Ties to Knit for Father’s Day

I know it’s a bit of a cliche to say that all dads wear ties, but I do think a knit tie is a nice thing to have when you do need to wear one, so let’s look at some tie knitting patterns that absolutely do not have to be just for dads or just for Father’s Day.

The Necktie Recipe from yamagara (available on Ravelry) is meant to be worked at any gauge with any yarn you like, and any width or length you like. It uses seed stitch so the tie could be reversible and the edges won’t curl. Make a tie like you’d wear with a button up shirt, or use it as a headband or belt.

Meridian Made has a basic flat end tie pattern made with sock yarn. The pattern notes say it has three design options — one is garter stitch and I think one is ribbing but it’s not clear from the photos what the other option is. Regardless, this is a nice, easy pattern you can make with a favorite ball of yarn or to use up sock yarn leftovers.

Karolina Wesolek has a stylish and slightly edgy tie with the We will knot you tie pattern. I think it’s a brioche pattern, worked in light fingering weight yarn. The pattern is charted and you can find it on Ravelry.

The Perfect Gentleman tie by Bespoke Knits by Cinzia is made with DK weight yarn and includes some design elements that help it lie flat including being worked as a tube. It also uses a provisional cast on and a three-needle bind off.

The Oxford Tie from Whistle and Wool also uses seed stitch for a simple, classic men’s tie. The pattern notes don’t say what weight of yarn is used but it looks relatively heavy.

The Okehampton tie from Wyndlestraw Designs has a fun stitch pattern that includes little textured triangles. It’s easy to knit and calls for a DK weight yarn.

Fall will be here before we know it, and that means there are holidays coming right behind where we might be entertaining at home. It’s always fun to have a hand knit touch in your home for other people to see, and if you’re going to be in the kitchen all day you might as well have some nice knit dish cloths to use.

I love this little plaid hand towel from Darling Jadore. Use a little bit of leftover cotton yarn from another project for the plaid portion. It looks like the horizontal stripes are worked as you knit and the vertical stripes are done with duplicate stitch, making this a quick and easy project even newer knitters can make.

Combine garter stitch and an easy eyelet pattern worked sideways to make the Annette Dish Towel from Cluck Cluck Boots, which is meant to be reminiscent of flour sack towels. It calls for DK weight yarn and you can work it in one color or two (or even three!).

Add a little more texture with this set of kitchen towels from Whileberry Creative. They’re mostly worked in garter stitch with borders in easy knit/purl patterns, and you can work them in sport or worsted weight yarn.

Two of Wands Shop has another cute allover knit and purl pattern they call the Seersucker Textured Tea Towel. It’s an easy repeating pattern worked in worsted weight yarn, and there’s a chart in the pattern you can use, but don’t have to, if you want to practice knitting from a chart.

The Classic Cloth dish towel from Handmade Home by Connie is another one that can use a little leftover yarn in a contrasting color, or you could color block it our use stripes throughout the pattern. This one uses worsted weight yarn and another easy repeating knit purl stitch pattern.

If you like to hang your towel on the oven handle or elsewhere but it’s always falling off, try the Stay Put kitchen towel from Fancy Step Knits. This project is worked in garter stitch and includes a hole partway through so you can pull the towel through itself over a rod or handle. Stripes are optional but a nice addition.

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