NARRAGANSETT BAY TOWEL SET
Inspired by the boats that dot the coastline of Rhode Island, this towel set makes a thoughtful gift for a hostess, a housewarming, a new bride or even a bride-to-be. One towel features a motif of signal flags, used by ships to spell out messages and to celebrate special occasions. The other towel features a lace motif that resembles the sailboats traversing Narragansett Bay in the summer and was inspired by the "Arrowheads" stitch pattern in Sterling's Big Book of Knitting Stitch Patterns. The sailboat towel pattern includes both written and charted instructions. Best of all, the combination of cotton and acrylic in the suggested yarn gives the towels softness and drape while making them durable and machine washable and dryable!
Size
One size Finished, Blocked Measurements for each towel: 24" long, 13 %" wide
Materials for the Set
Yarn requirements: 444 yards of aran weight yarn Suggested yarn: Lion Brand Cotton-Ease (50% Cotton, 50% Acrylic; 207 yards per 100 gram skein), Color #099 Almond, three skeins Needles: Size US #7 circular needle (16"), or size required to obtain correct gauge
Materials for the Signal Flag Towel
Yarn requirements: 220 yards of aran weight yarn Suggested yarn: Lion Brand Cotton-Ease (50% Cotton, 50% Acrylic; 207 yards per 100 gram skein), Color #099 Almond, two skeins Needles: Size US #7 circular needle (16"), or size required to obtain correct gaug
Materials for the Sailboat Towel
Yarn requirements: 224 yards of aran weight yarn Suggested yarn: Lion Brand Cotton-Ease (50% Cotton, 50% Acrylic; 207 yards per 100 gram skein), Color #099 Almond, two skeins Needles: Size US #7 circular needle (16"), or size required to obtain correct gaug
Gauge
17 % stitches / 24 rows = 4 inches in signal flag pattern, after blocking 17 stitches / 27 rows = 4 inches in sailboat lace pattern, after blocking
Copyright @ 2009 Danielle Chalson. This pattern may not be used to produce goods for commercial purposes. This pattern may not be reprinted without the author's permission.
Pattern Abbreviations
yo: yarnover (wrap yarn around right needle once from front to back). If the stitch preceding the yarnover has been purled, then the yarnover will consist of the yarn going over the top of the right needle to the back of the work, since the yarn is already at the front of the work from the preceding purl stitch. ssk: slip 1 stitch (as if to knit it) onto the right needle, slip a second stitch (as if to knit it) onto the right needle, insert the left needle into the front of the 2 slipped stitches, and knit the 2 slipped stitches together. sl 2 sts knitwise: slip 2 stitches (as if to knit both of them) at the same time from the left to the right needle, and slip both of them as if they were to be knit. p2sso: pass the 2 slipped stitches over the stitch that has just been knit. k2tog: knit 2 stitches together to create one stitch.
Border Instructions
The long sides of each towel feature a border worked over 4 rows. The border is 8 stitches wide on each side of the towel, and it is worked at the same time, on each side of the towel, while the central motif is worked in the middle of the towel. The border is begun when the first pattern row is begun, and the border is completed when the last pattern row is completed. Border rows 1 (RS), 2 (WS), and 3 (RS): k8. Border row 4 (WS): p8. These 4 rows form the border pattern. Continue to work the border pattern as long as the central motif is being worked in the middle of the towel.
Signal Flag Towel Instructions
\*\*NB\*\*: The border stitches are not included in the instructions for the central motifs, except where explicitly specified. Cast on 60 stitches using your preferred cast on method (a long-tail cast on was used for the towel shown). Knit one row, including across border stitches.
Copyright @ 2009 Danielle Chalson. This pattern may not be used to produce goods for commercial purposes. This pattern may not be reprinted without the author's permission.
Signal Flag Motif
Begin working border on both edges with Border row 1, and, AT THE SAME TIME, work the 44 stitches of the central signal flag motif as follows: Pattern rows 1 and 37 (RS): k22, p2, k20. Pattern rows 2 and 36 (WS): p19, k3, p22. Pattern rows 3 and 35: k22, p4, k18. Pattern rows 4 and 34: p17, k5, p22. Pattern rows 5 and 33: k22, p6, k16. Pattern rows 6 and 32: p15, k7, p22. Pattern rows 7 and 31: k22, p8, k14. Pattern rows 8 and 30: p13, k9, p22. Pattern rows 9 and 29: k22, p10, k12. Pattern rows 10 and 28: p11, k11, p22. Pattern rows 11 and 27: k22, p12, k10. Pattern rows 12 and 26: p9, k13, p22. Pattern rows 13 and 25: k22, p14, k8. Pattern rows 14 and 24: p7, k15, p22. Pattern rows 15 and 23: k22, p16, k6. Pattern rows 16 and 22: p5, k17, p22. Pattern rows 17 and 21: k22, p18, k4. Pattern rows 18 and 20: p3, k19, p22. Pattern row 19: k22, p20, k2. Pattern rows 38 and 74: p22, k2, p20 Pattern rows 39 and 73: k19, p3, k22. Pattern rows 40 and 72: p22, k4, p18. Pattern rows 41 and 71: k17, p5, k22. Pattern rows 42 and 70: p22, k6, p16. Pattern rows 43 and 69: k15, p7, k22. Pattern rows 44 and 68: p22, k8, p14. Pattern rows 45 and 67: k13, p9, k22. Pattern rows 46 and 66: p22, k10, p12. Pattern rows 47 and 65: k11, p11, k22. Pattern rows 48 and 64: p22, k12, p10. Pattern rows 49 and 63: k9, p13, k22. Pattern rows 50 and 62: p22, k14, p8. Pattern rows 51 and 61: k7, p15, k22. Pattern rows 52 and 60: p22, k16, p6. Pattern rows 53 and 59: k5, p17, k22. Pattern rows 54 and 58: p22, k18, p4. Pattern rows 55 and 57: k3, p19, k22. Pattern row 56: p22, k20, p2. These 74 rows form the pattern. Work Pattern rows 1-73 once more, for a total of two repeats. Do NOT knit Pattern row 74 again. Knit one row, including across border stitches. Bind off loosely. Weave in all loose ends on the WS and block gently as needed.
