#23 Lavender Pockets by Rosy Tucker

#23 Lavender Pockets

Knitting
June 2014
Sport (12 wpi) ?
25 stitches and 34 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch on larger needle
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
US 3 - 3.25 mm
272 yards (249 m)
Approximately 15 x 10 cm/ 6 x 4" when folded
English
This pattern is available from knittingfever.com for $5.00.

Worked in solid silver or white Eco Baby organic cotton or in a two-color herringbone pattern, these lovely sachet pockets are simply strips of stockinette stitch with garter-stitch edges, folded to form envelopes into which you insert your own bags of lavender or other aromatics.

Materials
• 1 x 50g ball of Debbie Bliss Eco Baby in each of Silver 30 (A) and White 01 (B) (see note)
• Pair each of 3mm (US 2-3) and 3.25mm (US 3) knitting needles or size needed to obtain tension.
• Two11x9cm/4 1⁄4 x 3 1⁄2” pieces of muslin or organza for each pocket.
• Sewing thread.
• Approximately 5g/ 1⁄4 oz of dried lavender flowers.

Note
You will be able to complete 2 differently coloured plain pockets and one herringbone pocket from the two balls of yarn.

September 2015: PDF includes #26 Laundry Bag from this same issue.