My store-bought dish towels are getting thread bare, and the fabric
of the towels really never soaked up wetness of damp hands, so I decided to
design my own cotton yarn towels. I am making my own designed towels with
cotton yarn odds and ends since they are not for sale, but for personal use; this is a rather large towel that won't shrink much even when washed and dried in the dryer.
MOD Arabic Cross Kitchen Towel
The contrasting colors (CC) edging this towel are all the colors
that make up the blended strands of the cotton yarn, ‘Candy Sprinkles’ used for
the main body of my towel. This towel was designed with an old antique pattern
on the towel ends. The pattern is called ‘Arabic Cross’.
Arabic Cross design …
To the best I can recall this is the pattern for my own designed towel:
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Cotton yarns in colors of your choice (I used scraps of Mod Blue
(CC), Bright Pink, Bright yellow, White, & Candy Sprinkles)
Size #J/10 crochet hook
Size #10-1/2 Knitting Needles
This towel was started with a single chain crochet foundation for firmer
edge.
With yellow and crochet
hook make a loose chain of 73. With knitting needle, pick up a stich in the back of each crochet
chain: 73 sts.
Row 1: Purl
Row 2: Knit
Row 3: P5; repeat
following across row - *K 3 through back loop, P 9*: end row with P 5 instead of 9
Row 4: K 5; repeat
following across row - *P 3, K 9*: end row with K 5 instead of 9
Row 5: Repeat R 3
Row 6: Repeat R 4
Row 7: P2; repeat
following across row - *K 9 through back loop, P 3*: end row with P 2 instead of 3
Row 8: K 2; repeat
following across row - *P 9, K 3*: end row with K 2 instead of 3
Row 9: Repeat R 7
Row 10: Repeat R 8
Row 11: Repeat R 3
Row 12: Repeat R 4
Row 13: Repeat R 3
Row 14: Repeat R 4
Row 15; Purl
Row 16: Knit
Repeat Rows 1 &
2. Drop yellow and
attack CC.
Knit 2 rows CC; drop CC and attach
White.
Knit 2 rows White.
Continue with White & knit 1 row through back loops of each stitch across row. 73 sts.
Purl each stitch across row. 73 sts.
Repeat last 2 rows
of White pattern for a total of 6 White rows.
Knit 2 rows White; drop White
& attach CC.
Knit 2 rows CC; drop CC and attach
Candy Sprinkles.
Knit 54 rows
stockinette stitch; drop Candy Sprinkles & attach CC.
Knit 2 rows CC; drop CC and attach
White.
Knit 2 rows White.
Continue with White & knit 1 row through back loops of each stitch across row. 73 sts.
Purl each stitch across row. 73 sts.
Repeat last 2 rows
of White pattern for a total of 6 White rows.
Knit 2 rows White; drop White
& attach CC.
Knit 2 rows CC; drop CC and attach
Bright Pink.
Knit 2 rows Bright
Pink.
Continue with Bright Pink-
Row
1: Purl
Row 2: Knit
Row 3: P5; repeat
following across row - *K 3 through back loop, P 9*: end row with P 5 instead of 9
Row 4: K 5; repeat
following across row - *P 3, K 9*: end row with K 5 instead of 9
Row 5: Repeat R 3
Row 6: Repeat R 4
Row 7: P2; repeat
following across row - *K 9 through back loop, P 3*: end row with P 2 instead of 3
Row 8: K 2; repeat
following across row - *P 9, K 3*: end row with K 2 instead of 3
Row 9: Repeat R 7
Row 10: Repeat R 8
Row 11: Repeat R 3
Row 12: Repeat R 4
Row 13: Repeat R 3
Row 14: Repeat R 4
Row 15; Purl
Row 16: Knit
Knit 1 row.
