Tunisian Kitchen Set

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS

Towel: 12 inches wide x 18 inches long from top of Handle to bottom Dishcloth: 9 inches square

MATERIALS

• Lily Sugar’n Cream medium (worsted) weight cotton yarn (21⁄2oz/120 yds/71g per ball): 2 balls each #18144 indigo (A)

and #8116 blue jeans (B) • Size I/9/5.5mm crochet hook or

size needed to obtain gauge • 1-inch shank button • Tapestry needle GAUGE 13 sts = 4 inches; 13 rows = 4 inches

PATTERN NOTES

Weave in loose ends as work progresses. Tunisian rows are worked in 2 parts, the forward pass and return pass. First loop on hook counts as first stitch. Carry the color not in use on wrong side.

SPECIAL STITCHES

Return:

[yo, pull through Yo, pull 2 through lps] across 1 lp, until 1 lp rem. Tunisian reverse stitch (trs): Insert hook from right to left under back of next vertical bar, yo, pull up a lp. Tunisian knit stitch (tks): Insert hook from front to back between front and back vertical bars, yo, pull up a lp. Tunisian knit decrease (tks

2 tog): Insert hook from front to back between front and back 2 vertical bars tog, yo, pull up a lp.

Slip stitch bind off (sl st bind off):

Insert hook from right to left under back of next vertical bar, yo, pull through 2 lps on hook.

KITCHEN SET TOWEL

Foundation ch 39, draw up row: a lp in With 2nd indigo, ch from rem ch hook, across draw (39 up lps a on lp in hook), each return (see Special Stitches). Row 1: Trs (see Special Stitches) in each st across (39 lps on hook), return. Row 2: Rep row 1. Row 3: Tks (see Special Stitches) in each st across (39 lps on hook), return. Rows 4 & 5: Rep row 3. Row 6: Tks in each st across (39 lps on hook), change color (see Stitch Guide and Pattern Notes) to blue jeans, return. Row 7: [Trs in each of next 5 sts, tks in each of next 3 sts] 4 times, trs in each of next 5 sts, tks in last st (39 lps on hook), return. Row 8: Rep row 7, change color to indigo, return. Rows 9–38: [Rep rows 3–8] 5 times. Rows 39–41: Rep row 3. Row 42: Tks 2 tog (see Special Stitches), tks in each st across to last 3 sts, tks 2 tog, tks in last st (37 lps on hook), return. Row 43: Rep row 3. Row 44: Tks 2 tog, tks in each of next 31 sts, tks 2 tog, tks in last st (35 lps on hook), return. Row 45: Tks 2 tog, [tks in each of next 4 sts, tks 2 tog] twice, tks in each of next 5 sts, tks 2 tog, [tks in each of next 4 sts, tks 2 tog] twice, tks in last st

(29 lps on hook), return. Row 46: Tks 2 tog, [tks in each of next 3 sts, tks 2 tog] across, tks in last st (23 lps on hook), return.

Row 47: Tks 2 tog, tks in each of next 17 sts, tks 2 tog, tks in last st (21 lps on hook), return.

Row 48: Tks 2 tog, tks in each of next 3 sts, tks 2 tog, tks in each of next 5 sts, tks 2 tog, tks in each of next 3 sts, tks 2 tog, tks in last st (17 lps on hook), return.

Row 49: Tks 2 tog, tks in each of next 11 sts, tks 2 tog, tks in last st (15 lps on hook), return.

Row 50: Tks 2 tog, tks in each of next 9 sts, tks 2 tog, tks in last st (13 lps on hook), return.

Row 51: Tks 2 tog, tks in each of next 7 sts, tks 2 tog, tks in last st (11 lps on hook), return.

Row 52: Tks 2 tog, tks in each of next 5 sts, tks 2 tog, tks in last st (9 lps on hook), return. Rows 53–67: Tks in each st

across (9 lps on hook), return. Row 68: Tks 2 tog, tks in each of next 3 sts, tks 2 tog, tks in last st (7 lps on hook), return. Row 69: Tks 2 tog, ch 1, sk 1 st (buttonhole), tks 2 tog, tks in

last st (5 lps on hook), return. Row 70: Tks in next st, tks in ch-1 sp, tks in each of next 2 sts

(5 lps on hook), return. Row 71: Sl st bind off (see

Special Stitches) in each st across. Fasten off. With RS facing, measure 5 inches down from buttonhole, sew button at center of row.

DISHCLOTH

Foundation row: With indigo, ch 31, draw up a lp in 2nd ch from hook, draw up a lp in each rem ch across (31 lps on hook), return (see Special Stitches). Row 1: Trs (see Special Stitches) in each st across (31 lps on hook), return. Row 2: Rep row 1. Row 3: Tks (see Special Stitches) in each st across (31 lps on hook), return. Rows 4 & 5: Rep row 3. Row 6: Tks in each st across (31 lps on hook), change color (see Pattern Notes and Stitch Guide) to blue jeans, return.

Row 7: [Trs in each of next 5 sts, tks in each of next 3 sts] 3 times, trs in each of next 5 sts, tks in last st (31 lps on hook), return. Row 8: Rep row 7, change color to indigo, return. Rows 9–26: [Rep rows 3–8] 3 times. Rows 27–29: Rep row 3. Row 30: Rep row 1. Row 31: Sl st bind off (see Special Stitches) in each st across, ch 9, sl st in last st (hanging lp). Fasten off.