Old-school hanging towel
Stitches are pickedup along one edge ofatowel. Iused facewashers $12^{\prime\prime}/30\mathrm{cm}$ wide, but pattern can be adapted to suit any width. Yardage used will vary. Gauge: 5 stitches to $1^{\prime\prime}/2.54c\mathrm{m}$ in garter stitch. Materials: DK weight /8ply yarn, les than 100yd OR two strands of fingering weight /4ply yarn held together,less than 200yd I used about 25g of Vickie Howell Craft' yarn ( $65\%$ cotton, $35\%$ milk protein)for the green one or about $50\mathrm{g}$ of Panda Regal 4ply cotton (2 strands held together) for the pink. 4mm/US size 6 needles, or size required to obtain gauge Fingering weight yarn to whipstitch along edge of towel. Darning needle Button
Usinga $24^{\prime\prime}$ piece offingering weight yarn and darning needle, whipstitch across top edge of towel spacing each stitch about ${\mathit{\Omega}}^{1}\!/\!{\mathit{\Omega}}^{\prime\prime}$ apart. (40st across $12^{\prime\prime}$ towel, but this number is flexible) Using main yarn and 4mm/US size 6 needles pickup stitches from the backof whipstitch loops as follows: Pick up 1; [Yarnover, Pick up 1] to end. Wrong side row: Knit all stitches. Right side row: Knit 1 through the back loop, knit 1, k2tog, knit tolast 4; ssk, knit 1, slip 1 with yarn in front. Repeat this last row until there are 15 stitches remaining, ending on a wrong side row. Next row: Knit 1 through the back loop, knit 1, k2tog, knit to last st; slip 1 with yarn in front. Repeat this row until there are 8 stitches left. Even row: Knit 1 through the back loop, knit to last st; slip 1 with yarn in front. Repeat this row for 20 garter ridges ending on a wrong side row. Buttonhole row: Knit 1 through the back loop, knit 2, Bind off 2, knit to last st; slip 1 with yarn in front. Wrong side row: Knit 1 through the back loop, knit 2, cable cast-on 2 stitches, knit 1 through the back loop, knit 1, slip 1 with yarn in front. Right side row: Knit 1 through the backloop,knit 2,[knit through the back loop] twice, knit to last st slip 1 with yarn in front. Work another 4 garter ridges of the even row as above, ending on a wrong side row. Bind off all stitches. Fold loop over and position button to fit through buttonhole. Sew button and weave in ends.
