Kitchen Towel
Designer: Unknown
Submitted by: Dianne Arsenault of Moncton, New Brunswick
Rating: Easy

Materials: 2 50 gr balls cotton yarn; 6mm needles.
Cast on 64 stitches.
Knit 3 rows
Body:
Row 1: K7 (P2, K4) across to last 3 stitches, K3.
Row 2: K3, P4 (K2, P4) across to last 3 stitches, K3
Row 3 to 6: Repeat rows 1 and 2 alternately.
Row 7: K3, P4 (K2, P4) across to last 3 stitches, K3.
Row 8: K7 (P2, K4) across to last 3 stitches, K3.
Repeat Rows 1 to 8 seven more times.

Multi Towel Top
Row 1: K2 tog. across the row (32.)
Row 2: K across.
Row 3: K2 tog. across the row (16.)
Row 4: K across.
Row 5: K2tog. K across to last 2 stitches, K2 tog.(14 sts.)
Row 6 - 24 K across.
Row 25: K2 tog. K across to last 2 sts. K2 tog. (12 sts.)
Row 26: K6, YO for buttonhole, k6 (13.)
Row 27: K across.
Row 28 - 30: K2 tog. K across to last 2 sts, K2 tog, ending with 7 stitches on last row.
Bind off
Sew button to center of row 6

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4 tablespoons flour 4 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons cocoa
1 egg
3 tablespoons milk
3 tablespoons oil
3 tablespoons chocolate chips (optional)
a small splash of vanilla extract
1 large coffee mug

Add dry ingredients to mug, and mix well.
Add the egg and mix thoroughly.

Pour in the milk and oil and mix well.

Add the chocolate chips(if using) and vanilla extract, and mix again.

Put your mug in the microwave and cook for 3 minutes at 1000 watts.

The cake will rise over the top of the mug, but don't be alarmed!

Allow to cool a little, and tip out onto a plate if desired. EAT! (this can serve 2 if you
want to feel slightly more virtuous).

And why is this the most dangerous cake recipe in the world?
Because now we are all only 5 minutes away from chocolate cake at any time of the day or night!

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I have a few purse designs I want to try next.

 Aren't these cute?

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