across row. EO Orange.

Attach Sahara Splash & repeat rows 1 thru 30 until 61 rows have been completed (from hemline up). DO NOT CUT SAHARA SPLASH - this color will continue to end of towel topper.

Row 62 (WS): Continuing with Sahara Splash yarn, P 3 tog across row to last 2 sts: end P 2 sts. There should be 29 sts on needle.

Change from knitting needles to crochet hook and work in sc as follows: dec 1 st EA end until 7 sts remain.

Sc for 13 rows.

Sl st x5; ch 6 and sl st in same sp; sl at to end. Turn.

Dc x12 in chain loop; EO.

Add a decorative loop edging of your choice (or leave plain).

Sew button in place and weave in loose ends.

If the hemline of your towel wants to curl (the Sahara yarn can be thin and have a mind of it's own), you can strengthen it to behave by crocheting a sl st backing along the hemline:

Stiffening the  thin hemline: I like the after-effect; this was not part of the original design.

I also designed a simplistic dishrag to match my towel. My design is based on the tried-and-true garter st 'Granny's Dishrag Pattern' ... my difference is that I start with less sts, dropped the openwork edge, and added more sts to fit a man's hand ;-)

MOD dishrag to match MOD kitchen towel.

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.

Knitting kitchen towels and dishrags may seem like such a small thing, but in today’s politically-charged-chaotic environment, happiness must be found and enjoyed where we can – I choose happiness. I enjoy designing and creating … currently, replacing old kitchen towel sets with new kitchen towel sets for my new home :-)

MOD LIBERTY KITCHEN TOWEL SET

MOD Liberty Towel Set finished.

I designed this simple kitchen towel, using my own basic towel pattern that I designed in 2016; this towel design utilizes the Andalusian Stitch for a simplistic textured effect.

There is a man in the house now - this retired widow married another retiree on January 7th, 2023.

My handsome new husband Holland; January 2023.

Like me, Holland also likes to cook ... and I willingly give him free rein in the kitchen, because he always surprises me with tasty delights ;-)

Newest foodie idea: BLT with spinach, instead of lettuce. YUM!

Newest foodie idea: BLT with spinach, instead of lettuce. YUM!

And like me, he also keeps a clean kitchen - a clean kitchen needs kitchen towels, so I am designing and crafting new kitchen towel sets to fit my new life with my new husband.

My currant kitchen is Farmhouse Style; and my currant kitchen is also in a 5th Wheel RV: 

Farmhouse RV Kitchen.

We decided in April 2023 to sell the home I shared with my first husband - buy an RV - and travel the lower 48 States of the USA as Road Gypsies; this has been a dream of mine for decades ... and Holland is willing, so this is the new life I am living with my new husband :-)

Deer Park RV Campground; Buffalo-WY

Holland's favorite color is red; and we both relish our freedom, so this new design represents both :-)

This towel design utilizes the a Seed Stitch pattern.

Materials:

Cotton yarn in Red, Variegated Red-White-Blue America (Hobby Lobby store), & White; 1 skein of each

# 10-1/2 knitting needles

#J/10 crochet hook

Scissors

Tapestry Needle

Resin Button

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

tog = together

EO = end off yarn

CO = cast on stitches

INC = Increase

DC = decrease

EA = each

Garter St. = Knit every row

ch = chain

sc = single crochet

dc = double crochet

sl st = slip stitch

With Red, CO 73 sts & knit 10 rows st. st.

Rows 11 thru 16: Work the Seed Stittch Simple as follows:

Row 1: *K 3, P 1*; repeat from * to * across row.

Row 2 & 4: P.

Row 3: K.

Row 5: K 1, *P 1, K 3* - repeat * to * across row to last 3 sts; P 1, K 2.

Work 2 rows st. st. EO Red.

Attach Variegated Red-White-Blue yarn, and work until 61 rows have been completed (from hemline, up). EO Variegated yarn

Seed Stitch Simple pattern.

Row 62 (WS): Attach White, and P 3 tog across row to last 2 sts: end P 2 sts. There should be 29 sts on needle.

Change from knitting needles to crochet hook and work in sc as follows: dec 1 st EA end until 7 sts remain.

Sc for 13 rows.

Sl st x5; ch 6 and sl st in same sp; sl at to end. Turn.

Dc x12 in chain loop; EO.

Add a decorative loop edging of your choice (or leave plain).

Sew button in place and weave in loose ends.

I also designed a simplistic dishrag to match my towel. My design is based on the tried-and-true garter st 'Granny's Dishrag Pattern' ... my difference is that I start with less sts, dropped the openwork edge, and added more sts to fit a man's hand ;-)

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.

Knitting kitchen towels and dishrags may seem like such a small thing, but they are kitchen necessities, and I feel a personalized touch in the home adds a cozy comforting atmosphere.

MOD 'Liberty' Towel Set.

