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.

VAL'S BEEF BASED HAMBURGER HELPER SUPPER Recipe; Quartzsite-AZ

Our space; The Pit Stop~Quartszsite-AZ

Today was a kick-back & relax, Day.

February 4th, 2025: Today was a 'kick-back & relax' Day: we just took it easy and relaxed our bodies from yesterday's activities of tearing down and setting Independence up again, when we arrived here in Quartzsite-AZ, yesterday afternoon.

MONDAY FREEDOM; Quartzsite-AZ: https://roadgypsiesvalandholland.blogspot.com/2025/02/monday-freedom-quartzsite-az.html

I checked FB messages … and quickly backed out before I could get caught in any on-going drama's: I'm really going to be making concentrated efforts to avoid endless looping hamster wheel topics, this year ✌️

And I posted to a Blog Hop - and saw that my crochet pot cover had been showcased there, too 😊

Stone Cottage Adventures @ http://www.stonecottageadventures.com/

MOD RUFFLED PLANT POT COVER; Fortuna-AZ:   (https://roadgypsiesvalandholland.blogspot.com/2025/01/mod-ruffled-plant-pot-cover-fortuna-az.html)

Around 3:30 P.M., I got supper under way.

I decided to make another boxed meal: I'm not sure what this is supposed to be … Holland brought it home the other day; he says Goulash (doesn't look like goulash: my goulash is always paprika red), & I say Stroganoff (but that doesn't seem 'right', either; judging by the pkg. pic) - so, tonight I compromised, and added {extra's} that blend with either 😉

==VAL'S BEEF BASED HH SUPPER Recipe ~3 medium servings

1 boxed Hamburger Helper Supper * 1 pound Ground Beef * 1 large White Onion, sliced * 1 med Shallot, sliced * 2 cloves Garlic, minced * 3 TBS. Margarine * 1/2 Tbsp. Dijon Mustard * 1/2 tsp. Worcestershire Sauce * 1/2 tsp. ground Paprika * 1/2 tsp. dried Thyme Leaves * 1 med Bay Leaf * 14 med Brussels Sprouts, trimmed & stem's X'd * 1 lrg. Skillet w-lid * 1 steamer pot w-lid

1) In a large skillet - combine meat, onion, shallot, and garlic; brown meat, then simmer mixture for half an hour.

##In the meantime, get the steamer pot boiling; and bake the cornbread (I used the Jiffy mix type).

2) Read HH Box thoroughly and following directions, add to skillet … and then add the margarine, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, paprika, thyme, and Bay leaf and heat to boiling: reduce heat and continue cooking according to box directions.

Spicy 'extra's'

Supper cooking.

##The steamer pot should be at a rolling boil by now … carefully place the steamer basket in the pot, cover with lid - and steam about 10 minutes; they should be tender, but not mushy.

Beef-Pasta HH; sides of cornbread & Brussels Sprouts; not fancy, but satisfying.

After supper dishes were done and left to air-dry, I watched a vintage movie … and finished up the kitchen towel set I started a couple days ago in Fortuna-AZ:

'Moss Rose' Movie; 1947 w-Victor Mature & Vincent Price - I thought it would be interesting with the star line-up; that also included Ethel Barrymore 😁

I'm not particularly happy with the way it turned out; but it was a new design concept - and it will {do} in my kitchen 👍

I tried to mimic the concept in a scaled-back fashion ;-)

MOD Mushroom Kitchen Towel Set, completed.