Cable Knit Guest Towels

I want any guest to feel comfy and cozy in my home so I try to incorporate items of that nature everywhere in my home. I know that if I feel comfy and cozy that chances are friends and family will as well. This is even more important now with the beginning of the holiday season. Guests will be in and out of your house, some just for the afternoon and some for longer (MUCH, much, much longer). Some sneaky ways to bring a touch of cozy is to put it in unexpected but appreciated places like your bathroom guest towels. One of the first rooms anyone visits is the bathroom and what a way to shake off the road weariness than with a plush and gorgeous cable knit towel. Let this be the first in a long line of luxurious amenities with which you pamper your family and friends. The guest towels are deceivingly fast and simple--your guests need never know.

Materials:

2 skeins of Lion Brand Baby's First Yarn in Pixie Dust

Cable needle

Size US 10.5 needles

4 stitch markers

Notes:

PM: place marker

M: Stitch Marker

LC: place 3 sts onto cable needle and hold in front, p3, knit 3 from cable needle

RC: place 3 sts onto cable needle and hold in back, p3, knit 3 from cable needle

Instructions:

Cast on 48 sts and work in garter stitch for 1 ½ in.

Row 1 (WS): knit 4, PM, purl 14, PM, k3, p6, k3, PM, p14, PM, k4

Row 2 (RS): k to 2^nd M, p3, k6, p3, k to end

Row 3: k4, p14, k3, p6, k3, p14, k4

Row 4: k to 2^nd M, LC, RC, knit to end

Row 5: k4, p14, p3, k6, p3, p14, k4

Row 6: k to 2^nd marker, k3, p6, k3, k to end

Row 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11: repeat rows 5 & 6

Row 12: k to 2^nd M, RC, LC, knit to end

Row 13: repeat Row 3

Row 14: Repeat Row 2

Row 15, 16, 17, 18, and 19: repeat rows 13 & 14

Continue repeating Row 4- 19 until piece measures 22 in. in length, work in garter stitch for 1 ½ in. and bind off. Weave in ends and block as needed.

The cozy cotton blend knit into a cozy cable knit towel will set the tone for comfort and love that rest of your home will offer to your friends and family this holiday season. Knit some up as gifts as well!