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Terra Cotta Pot with Finger-Knitted Cozy by Vickie Howell

Posted on May 06, 2015

Terra Cotta Pot with Finger-Knitted Cozy by Vickie Howell

Let your imagination bloom while you decorate a simple terra-cotta pot with a finger-knit design by Vickie Howell. Each little added detail will surely plant the seeds for your very own creatively cool garden! This finger-knitted plant cozy project was excerpted with permission from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1631590707/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1631590707&linkCode=as2&tag=craftfocom-20&linkId=5MF2E5HPAKDWXJMN">Finger Knitting Fun: 28 Cute, Clever, and Creative Projects for Kids</a>.

Step 1

Supplies: • ball chunky, jute rope • terra-cotta pot, any size • gold-leaf paint • paintbrush • decorative ribbon, long enough to fit the circumference of the pot top • hot-glue sticks and glue gun • large-eye yarn needle

Step 2

Yarn-wrap around three fingers: 3 stitches. Finger knit until the piece measures long enough to fit around the circumference of the pot’s widest point, which is just below the lip. Fasten off and set aside.

Step 3

Paint the lip of the pot. Let dry.

Step 4

Weave in ends. Use hot glue to secure the cozy to the pot. Glue the ribbon to the pot lip.

Step 5

This finger-knitted plant cozy project was excerpted with permission from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1631590707/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1631590707&linkCode=as2&tag=craftfocom-20&linkId=5MF2E5HPAKDWXJMN">Finger Knitting Fun: 28 Cute, Clever, and Creative Projects for Kids</a>.