MOD DENIM & SAND KITCHEN TOWEL SET

MOD Denim & Sand Beach Theme Kitchen Towel Set.

When my husband said to me in Fortuna-AZ this winter, that we'd be summering along the PNW coastlines, I bought some new cotton skeins - and got busy designing and working up kitchen towel sets with a beach theme: clearly, a desert landscape would no longer work, location-wise 😉

My husband loves the beach - he's a water baby, born and raised (born, raised, and lived a surfing boy lifestyle in Santa Cruz-CA); and this mountain loving December born snowbaby, is beginning to appreciate beach days 👩‍❤️‍💋‍👨

Beach days are laid-back days.

Denim, and sand 😊

Imagine Dragons - 'Take Me to the Beach' song:  (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umNELWiCYpk)

There are only 2 colors used in this design; and the pattern design is very simplistic - it makes up very quickly. I used contrast details on the towel hemline, and dishcloth edges - this is optional. They both will look fine without the added detail.

Materials: cotton yarn in following colors: MC = Striped denim, CC = Royal; #9 knitting needles; scissors; crochet hook #J; tapestry needle; large button

Terms used:

g st = knit every row

st. st. = stockinette stitch (1 K row = RS - 1 P row = WS)

k = knit

p = purl

MC = main color

CC = contrast color

EO = end off yarn

CO = cast on stitches

EA = each

inc = increase 1 st (make 2 sts in same st)

dec = decrease 1 st (work 2 sts together)

sc = single crochet

dc = double crochet

sl st = slip stitch

With CC & knitting needles, CO 71 sts & work 3 rows g st for hemline foundation.

Row 4: *K 7, p 1*; rpt across row - end K 7

Row 5: P

Rows 6 thru 11: Rpt rows 4 & 5

Hemline pattern.

Row 12 thru 15: K; EO CC & attach MC

Row 16 thru 61: Knit these rows in st. st. EO MC

Row 62 (WS): Using CC, P 3 tog across row to last 2 sts: end P 2 sts. There should be 29 sts on needle. DO NOT CUT YARN.

Change from knitting needles to crochet hook and work in sc as follows, slipping sts off knitting needle as they are worked: continuing with CC, dec 1 st EA end until 7 sts remain.

Alternately work 1 row sc & 1 row dc, for 13 rows.

Sl st x3 sc; ch 6 and sl st in same sp; sl st 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.

##This yarn did not need a strengthening sl st along the backside of the hemline … but, I did it anyway for a nice frontal contrast: this is optional.

Hemline detail.

MOD GARTER ST SQUARE 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 3 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.

##OPTIONAL TRIM: If you wish, simply do a contrast color sl st along the frontside of the dishrag.

Dishrag trim.