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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