Hot Stripes Hanging Dish Towel
A hot version of something hilariously lame? Enter the hanging dish towel. Yes, you could just buy a set of boring old dish towels and hang them on your oven handle, but you can’t pick out an awesome button if you do that!
It Hangs! And it's a Dish Towel!
With four different colors and four different stitch patterns, this silly piece of kitchen art is as fun and fast to knit as it is useful. The only problem is you won’t want to get it dirty.
HOT STRIPES HANGING DISH TOWEL PATTERN
Dish Towel in Action!
Finished Size The striped towel is 9” wide and 10” long, with a 5 ½” hanging section.
MATERIALS
Yarn One skein each Lily Sugar ‘n Cream, 100% USA Grown Cotton; 120yds/70.9g: Mod Green (MC), Yellow (CC1), Hot Orange (CC2), Hot Green (CC3).
Needles Size 7 (4.5 mm) straight needles.
Notions One 1 1/8” fabric covered button, hot scrap of fabric for button, tapestry needle.
GAUGE
Not important.
Hot (Diagonal) Stripes Dishcloth
Because only giving a Hot Stripes Hanging Dish Towel is kinda stingy. And you’ve got extra yarn left over so why not?!
And let’s face it, this is the hottest dishcloth you’ve ever seen. Worked corner to corner in color and textured stripes, if a dishcloth can be a showstopper this is it.
Matching Dishcloth!
This pattern is a tricky one, I’m not going to lie. There is a lot going on and a lot you have to figure out on your own. But I know you’re up for the challenge!
HOT (DIAGONAL) STRIPES DISHCLOTH PATTERN
Worked Corner to Corner
Finished Size This Cloth is a 10” square.
MATERIALS
Yarn One skein each Lily Sugar ‘n Cream, 100% USA Grown Cotton. 120yds/70.9g: Mod Green (MC), Yellow (CC1), Hot Orange (CC2), Hot Green (CC3).
Needles Size 7 (4.5 mm) straight needles.
Notions Tapestry needle.
GAUGE
Not important.
It Folds Hot, Too!
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
You will be working two instructions at the same time. One is for the shaping, which must be worked on every RS row, and one is for the different patterned stitches being worked in the center of the dishcloth.
Each time you increase or decrease stitches your pattern stitch might change, so be sure to read your stitches to see where you start your pattern each row, specifically in the orange stripe.
SPECIAL STITCHES
Inc: With left needle, pick up yarn between your needles. Knit this stitch through the back loop for increased stitch.
KFBF: As with a regular KFB, you are knitting in to the front and back of your stitch, and additionally into the front again, increasing 2 stitches.
very cute!! those button attached tea towels are so retro awesome.
Comment by Julie — August 9, 2011 @ 11:50 am
boy do those take me back.
my mom used to make hanging dish towels with embroidery (sp) on them.
and make them with real dish towels with the added hanging strap/button.
yours is ADORABLE!
love the bright colors!
Comment by Cindy — August 9, 2011 @ 12:09 pm
What a perfect summer project! After cranking out a bunch of market bags I was trying to think what else I could whip up with some more of the cotton…thanks for the pattern!
Comment by Lindsey @ Yarnia — August 10, 2011 @ 2:50 pm