Stripes + Blocks Towel Set by Purl Soho

Stripes + Blocks Towel Set

Knitting
April 2021
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
28 stitches and 40 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette Stitch
US 4 - 3.5 mm
3856 yards (3526 m)
Washcloth, Hand Towel, Bath Towel
English
This pattern is available for free.

MATERIALS
To make a full set of 1 Bath Towel, 2 Hand Towels, and 6 Washcloths, you’ll need…

Two Stripes + Blocks Towel Set Bundles (no longer available). Each includes…

  • 6 skeins in six colors of Purl Soho’s Buttercup Cotton, 100% organically grown cotton. Each skein is 364 yards/ 100 grams. (NOTE: We no longer offer Buttercup Cotton, but choose from one of our other fingering weight yarns.)

NOTE: Just one bundle makes 1 Bath Towel and 4 Washcloths, or 2 Hand Towels and 4 Washcloths.

You will also need…

Choose from 2 pretty palettes…

STARFISH

  • Color A: Gray Cloud
  • Color B: Heirloom White
  • Color C: Sweet Melon
  • Color D: Cedar Wood
  • Color E: Vintage Pink
  • Color F: Purple Aster

LAKE

  • Color A: Heirloom White
  • Color B: Woodland Gray
  • Color C: Morning Sky
  • Color D: Pale Denim
  • Color E: Blue Jay
  • Color F: Evening Blue

Here’s how much yardage you’ll require for each component of the set…

ONE BATH TOWEL
Color A: Approximately 364 yards required
Color B: Approximately 255 yards required
Color C: Approximately 291 yards required
Color D: Approximately 182 yards required
Color E: Approximately 364 yards required
Color F: Approximately 255 yards required

TWO HAND TOWELS

  • Color A: Approximately 225 yards required
  • Color B: Approximately 288 yards required
  • Color C: Approximately 350 yards required
  • Color D: Approximately 230 yards required
  • Color E: Approximately 193 yards required
  • Color F: Approximately 291 yards required

SIX WASHCLOTHS

  • Color A: Approximately 52 yards required
  • Color B: Approximately 140 yards required
  • Color C: Approximately 88 yards required
  • Color D: Approximately 128 yards required
  • Color E: Approximately 96 yards required
  • Color F: Approximately 64 yards required

GAUGE
32 stitches and 64 rows = 4 inches in stitch pattern
28 inches and 40 rows = 4 inches in stockinette

SIZES
Finished Dimensions

  • Bath Towel: 26 inches wide x 49 inches long
  • Hand Towel: 20 inches wide x 30 inches long
  • Washcloth: 8 x 8 inches

Designed by Purl Soho designer, Jake Canton. Click here to see even more of Jake’s designs!