A
cute knitted storage box with pearl detail
Yarn:
Rowan R2 Rag One ball = 25m/27yds
Needles:
One set of 5 6.5mm/US 10.5 double pointed needles
Gauge:
12 stitches = 4” in stocking stitch using 6.5mm/US 10.5 needles.
(exact gauge isn't crucial but your knitting should be pretty tight)
Dimensions:
4” x 3” x 2”
Extras:
Crochet hook for weaving in ends, needle and thread, three freshwater
pearl beads
Notation
k = knit
p =
purl
dpn
= double pointed needle
Stitch
Patterns
Stocking
Stitch
Row 1: knit
Row 2: purl
Repeat these
two rows for pattern
Garter
Stitch in the round:
Round 1: knit
Round 2: purl
Repeat these
two rows for pattern
Techniques
Pick Up and
Knit
The edge
stitches of a piece of knitted fabric look like a column of v shapes.
To pick up and knit from the edge, put your needle under the v from
front to back, bring your yarn round the needle and pull it through,
this is one more stitch on your needle.
If working
from a cast on edge, put your needle under each cast on stitch from
front to back, bring yarn round the needle and pull it through. Work
from left to right along the edge of the knitting picking up and
knitting stitches as you go.
Directions
Cast on 10
stitches. Work in stocking stitch for 10 rows, starting with a knit
row (it'll be ok to use dpns for this since you have so few
stitches).
Next
row: k10, with a second dpn,
pick up and knit 10 stitches from the left hand side of your
knitting, with third dpn, pick up and knit 10 stitches from cast on
edge, with fourth dpn, pick up and knit 10 stitches from right hand
side of your knitting. You should have 40 stitches on the needles and
be ready to work in the round.
In the round
(i.e. the next stitches you work will be from the first dpn), work in
garter stitch for 8 rows, starting with a purl row. It may be easier
for you to work with the box turned inside out.
Bind off all
stitches tightly.
Finishing
Weave in any
loose ends. Sew the three pearl beads to the bottom of the box as
shown.
