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.
