Beginner Plant Pot Cover

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.

pic of a beginner stockinette stitch knitted plant pot holder covering a pot with a plant in it

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

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.

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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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pic of a beginner stockinette stitch knitted plant pot holder covering a pot with a plant in it

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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