Hanging Knit Planter Basket
Looking for a garden planter that can occupy your empty wooden fence space? If you knit, try making this hanging knit planter basket.
This hanging knit planter basket created by Kate Bolin would work perfectly. With a little gardening twine, a circular needle, and a nice plant, you can have a quick and easy hanging basket that gives you a great feature in your garden.
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Chose a twine that is labeled as rot-resistant to avoid surprises later in the year. Twine is also very rough to work with, so you might not want to use your best needles on this project and you will need to take regular breaks in order to rest your hands.
To be complete this project you will need to know how to knit in the round, how to pick up stitches and how to knit two together.
Materials Needed
•1 ball of garden twine (preferably rot-resistant)
•4mm/6 (US)/8 (UK) circular or double-pointed needles (or whatever size you need to make a fairly tight-knit)
•5 stitch markers
•A tapestry/sewing needle
•A small plastic shopping bag (to line the basket)
•Soil
•A nice hanging plant
Tension
Tension doesn’t matter much on this since each brand of garden twine is different, but make certain you have a fairly tight-knit with your twine and needles.
Pattern
Cast on 50 stitches.
Join together, placing a stitch marker at the join.
Knit until the basket is 5 inches (12.5 centimeters) long and finish that row.
Knit 10, place a marker and repeat until the row is finished.
Knit 1 row.
Knit 8, knit 2 together, and repeat until the row is finished.
Knit 7, knit 2 together, and repeat until the row is finished.
Knit 6, knit 2 together, and repeat until the row is finished.
Knit 5, knit 2 together, and repeat until the row is finished.
Knit 4, knit 2 together, and repeat until the row is finished.
Knit 3, knit 2 together, and repeat until the row is finished.
Knit 2, knit 2 together, and repeat until the row is finished.
Cut yarn and pull through stitches with the sewing needle, leaving a hole big enough to poke your index finger through easily.
On the cast-on row, pick up 11 stitches.
Knit 5 rows.
On Row 6, knit 4, knit 2 together, wrap the yarn over the needle, and knit the remaining 5.
Knit 5 more rows.
Cast off.
To Plant
1.) Line the inside of the hanging planter with a plastic bag. Pull out the corners of the bag through the hole in the bottom of the basket, slightly. Poke a hole in the plastic bag for drainage.
2.) Fill a basket with soil.
3.) Plant your chosen plant in the planter. The plant shown is a sutra, but fuchsias, nasturtiums, geraniums, oregano, mint or even strawberries would work well.
3.) Hang up on your fence or wall.
4.) Water regularly, checking basket for rot on occasion, and enjoy!
