Brighten up your dishwashing chores and inject some groove into your kitchen with this 1970s-inspired three-colour retro tea towel.
This is an ideal project for getting started with colourwork knitting and those wishing to get more practice in managing several balls of yarn in a quick and simple project. The colour motif of the pattern is achieved by slipping stitches and the texture is created by simply knitting and purling.
Knitted in a colour scheme that is synonymous with the '70s (green, brown and orange), doing the dishes will never be dull again. Promise.
The measurements of the finished piece depend on the number of pattern repeats worked, giving you the freedom to create a tea towel or a smaller dishcloth-size finished piece.
If you stick to the colour pattern in the instructions, you will produce a tea towel measuring app. 31cm (length) by 28cm (width) unblocked. (I didn't actually bother to block my finished tea towel, because, guess what..., it's a tea towel and will be put to work as such.)
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| 1970s Retro Tea Towel (and true vintage Arcopal Scania cups and coffee jug) |
For the tea towel in the images I used Drops Paris dishcloth cotton yarn in Parrot Green (Shade Code 72), Brown (Shade Code 44) and Orange (Shade Code 13). The recommended needle size for this yarn is 5mm (US size 8), but I decided to knit on 4mm needles (US size 6) to create a denser fabric.
The pattern is, of course, suitable for all aran weight dishcloth cotton yarns and, for all those not keen on the '70s vibes, other colour combinations are available.
Retro 1970s Tea Towel / Dishcloth Knitting Pattern
Gauge: 21 sts / 33 rows - 10x10cm square (unblocked)
Needle: 4mm knitting needle / US size 6
Yarn:
2x 25g of Drops Paris dishcloth cotton yarn in Colour A - Brown (Shade Code 44)
1x 25g of Drops Paris dishcloth cotton yarn in Colour B - Orange (Shade Code 13
1x 25g of Drops Paris dishcloth cotton yarn in Colour C - Parrot Green (Shade Code 72)
Finished Measurements: 31cm x 28cm (unblocked)
Casting on & Bottom Border:
c/o 76 stitches with the first ball of Colour A
Knit 4 rows with Colour A.
At the end of the next row, you will attach the second 25g ball of Colour A. Throughout working this pattern, one ball of colour A remains attached to both the beginning and end of the row to work the borders.
Colourwork Pattern:
Row 5: Knit all stitches to last 4 sts with Colour A, attach 2nd ball of colour A, knit the last 4 stitches (the border) of the row with the second ball of Colour A.
Row 6: K4 stitches with second ball of Colour A, knit to end of row with first ball of colour A. You now have two balls of Colour A attached to your work, at the beginning and end of the row.
On the next row, the second colour will be integrated. Row 7 is the beginning of the colourwork pattern.
Row 7: K4 with Colour A, k1 with Colour B, sl 2, *k6 with Colour B, sl 2; rep. from * to last 5 sts, k1 with Colour B, k4 with Colour A.
Row 8: K4 with colour A, p1 with colour B, sl 2, *p6 with colour B, sl 2; rep. from * to last 5 sts., p1 with colour B, k4 with colour A.
Row 9: Repeat row 7.
Row 10: Repeat row 8.
Row 11:
Repeat row 7.
Row 12:
Repeat row 8.
Row 13: With Colour A - Knit all stitches.
Row 14: With Colour A - Knit all stitches.
Row 15: K4 with Colour A, k5 with Colour C, sl 2, *k6 with Colour C, sl 2; rep. from * to last 9 sts, k5 with Colour C, k4 with Colour A.
Row 16: K4 with Colour A, p5 with Colour C sl 2, *p6 with Colour C, sl2; rep. from * to last 9 sts., p5 with Colour C, k4 with Colour A.
Row 17: With Colour A - Knit all stitches, ensuring that two balls of colour A remain attached to both the beginning and end of row.
Row 18: With Colour A - Knit all stitches.
Repeat Row 7 to Row 18 seven times.
Binding Off & Top Border:
Knit 4 Rows with colour A.
Proceed to bind-off and sew-in yarn ends.
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| 1970s Retro Tea Towel Knit Pattern and true vintage Arcopal Scania cups and coffee jug |
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