Wednesday 17 March 2010


DIY knit your own 12ft celtic cross gravestone cosy



Bottom plinth h 103cm x d 56cm x w183cm (bottom) w 60cm (top)

one piece w 50cm x L 476

140 needles x 1200 rows

sew - wrap around plinth + sew width edges together


Second plinth h 103cm x d 56cm x w 83cm top (base 60cm) x d 43cm

Side panels - 2 panels w 56cm x L 103cm decreasing to 43cm

156 needles x 515 rows decreasing to finish on 120 needles (dec 2 needles either side every 100 rows)

Front + back panels (5 sections each side)

A - 2 pieces w16cms x L 98cms

44 needles x 490 rows

B- 1 piece w 16cms x L 60cms

44 needles x 300 rows

C - 1 piece w 16cms x L 83cms

44 needles x 415 rows

D - 1 piece w 51cms x L 98 decreasing to finish at w 28cm

142 needles x 490 rows decreasing to 78 needles (dec 2 needles either side every 30 rows)

sew - taking D as the central panel sew B to shortest width edge leaving equal overlap at both ends, sew C to longest width edge leaving equal overlap at both ends, sew both A pieces to both Length edges and sew B overlap to A either side and C overlap to A either side. B is now the top edge of the enlarged panel and C is the bottom

sew front to side to back to side, wrap around plinth + sew remaining side edge together to close.

sew bottom edges to the top edges on the base plinth


Central column h 135cm x w 41cm base (32 cm top) x d 25 cm base (22cm top)

A - 2 pieces w 25cm x L 135 cm

70 needles x 690 rows

B - 2 pieces w 41cm w x L 135 cm (decreasing to 32 cm)

114 needles x 690 rows decreasing to finish 88 needles ( dec 2 needles either side every 100 rows and on 650th row)

sew - A to B to A to B along Length edges, wrap around column and sew remaining side edges together to close.

sew bottom edges to top edges of 2nd plinth


Top section Celtic Cross

cross front + back

2 horizontal panesl w 24cm x L 79cm

66 needles x 395 rows

2 vertical panels w 32cm x L 83 cm decreasing to finish 28cm

88 needles x 415 rows decreasing to finish on 78 needles ( dec 2 needles either side every 75 rows

sew - horizontal over vertical

2 circle diameter 66cms

184 needles knit till square iron onto interfacing + cut into shape

sew - circle over cross shape making sure both are centred together

cross side sections

A - 1 piece h 39 needles x w 110 rows

B - 2 pieces h 32 needles x w 110 rows

C - 4 pieces h 34 needles x w 110 rows

D - 4 pieces h 13 needles x w 110 rows

E - 2 pieces h 34 needles x w 110 rows

sew - sew along width edges working from bottom left of the cross shape in a clockwise direction

C to D to E to D to C to B to A (very top) to B to C to D to E to D to C

sew in place on cross with A corresponding to cross vertical panel top, and both E's corresponding with cross horizontal panel ends.

sew cross bottom edges to top edges of central column.