BEACH HOUSE KITCHEN TOWEL SET; Quartzsite-AZ

MOD Beach House Kitchen Towel Set, finished.

Preparing for our upcoming beachy vagabond life, I knew I wanted beach themed kitchen towel sets ... so, when I saw this cotton yarn skein named 'Beach House', I bought it and designed a simple towel with an edged hemline using a pattern I haven't used in the past.

It fit: and the set came together very well 😁

This pattern may look difficult, but it is really pretty simple & easy to work.

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Materials: Cotton Yarn in White (1 skein), Blue (maybe an ounce), & Beach House variegated (1 skein); #10-1/2 knitting needles; #J/10 crochet hook; 1 Cable Needle; 1 Tapestry Needle; 1 medium resin button

Cable Needle

Terms used:

g st = knit every row

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

k = knit

p = purl

sp = space

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

rpt = repeat

tog = together

With White, CO 73 sts & work 4 rows in g. st.

Row 1: K 7 - *sl 1 st purlwise, k 4, sl st 1 purlwise, K 1* twice; k 31 middle sts; *k 1, sl 1 st purlwise, k 4, sl 1 st purlwise* twice: end with k 7.

Row 2: Purl, and slip the sl sts of previous row.

Row 3: K 7 - *put sl st onto a cable needle & hold in front of work, k2, k st from cable needle - put next 2 sts onto the cable needle & hold in back of work, k 1, k 2 from cable needle, k 1* twice; knit 31 middle sts; *k 1, put sl st on a cable needle & hold in front of work, k 2, k st from cable needle - put next 2 sts onto the cable needle & hold in back of work, k 1, k 2 from cable needle, k 1* twice: end with k 6.

Row 4: Purl across row.

Rows 5 thru 9: Repeat rows 1 -4; drop White and attach Blue.

Rows 10 thru 13: Repeat rows 1 - 4; drop Blue and attach White.

Row 14 thru 21: Repeat rows 1 - 4; drop White and attach Beach House variegated.

Rows 22 thru 61: Work these rows in st. st.; DO NOT CUT YARN.

Row 62: Continuing with variegated yarn, decrease across row as follows: P 2 – P 3 tog across row to last 2 sts: end P 2 sts.

Change from knitting needles to crochet hook and work in sc as follows: dec 1 st EA end until 8 sts remain; EO Beach House and attach Blue.

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.

MOD GARTER ST SQUARE DISHRAG:

MOD Matching 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.