NOT the paper towel !! haha
(Pattern below)
A surprising transformation
a mundane chore ( counter clean up )
turns itself to
……..–indulging yourself..
when one makes exactly the right tool for that act.
Turning the an act
from a mindless chore- — to one in which one lives in the moment
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The lazy purl makes it easy and the seed stitch is perfect for absorbing water!
YARN: Brown Sheep Cotton Fleece ( 80% cotton – 20% wool)
or any worsted 100% cotton , or tripled linen or cotton/linen.
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Gauge 16 stitches 24 rows in 4 inches 13″ x 15″
Cast on : 52 on size 10 needles 14″( to allow for mighty shrinkage)
(I used cable cast on)
Seed stitch all the way
row 1 *K1, P1*
row 2 * P1 , K1 * alternate rows one and two
or CO 51 * K1 P1 K1* repeat each row
Knit for 15 “‘ then bind off
( or knit ’til the end of the skein if you want it longer )
NOTE: wind into ball first ( learn from my error!)
http://www.ravelry.com/projects/gulfcoastgal/not-the-paper-towel-kitchen-towel
gulfcoastgal
Check this site for more on this easy purl method! ( combination knitting)
oops corrected!
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alice mcCracken said,
April 19, 2009 at 8:18 pm
what is brand of the yarn that you are suggesting.
gulfcoastgal said,
April 20, 2009 at 1:48 am
Brown Sheep is the brand of yarn I used and Cotton Fleece is the type of Brown Sheep yarn I picked
You can use any worsted weight washable cotton/ linen or the blend that I chose was cotton with a bit of wool .
Doris said,
June 6, 2009 at 9:56 pm
Hi, Why do you recommend winding into a ball first? What happens if you don’t? Thanks
gulfcoastgal said,
June 6, 2009 at 10:06 pm
I usually have not wound nice skeins into balls and did not this time and learned WHY my grandmother told me to do so
It became hugely tangled inside and took me over 35 minutes to untangle it
We should listen to our grannies haha
gulfcoastgal
Wendy said,
November 19, 2009 at 5:03 pm
Thanks for sharing this pattern. It looks super and I can’t wait to try it out!