Monday, July 31, 2006

Mason Dixon Ballband Dish Towel Pattern

This is my own pattern that I modified from the Mason-Dixon Ballband (MDBB) Dishcloth. It makes a nice compliment to the MDBB Dishcloth for a knitted matching set.

Rating: Easy - Medium

Materials: Any kind of worsted weight cotton yarn, 2 colors, size 7 needles.

Gage: Doesn’t matter.

Directions:

Cast on 51 stitches with color A, (When asked to slip a stitch do so purlwise)
Row 1: (color A) knit
Row 2: purl
Row 3: (color B) K 4 slip 1 *K5 slip 1 * Continue between *'s across to last 4 stitches, K4.
Row 4: K4, yf, slip 1, yb, * K5, yf, slip 1, yb, * continue between *'s across to last 4 sts, K4
Row 5: P4, yb, slip 1, yf, * P5, yb, slip 1, yf, * continue between *'s across to last 4 sts, P4.
Row 6: Repeat Row 4.
Row 7: (Color A) Knit.
Row 8: Purl
Row 9: (Color B) K1, slip 1, * K5, slip 1, * continue between *'s across to 1 sts, K1
Row 10: K1, yf, slip 1, yb, * K5, yf, slip 1, yb, * continue between *'s across to 1 sts, K1
Row 11: P1, yb, slip 1, yf, * P5, yb, slip 1, yf, * continue between *'s across to 1 sts, P1.
Row 12: Repeat Row 10.

Rows 13 – 20: Repeat Rows 1 through 8. (for three total "stripes"#)

Knit each row (garter stitch) until your work measures approximately 17-inches# from the cast on edge making sure that you end on the RS of your work.

Repeat Rows 2 through 20. Bind off.

Variations:

#You can make this towel any size. If you want the towel to be wider, add stitches in increments of 6 stitches. Length-wise, you can knit it as long as you want it to be.


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4 comments:

lauriec said...

How clever! I may have to copy you & make some of these to add to the dishcloths I've made!

See you on the Dishcloth KAL!!

normanack said...

How beautiful, and what a clever idea! These should be in the book! Maybe the Mason Dixon ladies will write a sequel called Mason Dixon Knitalong!

Anonymous said...

i have been trying the m-d ballband, and it doesnt have the slip stitch look to it. is yarn forward meaning the one away from you - and yarn back - the one towards you? thats all i can figure for what is going wrong?

Shelly Hattan said...

Anonymous-

Since I can't directly contact you, hopefully I can address your question.

Basically, when you slip the stitch, you will want to make sure the tail of the yarn is moved to the back. The idea is to keep the slipped stitch in front so the yarn you are knitting with does not cover up the slipped stitch.

HTH