Oven Door Towel – Basket Weave Knitting Pattern

Here is the matching oven door towel to the basket weave dishcloth pattern. It gets a little tricky around the button hole, but trust me, if I can do, so can you!

Use 100% cotton yarn, as you would with a dishcloth. Use 8 US (5 mm) knitting needles.

Cast on 60 stitches

Row 1-4: Knit 4 rows

Row 5: K3 *P3, K3* to last 3 stitches, K3

Row 6: K3 *K3, P3* to last 3 stitches, K3

Row 7 and 8: Repeat rows 5 and 6

Row 9: K3 *K3, P3* to last 3 stitches, K3

Row 10: K3 *P3, K3* to last 3 stitches, K3

Rows 11 and 12: Repeat rows 9 and 10

Rows 13-68: Repeat rows 5-12 seven times (now you have 68 rows)

Row 69: K2tog to end (30 stitches left)

Row 70: Knit

Row 71: K2tog (15 stitches left)

Row 72: Knit

Row 72: K2tog, K2tog, K9, K2tog (12 stitches left)

Row 74-101: Knit 28 rows

Row 102: K4, K2tog, K2tog, K4 (make sure gap is in the middle of row)

Row 103: K5, YO, YO, K5

Row 104: K6, P1, K5 (now you have a buttonhole)

Row 105: K2tog, K to last 2 stitches, SSK

Row 106: Knit

Repeat rows 105 and 106 until 8 stitches left on needle

Cast off, weave in ends, and sew button on.