MOD SUMMER RHAPSODY KITCHEN TOWEL SET; Quartzsite-AZ

MOD Summer Rhapsody Kitchen Towel Set

I designed this towel set months ago when my husband first mentioned that we would be wintering along the Oregon Coast, this year: previous desert-themed towels were out … and beach-themed kitchen towel sets would need to be designed and crafted - I don't mind. I like designing and crafting 👌

This cotton hand towel is simplistic in design, color, texture, & materials. Cotton yarn is good for dishtowels because it wicks moisture off hands and dishes (if you hand wash/hand dry dishes) – for this very reason, I prefer my handmade cotton towels, & dishcloths, over the recycled plastic fiber kitchen towels sold in stores that are basically worthless in wicking; they do have cute designs stamped on them, but their stiff plastic fiber material is not useful.

I used the odds & ends of previous towel leftover yarns to make up this simple towel design. This colorful stash-busting kitchen towel design is gentle on the eyes while it add a cozy ambience vibe to your kitchen 😉

My kitchen is a very small area:

We'll be here until July; Ocean Park-WA.

Farmhouse RV Kitchen.

By choice, we live a gypsy life. We like the freedom & flexibility 🤠 it allows us.

This year we will be shifting Independence between Ocean Park-WA (where we are set up, now ☕️☔️) & aiming for the southernmost Oregon coastal town of Brookings, near the California border later on, at the end of the Summer Season here.

When I had finished the towel, and was looking at it spread out before me, it reminded me of a field of flowers: the only word that spoke to my gypsy heart, was [rhapsody] 🌹🌺🎶🌞

Deep Purple - 'Anya' song: 

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9o4gkQDkiw)

Rhapsody is an effusively enthusiastic or ecstatic expression of feeling = "effusively" means expressing feelings or emotions, especially positive ones like pleasure, gratitude, or approval, in a very enthusiastic and unrestrained way; "enthusiastic" means having, or showing eager enjoyment, interest, or approval; "ecstatic expression" means feeling very happy and full of excitement … the Spring sunshine, & Summer warmth brings out these emotions; and time spent on the beach adds a special bonus to the atmosphere 😁

This towel set pattern is very easy to work.

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I used the scrap left-overs of these yarns used in previous towel sets …

Materials: Scrap Cotton Yarn in Denim, Beach House, Green Stripes, & a secondary green-blue variegated color (I can't remember the name of the color I used; it is an older scrap yarn); small balls of Black, Dusty Rose, Green, Sunshine, & White cotton yarns; #10-1/2 knitting needles; #J/10 crochet hook; 1 Cable Needle; 1 Tapestry Needle; 1 medium resin button

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 Black, CO 73 sts & work 4 rows in g. st; EO Black & attach Denim.

Rows 1 thru 12: Work these rows in st. st.; EO Denim and attach Dusty Rose.

Row 13: K 1 st, *P 1, K 1*; rpt across row.

Row 14: P

Rows 15 thru 16: Work these rows in st. st,; EO Dusty Rose and attach Beach House.

Row 17: K 1 st, *P 1, K 1*; rpt across row.

Row 18: P

Rows 19 thru 26: Work these rows in st. st.; EO off Beach House and attach Green.

Row 27: K 1 st, *P 1, K 1*; rpt across row.

Row 28: P

Rows 29 thru 30: Work these rows in st. st,; EO Green and attach Green Stripes.

Row 31: K 1 st, *P 1, K 1*; rpt across row.

Row 32: P

Rows 33 thru 42: Work these rows in st. st.; EO Green Stripes and attach Sunshine.

Row 43: K 1 st, *P 1, K 1*; rpt across row.

Row 44: P

Rows 45 thru 46: Work these rows in st. st,; EO Sunshine and attach the secondary green-blue variegated color.

Row 47: K 1 st, *P 1, K 1*; rpt across row.

Row 48: P

Rows 49 thru 58: Work these rows in st. st.; EO secondary green-blue variegated color, and attach White.

Row 59: K 1 st, *P 1, K 1*; rpt across row.

Row 60: P

Row 61: K; EO White and attach Denim.

Row 62: 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.

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  Summer Rhapsody Kitchen Towel Set

MOD GARTER ST SQUARE DISHRAG:

This dishrag is knitted with varying colors of scrap yarn, to match the towel's coloring.

MOD Matching Dishcloth.

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.