Sailboat Towel Written Instructions
\*\*NB\*\*: The border stitches are not included in the instructions for the central motifs, except where explicitly specified. Cast on 58 stitches using your preferred cast on method (a long-tail cast on was used for the towel shown). Knit one row, including across border stitches.
Sailboat Motif
Begin working border on both edges with Border row 1, and, AT THE SAME TIME, work the 42 stitches of the central sailboat motif as follows:
Pattern row 1 (RS): p1, k15, p10, k15, p1. Pattern row 2 (WS): kl, p15, k10, p15, k1. Pattern row 3: pl, yo, ssk, k4, yo, sl 2 sts knitwise, k1, p2sso, yo, k4, k2tog, yo, p10, yo, ssk, k4, yo, sl 2 sts knitwise, k1, p2sso, yo, k4, k2tog, yo, p1. Pattern row 4: k1, p15, k10, p15, k1. Pattern row 5: p2, yo, ssk, k3, yo, sl 2 sts knitwise, k1, p2sso, yo, k3, k2tog, yo, p12, yo, ssk, k3, yo, sl 2 sts knitwise, kl, p2sso, yo, k3, k2tog, yo, p2. Pattern row 6: k2, p13, k12, p13, k2. Pattern row 7: p3, yo, ssk, k2, yo, sl 2 sts knitwise, k1, p2sso, yo, k2, k2tog, yo, p14, yo, ssk, k2, yo, sl 2 sts knitwise, k1, p2sso, yo, k2, k2tog, yo, p3. Pattern row 8: k3, p11, k14, p11, k3. Pattern row 9: p4, yo, ssk, k1, yo, sl 2 sts knitwise, k1, p2sso, yo, k1, k2tog, yo, p16, yo, ssk, k1, yo, sl 2 sts knitwise, k1, p2sso, yo, k1, k2tog, yo, p4. Pattern row 10: k4, p9, k16, p9, k4. Pattern row 11: p5, yo, ssk, yo, sl 2 sts knitwise, k1, p2sso, yo, k2tog, yo, p18, yo, ssk, yo, sl 2 sts knitwise, k1, p2sso, yo, k2tog, yo, p5. Pattern row 12: k5, p7, k18, p7, k5. Pattern row 13: p6, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, p20, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, p6. Pattern row 14: k6, p5, k20, p5, k6. Pattern row 15: p7, yo, sl 2 sts knitwise, k1, p2sso, yo, p22, yo, sl 2 sts knitwise, k1, p2sso, yo, p7. Pattern row 16: k7, p3, k22, p3, k7. These 16 rows form the pattern. Work Pattern rows 1-16 nine times more, for a total of ten repeats. Knit one row, including across border stitches. Bind off loosely. Weave in all loose ends on the WS and block gently as needed.
Sailboat Towel Charted Instructions
\*\*NB\*\*: The border stitches are not included in the chart for the central motifs below. Cast on 58 stitches using your preferred cast on method (a longtail cast on was used for the towel shown). Knit one row, including across border stitches.
Sailboat Motif
Begin working border on both edges with Border row 1, and, AT THE SAME TIME, work the 42 stitches of the central sailboat motif as follows:
I = knit on the RS, purl on the WS ·= purl on the RS, knit on the WS O = yarnover (purled on the WS) \ = ssk (purled on the WS) / = k2tog (purled on the WS) M = sl 2 sts knitwise, k1 st, p2sso (purled on the WS) \*\*NB\*\*: The stitches are worked on the WS according to how they appear on the WS. So, stitches that appear knit on the WS are knit, and stitches that appear purled on the WS are purled. These 16 rows form the pattern. Work Pattern rows 1-16 nine times more, for a total of ten repeats. Knit one row, including across border stitches. Bind off loosely. Weave in all loose ends on the WS and block gently as needed. Copyright @ 2009 Danielle Chalson. This pattern may not be used to produce goods for commercial purposes. This pattern may not be reprinted without the author's permission.
