Don’t Panic Towel
Corrections made 4/28/08
Materials:
1 cone Peaches & Cream yarn (787 yards)
Size 8 needles
Tapestry needle
Mb= make border (your favorite border, I used seed stitch)
CO 72 sts
7 rows border
Row 1: mb 5 sts, k 62, mb 5 sts
Row 2: mb 5 sts, p 62, mb 5 sts
Rows 3-6: repeat rows 1 and 2
Pattern:
Row 1: mb 5 sts, k6, p2, k2, p5, k2, p1, k2, p1, k1, p1, k3, p1, k4, p1, k6, p1, k4, p1, k2, p1, k2, p2, k3, p3, k5, mb 5 sts
Row 2: mb 5 sts, p5, k3, p3, k2, p2, k1, p2, k1, p4, k1, p6, k1, p4, k1, p3, k1, p1, k1, p2, k1, p2, k5, p2, k2, p6, mb 5 sts
Row 3: mb 5 sts, k5, p1, k2, p1, k3, p1, k3, p2, k2, p1, k1, p1, k3, p1, k4, p1, k6, p1, k3, p2, k2, p1, k1, p1, k2, p1, k1, p1, k2, p1, k5, mb 5 sts
Row 4: mb 5 sts, p5, k1, p2, k1, p1, k1, p2, k1, p1, k1, p2, k2, p3, k1, p6, k1, p4, k1, p3, k1, p1, k1, p2, k2, p3, k1, p3, k1, p2, k1, p5, mb 5 sts
Row 5: mb 5 sts, k8, p1, k3, p1, k3, p2, k2, p1, k1, p5, k4, p1, k6, p1, k3, p2, k2, p1, k1, p1, k2, p1, k1, p1, k2, p1, k5, mb 5 sts
Row 6: mb 5 sts, p5, k1, p2, k1, p1, k1, p2, k1, p1, k1, p2, k2, p3, k1, p6, k1, p4, k5, p1, k1, p2, k2, p3, k1, p3, k1, p8, mb 5 sts
Row 7: mb 5 sts, k8, p1, k3, p1, k3, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k3, p1, k2, p3, k6, p1, k3, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k2, p1, k1, p1, k2, p1, k5, mb 5 sts
Row 8: mb 5 sts, p5, k1, p2, k1, p1, k1, p2, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p3, k1, p6, k3, p2, k1, p3, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p3, k1, p3, k1, p8, mb 5 sts
Row 9: mb 5 sts, k8, p1, k3, p1, k3, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k3, p1, k1, p1, k2, p1, k6, p1, k3, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k2, p1, k1, p1, k2, p1, k5, mb 5 sts
Row 10: mb 5 sts, p5, k1, p2, k1, p1, k1, p2, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p3, k1, p6, k1,p2, k1, p1, k1, p3, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p3, k1, p3, k1, p8, mb 5 sts
Row 11: mb 5 sts, k5, p1, k2, p1, k3, p1, k3, p1, k2, p2, k2, p1, k1, p1, k2, p1, k2, p1, k6, p1, k3, p1, k2, p2, k1, p1, k2, p1, k1, p1, k2, p1, k5, mb 5 sts
Row 12: mb 5 sts, p5, k1, p2, k1, p1, k1, p2, k1, p1, k2, p2, k1, p3, k1, p6, k1, p2, k1, p2, k1, p1, k1, p2, k2, p2, k1, p3, k1, p3, k1, p2, k1, p5, mb 5 sts
Row 13: mb 5 sts, k6, p2, k2, p5, k1, p1, k3, p1, k3, p1, k4, p3, k4, p5, k1, p1, k3, p1, k2, p2, k3, p3, k5, mb 5 sts
Row 14: mb 5 sts, p5, k3, p3, k2, p2, k1, p3, k1, p1, k5, p4, k3, p4, k1, p3, k1, p3, k1, p1, k5, p2, k2, p6, mb 5 sts
Row 15: mb 5 sts, k41, p1, k20, mb 5 sts
Row 16: mb 5 sts, p 20, k1, p41, mb 5 sts
Center of towel:
Row 1: mb 5 sts, k 62, mb 5 sts
Row 2: mb 5 sts, p 62, mb 5 sts
Repeat Rows 1 and 2 until desired length
At this point you may with to add “Don’t Panic” to the other end but if you don’t you can do 7 more rows of border and bind off.
