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.