MOD CHEVRON KITCHEN TOWEL SET

I designed this simple kitchen towel, using my own basic towel pattern that I designed in 2016; this towel design utilizes the Chevron Seed Stitch for a simplistic textured effect.

My currant kitchen is a modern rustic Farmhouse Style; it is a perfect fit for the man of the house now - this widow remarried January 7th, 2023. Holland was a man's man-bachelor for decades before we met, so he is as comfortable in the kitchen as he is in the outdoors; all my new kitchen towel designs from now into the future, will be worked fitting for masculine acceptance - this towel was worked with a chevron design, because Holland prefers filling the 4x's diesel tank at the Chevron Fuel Stations ;-)

Farmhouse RV Kitchen; Holland juicing watermelon & gingerroot - YUM!

My currant kitchen is also in a 5th Wheel RV: we decided in April 2023 to sell the home I shared with my first husband - buy an RV - and live our life together as full-time Road Gypsies, traveling the lower 48 States of the USA; this has been a dream of mine for decades ... and Holland is willing (plus, he has lived and worked in pretty much every State), so this is the new life we are building and enjoying :-)

Betsy (4x Pickup) & Independence (5th Wheel RV); Moab-UT

Materials:

Cotton yarn in #196 Auburn Clay (Hobby Lobby yarn) & Gray; 1 skein of each

# 10-1/2 knitting needles

#J/10 crochet hook

Scissors

Tapestry Needle

Resin Button

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

tog = together

EO = end off yarn

CO = cast on stitches

INC = Increase

DC = decrease

EA = each

Garter St. = Knit every row

ch = chain

sc = single crochet

dc = double crochet

sl st = slip stitch

With Auburn, CO 74 sts & knit 6 rows st. st.; EO orange yarn.

Attach Gray yarn, and work 4 rows Chevron Seed Stitch as follows:

Row 1: *P 1, K 3* across row; repeat from * to * across row.

Row 2: *K 1, P 5, K 1, P 1* across row; repeat from * to * across row.

Row 3: *K 2, P 1, K 3, P 1, K 1* across row; repeat from * to * across row.

Row 4: *P 2, K 1, P 1, K 1, P 3*; repeat from * to * across row. 

Repeat rows 1 & 2 for a total count of 6 rows completed. At end of row 6, EO Gray.

Chevron Seed Stitch pattern insert.

EO Gray yarn; attach Auburn yarn, and continue in st. st. to complete 61 rows (count upward from start of hemline). EO Auburn.

Row 62 (WS): Attach Gray, and P 3 tog across row to last 2 sts: end P 2 sts. There should be 29 sts on needle.

Change from knitting needles to crochet hook and work in sc as follows: dec 1 st EA end until 7 sts remain.

Sc for 13 rows.

Sl st x5; ch 6 and sl st in same sp; sl at to end. Turn.

Dc x12 in chain loop; EO.

Add a decorative loop edging of your choice (or leave plain).

Sew button in place and weave in loose ends.

Listening to-watching a movie while knitting.

Picnic | Full Movie Starring William Holden & Kim Novak | Silver Scenes:

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmD4CMOfokM)

MOD Chevron Kitchen Towel Set, finished; Holland & Bleu.

I also designed a simplistic dishrag to match my towel. My design is based on the tried-and-true garter st 'Granny's Dishrag Pattern' ... my difference is that I start with less sts, dropped the openwork edge, and added more sts to fit a man's hand ;-)

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.

Knitting kitchen towels and dishrags may seem like such a small thing, but I enjoy designing and creating things for our home … especially our Home on wheels :-)

MOD 'SUN & SHADOW' FALL KITCHEN TOWEL SET

MOD 'Sun & Shadow' Kitchen Towel Set; sorry about the poor lighting - I finished late in the evening, and RV lighting with closed shades is low energy lighting.

I am designing new cotton kitchen towel sets, using my own basic towel pattern that I designed in 2016; this towel design utilizes the Bamboo Stitch for a  textured hem effect.

My currant kitchen is Farmhouse Style - my currant kitchen is also in a 5th Wheel RV; and I am making a Home again ... with a man in residence: this widow remarried January 7th, 2023, so all my new interior home designs will now be fitting for masculine acceptance; my new husband likes to cook - he's a very good cook - and he prefers not to be using the kitchen towels I designed in 2019, to fit my solo lobo home (frilly and colorful - all of them having a definite feminine overtone); plus, they are all getting a bit ratty and need to be replaced, anyway ;-)

Holland made a bacon-cheese-biscuit breakfast; YUMMY!

Shortly after Holland and I married, we decided to sell the home I shared with my first husband - buy an RV - and travel the lower 48 States of the USA as full-time Road Gypsies; I have been wanting to do this for decades ... and Holland is willing to accommodate my wanderlust dream, so this is the new life I am living with my new husband :-)

Betsy (4x Pickup) & Independence (5th Wheel RV) - The Pony Express Museum; Joseph-Missouri.

Farmhouse RV Kitchen.

