Knit Cactus
Check it out: I knit a cactus!
yarn details
Lion Brand Vanna’s Choice in Olive
100% acrylicworsted weight
Red Heart Sport Solid in Hot Pink
100% acrylicsport weight
findings
2.5 inch diameter terracotta pot
polyfill stuffing
project details
pattern: based on Allison Krones’s “Knit Cactus” pattern, available for free at http://daybydaywithme.blogspot.com/2011/01/knit-cactus.html, flower pattern adapted from the flowers on the Head Huggers earband by MK Carroll in Stitch ‘n Bitch Nation.
needles: size 5 for cactus, size 2 for flower
duration: about half a day of knitting (February 12, 2012)
yarn used: minimal amounts
notes
- CO 48 stitches, proceed in k1p2 ribbing for about 3”, then decrease according to Krones’s pattern.
- I skipped the step of gluing the cactus into the pot – it’s just hanging out in there for now.
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