Oven Door Towel – Basket Weave Knitting Pattern

Oven door towel knitted using variegated Christmas cotton yarn.

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.

6 thoughts on “Oven Door Towel – Basket Weave Knitting Pattern

  1. Beverly says:

    just love this basket weave hanging knit pattern, coming up on needles soon and very soon. thank you

    1. You’re welcome, Beverly. It’s my favourite pattern too. And I love the basket weave for my dishcloths.
      Thank you for the feedback!
      Julia

  2. Micheline Blais says:

    J’aimerais savoir que veux les lettres K. Y etc. Dans vos patrons de serviettes merci

    1. Hi Micheline,
      I don’t speak French, so I put your question in a translator.
      This is what the abbreviations in the pattern stand for:
      K = knit
      P = purl
      YO = yarn over
      K2tog = knit 2 together
      SSK = slip, slip, knit.

      I hope that helps!
      Blessings,
      Julia

      1. Trudy says:

        What do k3 *k3 mean

        1. Hi Trudy,
          Sorry for the delayed reply.
          Each row you start and end with the knit 3. The *k3,p3* or knit 3, purl 3 is repeated to the last three stitches where you knit 3. The asterisks mean repeat the stitches/pattern inside the asterisks until otherwise indicated. And every second row you repeat *p3,k3* to get the basketweave pattern.
          I hope this helps!
          Julia

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