Hail to the ... Kitchen Hanging Hand Towel

Hail to the ... Kitchen Hanging Hand Towel

©Cathy Waldie, September, 2006

Lion Cotton, (US) 7, (4.5mm) needles and one button (navy for maize, maize for navy colors)

C/O 59 sts.
Knit 7 rows for bottom border.
8) Sl 1, K2, P2, *K1tbl, P2* (17 times), K3
9 and all odd rows) Knit, slipping the first stitch of the row as if to Knit
10-16) Repeat Rows 8 and 9, for a total of 5 times
18-22) Sl 1, K2, P2, *K1tbl, P2* (3 times) P31, *P2, K1tbl, *(3 times), P2, K3
24, 26, 28) Sl 1, K2, P2, *K1tbl, P2* (2 times), K1tbl, P4, K9, P9, K9, P4, *K1tbl, P2* (3times), K3
30) Sl 1, K2, P2, *K1tbl, P2* (2 times), K1tbl, P4, K9, P4, K1, P4, K9, P4, *K1tbl, P2* (3times), K3
32) Sl 1, K2, P2, *K1tbl, P2* (2 times), K1tbl, P6, K5, P5, K3, P5, K5, P6, * K1tbl, P2* (3times), K3
34) Sl 1, K2, P2, *K1tbl, P2* (2 times), K1tbl, P6, K5, P4, K5, P4, K5, P6, * K1tbl, P2* (3times), K3
36) S1, K2, P2, *K1tbl, P2* (2 times), K1tbl, P6, K5, P3, K7, P3, K5, P6, * K1tbl, P2* (3times), K3
38) S1, K2, P2, *K1tbl, P2* (2 times), K1tbl, P6, K5, P2, K9, P2, K5, P6, * K1tbl, P2* (3times), K3
40) S1, K2, P2, *K1tbl, P2* (2 times), K1tbl, P6, K5, P1, K11, P1, K5, P6, * K1tbl, P2* (3times), K3
42, 44) S1, K2, P2, *K1tbl, P2* (2 times), K1tbl, P6, K23, P6, * K1tbl, P2* (3times), K3
46) Sl 1, K2, P2, *K1tbl, P2* (2 times), K1tbl, P6, K11, P1, K11, P6, * K1tbl, P2* (3times), K3
48) Sl 1, K2, P2, *K1tbl, P2* (2 times), K1tbl, P6, K10, P3, K10, P6, * K1tbl, P2* (3times), K3
50) Sl 1, K2, P2, *K1tbl, P2* (2 times), K1tbl, P6, K9, P5, K9, P6, * K1tbl, P2* (3times), K3
52) Sl 1, K2, P2, *K1tbl, P2* (2 times), K1tbl, P4, K10, P7, K10, P4, * K1tbl, P2* (3times), K3
54) Sl 1, K2, P2, *K1tbl, P2* (2 times), K1tbl, P4, K9, P9, K9, P4, * K1tbl, P2* (3times), K3
56) Sl 1, K2, P2, *K1tbl, P2* (2 times), K1tbl, P4, K8, P11, K8, P4, * K1tbl, P2* (3times), K3
58) Sl 1, K2, P2, *K1tbl, P2* (2 times), K1tbl, P4, K7, P13, K7, P4, * K1tbl, P2* (3times), K3
60, 62, 64) repeat row 18
66, 68, 70, 72, 74) repeat row 8
75-78) Knit, slipping the first stitch

Begin decreases for the Towel Top

79) Sl 1, K7, *(Sl 1, k2tog, PSSO), K7* 4 times, end, (Sl 1, K2tog, PSSO) K8. (49 sts.)
80, 82, 84, 86, 88, 90) Knit, slipping the first stitch
81) Sl 1, K6, *(Sl 1, K2tog, PSSO), K5* 4 times, last 10 sts: Sl 1, K2tog, PSSO), K7 (39 sts.)
83) Sl 1, K5, *(Sl 1, K2tog, PSSO), K3* 4 times, last 9 sts: (SL1 K2tog, PSSO), K6. (29 sts.)
85) Sl 1, K4, *(Sl 1, K2tog, PSSO), K1* 4 times, last 8 sts: (Sl 1, K2 tog, PSSO), K5. (19 sts)
87) Sl 1, K3, (K2tog) 6 times, K3 (13 sts.)
89) (K2tog) 3 times, K1, (K2tog) 3 times. (7 sts.)

Tab Section of Towel Top

90-91) Knit, slipping the first stitch
92) Sl 1, K1, P3, K2.
93-106) repeat rows 91 and 92 of the tab section.
107, 108) Knit, slipping the first stitch
109) Sl 1, K1, P3, K2
110-123) repeat rows 108 and 109 of the tab section
124) Sl 1, K1, Bind off center 3 sts, K to end (4 sts) (creates buttonhole)
125) Sl 1, Kfb next st, Kfb next st, K1 (6 sts)
126) K2 tog, K2tog, K2tog
127) Knit 1, K2tog, pass first stitch over. Pull tail through last stitch. Weave in ends, wet/spray block. Sew button into center stitches on tab decrease row #90.

Once again, I will remind you that this pattern is Absolutely NOT to be used for any type of profit in anyway, shape or form! This is a pattern that I've written to share with all those Wolverine fans out here. You can decorate your kitchen, your tail-gate party, or bring it to the game and swing it over your heads as you support our boys in blue! Make a set for your cabin, your camper, and your favorite graduate, too! Don't leave anyone out...just please respect the copy right laws, and promise you'll never EVER make a dime off this pattern. I'd hate to have them come after someone for issues. And I certainly don't wish to have them make me take it down and not be able to share my patterns with you, either. As the saying goes...let's all play nice.

Now, for the true fan, make one in each of maize and blue for your kitchen, and don't forget to add a few "Hail to the ... Dishclothes" to your set! (pattern is available over <-----) in the Wishing I was Knitting at the Lake Patterns list.

I'll post some better pictures hopefully after I've had the chance to block the one I finished a bit ago and find my navy button for it.

One last thing.....GO BLUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!