Garter Stitch Plant Cozy
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Are you looking for a project for cotton yarn other than dishcloths? This garter stitch plant cozy is a great alternative to dishcloth patterns.
It’s super quick and easy knit! Just knit a rectangle and sew a seam.
Plus, they’re so much easier than baskets (there’s no bottom🎉).
:) Happy knitting!
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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 & Advanced Beginner
PDF Format: Printer Friendly
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Techniques
Here are some of the knitting skills you need to know before getting started:
Knit Flat
Knit Stitches
Clean Edge (advanced version only)
Yarn & Substitutions
Yarn Weight: Worsted
Yardage: 120 – 130 yards (110 – 119 meters)
Suggested Yarn: Knit Picks, Simply Cotton Organic Worsted Yarn
Needles & Notions
US 9 (5.5mm) Knitting Needles
Stitch Marker (optional)
Gauge
15 STS & 21 rows per 4” (10cm) square, knit in the garter stitch pattern below
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Details
Measurements: 8” wide x 5 1/2” (20cm x 14cm)
Weight: 2.8oz (80g)
Notes
Reversible.
Knit using the garter stitch.
CO edge is the height, not the circumference.
Knit holding 2 strands of yarn together throughout.
This cozy is knit flat in garter stitch, meaning you’ll knit all the rows, however I’m tweaking it a little bit to create a nice clean edge.
I knit this a bit on the tight side, so it stands up on it’s own.
Don’t tug on it as you knit, leave it dense, it helps it stand up on it’s own.
If you make the edge stitch too tight on the odd rows, the edges won’t have as much stretch as the center, if it’s too loose the stitches will look like extra loops on the end of your row. So, like Goldilocks, you want it somewhere in the middle. :)
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)
K1TBL – knit 1 stitch through the back loop
P – purl stitches (P2 means to purl 2 stitches)
S1PW – slip one stitch purl-wise
STS – stitches
WYIF – with yarn in front
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Beginner Pattern Instructions
Holding 2 strands of yarn
CO 21 STS (CO loosely otherwise it’ll be a tighter stitch at the seam and it’ll look cinched)
Knit every row until it’s about 16 1/2″ (42cm) long for a 5″ (13cm) diameter pot/container. Make it a little small so it fits over your pot nice and snugly.
BO in all knit STS on an ODD row.
Sew the CO & BO edges together to create the circumference.
Put on your planter and fold the top edge down.
Size Alteration Options:
To make it larger or smaller CO in any number of STS, Hold it up to the height of your container and estimate the number of CO STS for your container and style. You’ll want to have enough to touch the bottom, where it meets the bottom and enough for it to fold over to your desired length.
Advanced Beginner Pattern Instructions
Holding 2 strands of yarn
CO 21 STS (CO loosely otherwise it’ll be a tighter stitch at the seam and it’ll look cinched)
All EVEN Rows: K1TBL *K* K1TBL
All ODD Rows: WYIF S1PW *K* WYIF S1PW
Tip: Place a stitch marker on the Odd side, so you know which side to slip sts and which side to knit. :) (It doesn’t matter which side you put the stitch marker on as long as you’re consistent with which side you knit and which side you slip the first stitches.)
Knit until it’s about 16 1/2″ (42cm) long for a 5″ (13cm) diameter pot/container. Make it a little small so it fits over your pot nice and snugly.
BO in all knit STS on an ODD row.
Sew the CO & BO edges together to create the circumference.
Put on your planter and fold the top edge down.
Size Alteration Options:
To make it larger or smaller CO in any number of STS, Hold it up to the height of your container and estimate the number of CO STS for your container and style. You’ll want to have enough to touch the bottom, where it meets the bottom and enough for it to fold over to your desired length.
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