Don’t Panic (word facing other direction)
Row 1: mb 5 sts, p 20, k1, p41, mb 5 sts
Row 2: mb 5 sts, k41, p1, k20, mb 5 sts
Row 3: mb 5 sts, p5, k3, p3, k2, p2, k1, p3, k1, p1, k5, p4, k3, p4, k1, p3, k1, p3, k1, p1, k5, p2, k2, p6, mb 5 sts
Row 4: mb 5 sts, k6, p2, k2, p5, k1, p1, k3, p1, k3, p1, k4, p3, k4, p5, k1, p1, k3, p1, k2, p2, k3, p3, k5, mb 5 sts
Row 5: mb 5 sts, p5, k1, p2, k1, p1, k1, p2, k1, p1, k2, p2, k1, p3, k1, p6, k1, p2, k1, p2, k1, p1, k1, p2, k2, p2, k1, p3, k1, p3, k1, p2, k1, p5, mb 5 sts
Row 6: mb 5 sts, k5, p1, k2, p1, k3, p1, k3, p1, k2, p2, k2, p1, k1, p1, k2, p1, k2, p1, k6, p1, k3, p1, k2, p2, k1, p1, k2, p1, k1, p1, k2, p1, k5, mb 5 sts
Row 7: mb 5 sts, p5, k1, p2, k1, p1, k1, p2, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p3, k1, p6, k1,p2, k1, p1, k1, p3, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p3, k1, p3, k1, p8, mb 5 sts
Row 8: mb 5 sts, k8, p1, k3, p1, k3, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k3, p1, k1, p1, k2, p1, k6, p1, k3, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k2, p1, k1, p1, k2, p1, k5, mb 5 sts
Row 9: mb 5 sts, p5, k1, p2, k1, p1, k1, p2, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p3, k1, p6, k3, p2, k1, p3, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p3, k1, p3, k1, p8, mb 5 sts
Row 10: mb 5 sts, k8, p1, k3, p1, k3, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k3, p1, k2, p3, k6, p1, k3, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k2, p1, k1, p1, k2, p1, k5, mb 5 sts
Row 11: mb 5 sts, p5, k1, p2, k1, p1, k1, p2, k1, p1, k1, p2, k2, p3, k1, p6, k1, p4, k5, p1, k1, p2, k2, p3, k1, p3, k1, p8, mb 5 sts
Row 12: mb 5 sts, k8, p1, k3, p1, k3, p2, k2, p1, k1, p5, k4, p1, k6, p1, k3, p2, k2, p1, k1, p1, k2, p1, k1, p1, k2, p1, k5, mb 5 sts
Row 13: mb 5 sts, p5, k1, p2, k1, p1, k1, p2, k1, p1, k1, p2, k2, p3, k1, p6, k1, p4, k1, p3, k1, p1, k1, p2, k2, p3, k1, p3, k1, p2, k1, p5, mb 5 sts
Row 14: mb 5 sts, k5, p1, k2, p1, k3, p1, k3, p2, k2, p1, k1, p1, k3, p1, k4, p1, k6, p1, k3, p2, k2, p1, k1, p1, k2, p1, k1, p1, k2, p1, k5, mb 5 sts
Row 15: mb 5 sts, p5, k3, p3, k2, p2, k1, p2, k1, p4, k1, p6, k1, p4, k1, p3, k1, p1, k1, p2, k1, p2, k5, p2, k2, p6, mb 5 sts
Row 16: mb 5 sts, k6, p2, k2, p5, k2, p1, k2, p1, k1, p1, k3, p1, k4, p1, k6, p1, k4, p1, k2, p1, k2, p2, k3, p3, k5, mb 5 sts
Row 1: mb 5 sts, k 62, mb 5 sts
Row 2: mb 5 sts, p 62, mb 5 sts
Rows 3-6: repeat rows 1 and 2
7 rows border
Bind off.
Weave in ends
4 comments:
This is perfect! Thanks so much. I am starting today and I know my son will love it.
Teresa
So cool! I've got to make one for all the Douglas Adams fans I know (including myself). :)
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Hi. I love this pattern, but I'm having trouble with row 8. I've unpicked my stitches three times, and no matter how many times I redo it, I still wind up with 15 stitches instead of 13 (p8, mb 5). Am I doing something wrong?
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