Late summer is wonderful for gardeners. Usually by August, summer’s bounty of herbs, fruits, and veggies have sprouted, been picked, and tasted. The bittersweet part of late summer, living in the northeast of the United States, is that my potted plants time outside is dwindling.
Pictured above are my aloe vera plant and cactus. These two plants can’t take the bitter cold. I will be bringing them inside to stay cozy warm with me. To give them a little refresher for the indoors, I have designed a cozy for them in our Cleo cotton. Cleo is a mercerized cotton, which means if you happen to get a little dirt on them, the cozies can be machine washed. The cozies took only an ounce of yarn– which is incredible because if you use 2 colors, you can essentially make 3 cozies out of 2 skeins. I’m also loving the linen stitch I used for the cozies. It has this really neat woven look. Not to mention, when you stripe with linen stitch the colors muddle together. Below is the pattern I used for the cozies. You can easily customize the size of your cozy by following a simple multiplication explained in the pattern. Enjoy the rest of your summer!
–Vanessa
Linen Stitch Plant Cozy
To Fit: Small Potted Plant
Approximate Dimensions:
2 ½” tall x 8” circumference
Materials:
Cleo: 1—50G skein each of 2 colors,
we used color 172 with 170, and 138 with 139
(please note- each cozy weighed 1 ounce each so you could essentially make many of these for your other pots or share with friends!)
Gauge: 25 sts, 37.5 rows = 4” on size US 7 (4.5mm) needle in linen st.
Needles/Notions: US Size 7 (4.5mm) DPNs, 1 st marker (m).
Linen St (Odd # of sts)
Rnds 1, 3, 5: MC: *K1, sl1 wyif; rep from * to last st, k1.
Rnds 2, 4, 6: MC: *Sl1 wyif, k1; rep from * to last st, sl1 wyif.
Rnds 7 and 9: CC: *K1, sl1 wyif; rep from * to last st, k1.
Rnds 8 and 10: CC: *Sl1 wyif, k1; rep from * to last st, sl1 wyif.
Rep these 10 rnds for pattern.
Begin
Designate which color you’d like to be the main color (MC) and contrast color (CC).
With smaller DPNs and MC, CO using long tail method 47 sts. Join in the rnd and pm.
Work 2 rep of the 10 rnd linen st pattern (20 rnds total). Then work rnds 1-5 once more.
BO in k on next rnd with MC. Weave in all ends.
To widen– measure your pot and multiple by 6.25. Then, round that number up to the nearest odd number. That is your cast on amount.
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ABBREVIATIONS: beg= begin(ning), BO= bind off, CC= contrast color, CO= cast on, cont= continue, MC= main color, m= marker, pm= place marker, p = purl, rem= remain(ning), rep= repeat, rnd=round, RS= right side, sc= single crochet, sl = slip, st(s) = stitch(es), st st = stockinette st, wyif- with yarn in front
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