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Handmade Hand Towels
MATERIALS
To make one Hand Towel you will need…
Purl Soho’s Field Notes, 50% Sicilian cotton and 50% hemp. Each ball of this light worsted/DK-weight yarn is 104 yards/ 50 grams; approximately 410 total yards required.
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Main Color (MC): 4 balls; approximately 380 (400, 390, 345) yards required for Layout 1 (2, 3, 4)
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Contrast Color (CC): 1 ball; approximately 30 (10, 20, 65) yards required for Layout 1 (2, 3, 4)
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US 3 (3.25 mm), straight or 24-inch circular knitting needles
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If using straight needles: two US 3 double pointed needles for I-cord
NOTE: 2 balls of CC, plus 4 balls of MC for each towel (16 total MC balls), is enough to make all 4 layouts.
We used the following colors for our towels (see Pattern, below, for images of each layout)…
- Layout 1: MC Brown Ochre + CC Cocoa Bean
- Layout 2: MC Orange Oxide + CC Night Storm
- Layout 3: MC Red Bean + CC Ocean Teal
- Layout 4: MC Fresco Red + CC Rain Cloud
GAUGE
20 stitches and 38 rows = 4 inches in seed stitch
NOTE: When you run Field Notes through the gentle cycle of a washing machine and dryer, it gets softer and even more amazing!
SIZE
Finished Dimensions: 17¼ inches wide x 24½ inches long
Pattern designed and written by Purl Soho designer, Gianna Mueller. See even more of Gianna’s work on her Instagram!
- First published: June 2026
- Page created: June 25, 2026
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