The Bat Mosaic Halloween Dishtowel will make a fun addition to your home decor this Halloween.
Fun and functional, this easy dishtowel features Mosaic bats, perfect for a Vintage-Macabre Halloween.
Knit the bats in black, and this towel will make your kitchen look โspooktacular.โ It will also be perfect for the bathroom.
I used a classic black for the contrast color and a multi-tone grey for the main color, but I can easily imagine any color combination for this pattern!
Please scroll down for the free pattern, or get the ad-free, printer-friendly, PDF version of this pattern in my Ravelry Shop and on ariannafrasca.com.
About
The Bat Mosaic Halloween Dishtowel is worked flat in one piece.
Itโs knitted tightly in mosaic colorwork and linen stitch, you need to know how to knit, purl, and slip stitches. You can find a how-to video for the mosaic technique here.
The instructions are written in standard American terms.
Knitting skill level: Easy, perfect project for new knitters
Needles: US 10 / 6 mm
Yarn: Worsted (9 wpi)
Yardage: 150 โ 200 yards (137 โ 183 m)
Gauge: 18 sts x 32 rows = 4โ/10cm in linen stitch
Other notions: Tapestry needle
Sizing: 14โณ x 18โณ / 36 cm x 46 cm
Abbreviations
K: Knit
P: Purl
Sl: Slip
Wyib: With yarn in back
Wyif: With yarn in front
Sts: stitches
Pattern
With the Main Color (MC), cast on 50 sts and start working linen stitch as follows:
Row 1 (right side): Slip 1 knitwise wyif, *k1, slip 1 wyif, repeat from * to last stitch, k1.
Row 2 (wrong side): Slip 1 knitwise with yarn in front (wyif), *p1, slip 1 with yarn in back (wyib), repeat from * to last stitch, k1.
Repeat Rows 1 and 2, a further 2 rows (total 6 rows).
Bat Motif
Motif is repeated 2 times each row.
Row 1-2: Knit
Row 3-4: Pick up and attach CC yarn, using CC, *(sl wyib x 1, k1) x 4, sl wyib x 2, k2, sl wyib x 1, k2, sl wyib x 2, (k1, sl wyib x 1) x 4 *
Row 5-6: Using MC, *k11, sl wyib x 1, k1, sl wyib x 1, k11 *
Row 7-8: Using CC, *sl wyib x 1, k1, sl wyib x 2, k1, (sl wyib x 1, k1) x2, sl wyib x 2, k3, sl wyib x 2, (k1, sl wyib x 1) x2, k1, sl wyib x 2, k1, sl wyib x 1 *
Row 9-10: Using MC, *k1, sl wyib x 1, k9, sl wyib x 2, k1, sl wyib x 2, k9, sl wyib x 1, k1 *
Row 11-12 : Using CC, *sl wyib x 1, k3, sl wyib x 2, k1, sl wyib x 3, k5, sl wyib x 3, k1, sl wyib x 2, k3, sl wyib x 1 *
Row 13-14: Using MC, *k1, sl wyib x 1, k1, sl wyib x 1, k6, sl wyib x 2, k1, sl wyib x 2, k6, sl wyib x 1, k1, sl wyib x 1, k1 *
Row 15-16: Using CC, *sl wyib x 1, k4, sl wyib x 3, k9, sl wyib x 3, k4, sl wyib x 1 *
Row 17-18: Using MC, *k1, sl wyib x 1, k2, sl wyib x 1, k3, (sl wyib x 1, k1)x4, sl wyib x 1, k3, sl wyib x 1, k2, sl wyib x 1, k1 *
Row 19-20: Using CC, *sl wyib x 1, k23, sl wyib x 1 *
Row 21-22: Using MC, *k2, sl wyib x 2, k2, sl wyib x 1, k2, sl wyib x 1, k2, sl wyib x 1, k2, sl wyib x 1, k2, sl wyib x 1, k2, sl wyib x 2, k2 *
Row 23-24: Using CC, *sl wyib x 2, k8, sl wyib x 1, k3, sl wyib x 1, k8, sl wyib x 2 *
Row 25-26: Using MC, *k4, sl wyib x 2, k1, sl wyib x 2, k2, sl wyib x 1, k1, sl wyib x 1, k2, sl wyib x 2, k1, sl wyib x 2, k4 *
Row 27-28: Using CC, *sl wyib x 1, k1, sl wyib x 2, k5, sl wyib x 1, k5, sl wyib x 1, k5, sl wyib x 2, k1, sl wyib x 1 *
Row 29-30: Using MC, *k5, sl wyib x 3, k2, sl wyib x 1, k3, sl wyib x 1, k2, sl wyib x 3, k5 *
Row 31-32: Using CC, *(sl wyib x 1, k1) x 2, sl wyib x 2, k1, sl wyib x 2, k2, sl wyib x 3, k2, sl wyib x 2, k1, sl wyib x 2, (k1, sl wyib x 1) x 2 *
Row 33-34: Using MC, knit
Cut CC and join the MC.
Row 1 (right side): Slip 1 knitwise wyif, *k1, slip 1 wyif, repeat from * to last stitch, k1.
Row 2 (wrong side): Slip 1 knitwise with yarn in front (wyif), *p1, slip 1 with yarn in back (wyib), repeat from * to last stitch, k1.
Repeat Rows 1 and 2 a further 92 rows, (total 94 rows in MC).
Bind Off Row (right side): K1, *slip 1 purlwise wyif, pass stitch over, k1, pass stitch over, repeat from * to end of row.
Cut yarn and pull through the remaining stitch. Weave in ends and block.
