First of all, before you start to knit – choose the pattern for your yarn and make a swatch. I know, I’m sorry. There’s so many different vases (and candles) so I can’t give you one pattern to fit all, but I’ll tell you how to use these patterns on any vase (and you have to knit it once)…

So, you have your swatch – measure one pattern repeat. Now measure the circumference of your vase. How many pattern repeats you’ll have to make to fit the vase measurements? – This will give you your cast on count.

For example – my vase is 30 cm and my one pattern repeat is 4 cm. My pattern repeat will fit 7 times BUT I need some more, so I add one more pattern repeat. So – my pattern repeat is 12 stitches 8 times = 96 stitches.

Does it make sense?

Here’s the thing – next time what I would do differently is I would use thicker yarn for all the patterns. White vase sleeve is with thinner yarn and it’s starting to curl.

Note! White and red vase covers are knitted from top down (or other way around), grey cover is knitted from side to side.

Oh by the way – sorry about bad pictures. It’s getting dark so soon…

Abbreviations:

• k – knit
• p – purl
• 5/5CL – 5/5 cable left (5 stitches onto cable needle, hold in front, knit 5 and then knit 5 from cable needle)
• 5/5CR – 5/5 cable right (5 stitches onto cable needle, hold at back, knit 5 and then knit 5 from cable needle)
• 6/6CL – 6/6 cable left (6 stitches onto cable needle, hold in front, knit 6 and then knit 6 from cable needle)
• 6/6CR – 6/6 cable right (6 stitches onto cable needle, hold at back, knit 6 and then knit 6 from cable needle)

 

Grey cover

Cast on 40 stitches.

Row 1: k8, p2, k20, p2, k8;
Row 2: k10, p20, k10;
Row 3: k8, p2, 5/5CL, 5/5CR, p2, k8;
Row 4: k10, p20, k10;
Row 5: k8, p2, k20, p2, k8;
Row 6: k10, p20, k10;
Row 7: k8, p2, k20, p2, k8;
Row 8: k10, p20, k10;
Row 9: k8, p2, k20, p2, k8;
Row 10: k10, p20, k10;
Row 11: k8, p2, k20, p2, k8;
Row 12: k10, p20, k10;

 

White cover

Pattern repeat 12 stitches.

Row 1: k10, p2;
Row 2: k2, p10;
Row 3: k10, p2;
Row 4: k2, p10;
Row 5: k10, p2;
Row 6: k2, p10;
Row 7: 5/5CR, p2;
Row 8: k2, p10;

 

Red cover

Pattern repeat 22 stitches.

Row 1: k18, p4;
Row 2: k4, p18;
Row 3: k6, 6/6CL, p2;
Row 4: k4, p18;
Row 5: k18, p4;
Row 6: k4, p18;
Row 7: 6/6CR, k6, p2;
Row 8: k4, p18;