Materials:

Cotton yarn in Variegated & Yellow; 1 skein of each

# 10-1/2 knitting needles

#J/10 crochet hook

Scissors

Tapestry Needle

Resin Button

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

Wrn/m 1 = make one, by taking yarn over (or around) needle once.

tog = together

EO = end off yarn

CO = cast on stitches

INC = Increase

DC = decrease

EA = each

Garter St. = Knit every row

ch = chain

sc = single crochet

dc = double crochet

sl st = slip stitch

With Yellow, CO 74 sts & knit 10 rows of Bamboo Stitch as follows:

Row 1: *Wrn to m 1, k 2, pass m 1 over k 2* across row; repeat from * to * across row.

Row 2 & all alternate rows: P.

At end of row 10, EO yellow.

Afternoon nourishment to fuel my creative gray matter; complements of my loving husband :-)

'Bamboo St.' hemline; there's a man in the house/kitchen, now ~ frou-frou won't work, anymore. LOL

Cotton Yarn used.

Attach Variegated yarn and work st. st. until you have completed 61 rows (hemline rows included in count). EO Ombre yarn.

Row 62 (wrong side): Attach Yellow yarn, & P 3 tog across row to last 2 sts: end P 2 sts. There should be 29 sts on needle.

Change from knitting needles to crochet hook and work in sc as follows: dec 1 st EA end until 7 sts remain.

Sc for 13 rows.

Sl st x5; ch 6 and sl st in same sp; sl at to end. Turn.

Dc x12 in chain loop; EO.

Add a decorative loop edging of your choice (or leave plain).

Sew button in place and weave in loose ends.

I also designed a simplistic dishrag to match my towel. My design is based on the tried-and-true garter st 'Granny's Dishrag Pattern' ... my difference is that I start with less sts, dropped the openwork edge, and added more sts to fit a man's hand ;-)

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.

MOD Dishrag to match towel; I watched a vintage black & white Joan Crawford movie while knitting.

Queen Bee | Full Movie Featuring Joan Crawford | CineClips:

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVli4sECyoE)

Knitting kitchen towels and dishrags may seem like such a small thing, but I enjoy making a cozy home environment; currently designing and lovingly creating new kitchen towel sets for the new home I share with my new husband, helps me do that :-)

Simple Fall Kitchen Towel Set

MOD 'Simple Fall Kitchen Towel' Set ;-)

I designed this simple kitchen towel, using my own basic towel pattern that I designed in 2016; this towel design utilizes the Andalusian Stitch for a simplistic textured effect.

My currant kitchen is Farmhouse Style; and there is a man in the house now - this widow remarried January 7th, 2023. Holland is a "man's-man", so all my home designs will now be fitting for masculine acceptance … while my new husband likes my femininity, he prefers not to be sitting amongst pink frilly lacy things ;-)

My currant kitchen is also in a 5th Wheel RV: we decided in April 2023 to sell the home I shared with my first husband - buy an RV - and travel the lower 48 States of the USA as Road Gypsies; this has been a dream of mine for decades ... and Holland is willing, so this is the new life I am living with my new husband :-)

Betsy (truck) & Independence (5th Wheel); we drove from WA to WV to purchase our New Home.

Farmhouse RV Kitchen.

Materials:

Cotton yarn in Orange, Orange Ombre, White; 1 skein of each

# 10-1/2 knitting needles

#J/10 crochet hook

Scissors

Tapestry Needle

Resin Button

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

tog = together

EO = end off yarn

CO = cast on stitches

INC = Increase

DC = decrease

EA = each

Garter St. = Knit every row

ch = chain

sc = single crochet

dc = double crochet

sl st = slip stitch

With Orange, CO 73 sts & knit 20 rows st. st.; then work 1 row as follows: *K 1, p 1*; repeat from * to * across row. P next row. EO orange yarn.

Attach Orange Ombre yarn, and repeat previous 22 rows. EO Ombre yarn.

Attach White yarn, and work 17 rows st. st.

Row 62 (WS): With White, P 3 tog across row to last 2 sts: end P 2 sts. There should be 29 sts on needle.

Change from knitting needles to crochet hook and work in sc as follows: dec 1 st EA end until 7 sts remain.

Sc for 13 rows.

Sl st x5; ch 6 and sl st in same sp; sl at to end. Turn.

Dc x12 in chain loop; EO.

Add a decorative loop edging of your choice (or leave plain).

Sew button in place and weave in loose ends.

Such a simple thing says, 'we live here; we are building a Home'.

I also designed a simplistic dishrag to match my towel. My design is based on the tried-and-true garter st 'Granny's Dishrag Pattern' … my difference is that I start with less sts, dropped the openwork edge, and added more sts to fit a man's hand ;-)

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.

Knitting kitchen towels and dishrags may seem like such a small thing, but they are a kitchen necessity, and I like a splash of color here and there to give off warm and welcoming vibes. I enjoy designing and creating … currently, replacing old kitchen towel sets with new kitchen towel sets for my new home :-)