Make your own "terrible towel" to wave at the Steelers!

Blogging while watching this great Ravens romp of the Steelers ( fingers crossed, don't want to jinx it), it occurs to me that we can knit "terrible towels" to wave at them. There is a great source for intarsia patterns, Aunt Kathy's Place. This picture above shows the finished product. It would look great with purple too. Send one to a friend in Pittsburgh in an unmarked brown wrapper!

Here is her pattern:

© Kathleen Brundige December 2007

CO 35
Row 1-4- Knit across
Row 5- K3, P29, K3
Row 6 and all even- Knit across
Row 7- K3, P13, K9, P7, K3
Row 9- K3, P12, K11, P6, K3
Row 11- K3, P16, K1, P3, K1, P8, K3
Row 13- K3, P1, K6, P8, K2, P2, K2, P8, K3
Row 15- K3, P3, K6, P5, K3, P1, K3, P8, K3
Row 17- K3, P4, K17, P8, K3
Row 19- K3, P7, K16, P6, K3
Row 21- K3, P9, K16, P4, K3
Row 23- K3, P10, K17, P2, K3
Row 25- K3, P11, K16, P2, K3
Row 27- K3, P13, K15, P1, K3
Row 29- K3, P15, K13, P1, K3
Row 31- K3, P17, K11, P1, K3
Row 33- K3, P20, K8, P1, K3
Row 35- K3, P22, K6, P1, K3
Row 37- K3, P18, K10, P1, K3
Row 39- K3, P22, K6, P1, K3
Row 41- K3, P23, K4, P2, K3
Row 43- K3, P29, K3
Row 44-47- Knit across
BO

***Note I adapted this pattern into an Intarsia method, my first try. Basically what I did was I substituted the Knit stitches on the Odd numbered rows with a second color of cotton using a bobbin. I also repeated the sequence on the even numbered rows inbetween. I did the entire cloth is stockinette stitch instead of knitting and purling to establish the pattern. I may try to knit it up again using the pattern as written only using the different color as the knit stitch and maybe also using the second color for the border as well. If anyone is an intarsia knitter and would like to try tis and send me a photo I'd be ever so grateful.

POSTED BY AUNT KATHY AT WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2007  http://gimpykatkpatterns.blogspot.com/2007/12/raven.html.