Snowman Time Potholders
#snowmantimepotholders
Knitted pot-holders with Nordic pattern, snowmen and Christmas trees in DROPS Cotton Light. Theme: Christmas.
DROPS Extra 0-1575
DROPS Design: Pattern cl-125
Yarn group B
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SIZE:
Approx. 17 x 17 cm.
YARN:
DROPS COTTON LIGHT from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group B)
100 g colour 31, pearl grey
50 g colour 01, off white
50 g colour 12, green khaki
50 g colour 20, black
+ a left-over colour rust
1 pot-holder weighs 50 g.
NEEDLE:
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 3 MM: Length 40 cm.
KNITTING TENSION:
23 stitches in width and 32 rows in height with stocking stitch = 10 x 10 cm.
NOTE: Needle size is only a guide. If you get too many stitches on 10 cm, change to a larger needle size. If you get too few stitches on 10 cm, change to a smaller needle size.
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EXPLANATIONS FOR THE PATTERN:
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PATTERN:
See diagram A.1. The pattern is worked in stocking stitch.
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START THE PIECE HERE:
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POT-HOLDER – SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE PIECE:
The piece is worked in the round with circular needle, bottom up. A small loop is worked, then the piece is sewn together top and bottom.
POT-HOLDER:
Cast on 80 stitches with short circular needle size 3 mm and colour green khaki DROPS Cotton Light.
Purl 1 round. Insert 1 marker in the first stitch and 1 marker in the 41st stitch (sides). Work A.1 10 times on the round and continue until A.1 has been completed in height. REMEMBER THE KNITTING TENSION!
Continue with colour green khaki: Purl 1 round and cast on 24 stitches at the end of the round = 104 stitches.
Turn and cast off the 24 cast-on stitches, then cast off the other 80 stitches with purl. Lay the pot-holder flat with the markers on each side and sew together the bottom and top with small stitches inside the cast-on and cast-off edges. NOTE: The 24 new stitches = loop; sew the end to the corner of the pot-holder.
Embroider noses on the snowmen with 2 flat stitches – see figures A and B.
Diagram explanations
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= | off white |
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= | pearl grey |
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= | black |
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= | green khaki |
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= | Flat stitch, Pictures 1-4 PICTURE 1: Insert the needle from the wrong side to the right side, where you wish the stitch to start. PICTURE 2: Skip up and forward 2 stitches and thread the needle down and up again to where you want the next flat stitch to start, pull the strand through. PICTURE 3: Skip up and forward 2 stitches and thread the needle down, pull the strand through. Fasten the strand on the wrong side. PICTURE 4: Flat stitches of different lengths and in different directions. |
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= | Nose embroidered on snowman |
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