Friesland - knitting pattern for placemat or guest towel

I love the North Sea coast, especially Friesland! I have spent so many vacations there...
A bread roll with fish to go, walks by the sea no matter what the weather is like - the stiffer the breeze, the better - and, when I come home after such a walk (to the vacation home in my case), a nice cup of tea to warm up, relax and knit...
What could be better?
This placemat, reminiscent of the typical Frisian tableware in blue and white, brings the Frisian coziness to your home.
And if you don’t care about placemats or drinking tea, but you like the design, then you just knit a wonderful kitchen or guest towel.

Skills Required / What You'll Receive

Basic knitting skills needed
Cast on, knit and purl, knit edge stitches, slip purlwise (with yarn in front / with yarn in back), cast off
For crossing stitches without cable needle there are useful links included in the pattern.

The pattern has 6 pages and includes:

• Material information
• List of abbreviations (with explanations)
• Row-by-row instructions

Difficulty level: medium (crossing the stitches without a cable needle requires just a little bit of finger acrobatics)

Size Information

After hand wash and blocking:
44 cm x 29 cm / 17.5“ x 11.5“
(suitable for a placemat or a guest/kitchen towel)

Materials List

Material

• 1 circular needle (US size 2.5, 24” long) or a pair of needles (US size 2.5)
• Cotton yarn (100% cotton) in 2 colors (50g of each color)
  (Fingering/Super Fine or Sport/Fine)
  If you take a Sport-weight cotton yarn, the placemat/towel will become a little bigger.
• 1 darning needle for weaving in the yarn ends

Additional Details by the Author

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