Empire Tea Towels by Toni Lipsey

Empire Tea Towels

Crochet
December 2021
DK (11 wpi) ?
22 stitches and 16 rows = 4 inches
in Tunisian Lattice Stitch
5.0 mm (H)
350 - 400 yards (320 - 366 m)
14" x 20"
US
English

Use these oversize cotton towels for anything from drying
flatware to covering fresh-baked rolls and desserts. Along with being an extremely portable project, these tea towels work up quickly. A perfect way to add some sass and personality to your kitchen or bathroom, or whip up a couple of extras to keep on hand for last-minute gifting.

The samples use a subtle tonal stripe motif, but you can
play around with other color combinations to make them your
own.

STITCHES AND TECHNIQUES
• Lattice stitch pattern
• Changing colors (stripes)
NOTE
The yarn used in this sample was especially elastic and presented a significant difference between the unblocked and blocked lengths. Substituting yarns in this pattern may impact your finished measurements significantly.

YARN
Paintbox Cotton DK (100% cotton), category 3—DK weight, 137 yds (125 m)/50 g (1 3/4 oz).
-(A) Vanilla Cream, 250 yds (229.5 m), (2 skeins)
-(B) Peach Orange or Sailor Blue, 35 yds (32 m), (1 skein);
-(C) Vintage Pink or Royal Blue, 50 yds (46 m), (1 skein).