Beginner Plant Pot Cover
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Bring a bit of handmade beauty to your cozy living space with this stockinette knitted plant pot cover. A beginner friendly plant cover knitting pattern using cotton yarn, which is the perfect alternative knitting project. You can only knit so many dishcloths 😵💫. This plant cover uses the simplest of stitches, color & texture that adds a touch of cozy to any corner.
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About the Pattern
Available Sizes: One
Size: Fits a 5” (13cm) Diameter Container
Pattern Format: Written Pattern, No Chart
Skill Level: Beginner
PDF Format: Printer Friendly
Techniques
Here are some of the knitting skills you need to know before getting started:
Knit in the Round
Knit & Purl Stitches
Yarn & Substitutions
Yarn Weight: Worsted
Yardage: 60 – 70 yards (55 – 64 meters)
Suggested Yarn: Simply Cotton Organic Worsted Yarn by Knit Picks
Needles & Notions
US 9 (5.5mm) Circular Needles with a 16” (40cm) Cable
Gauge
14.5 STS & 21 rounds per 4” (10cm) square, knit in the pattern below
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Details
Measurements: 8″ wide x 4 1/2″ (20cm x 11cm)
Gauge: 14.5 STS & 21 rounds per 4” (10cm) square, knit in the pattern below
Weight: 1.8oz (50g)
Notes
Not reversible.
Knit bottom up.
Fits a 5” (13cm) diameter container.
CO edge is the width/circumference.
Knit using the stockinette knit stitch.
Knit in the round with a circular needle.
To make it larger or smaller CO in multiples of 2.
When knitting in the round you’re always knitting the right side of your work.
Knitting Abbreviations
*– * – repeat between * to end of round
BO – bind-off in pattern
CO – cast-on (long-tail cast-on method)
K – knit stitches (K1 means to knit 1 stitch)
P – purl stitches (P2 means to purl 2 stitches)
PM – place marker
STS – stitches
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Pattern Instructions
Holding 2 strands of cotton yarn
CO 52 STS, PM, join in the round
Round 1: *K1, P1*
Rounds 2-21: *K*, or until desired length.
BO in the *K1, P1* pattern, somewhat tightly.
Weave in the ends.
No blocking necessary.
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