Sprout

A friendly little sprout is the perfect way to recycle your le fermiere crocks. Find handmade candles in recycled crocks by elisemade [here][1] > I love to see what you make! Share > your project on Instagram and tag me > @elisemade, or via email to > elisemade@gmail.com **Finished Dimensions** Sprout: 3 x 3.5” (7.6 x 8.9 cm) In crock: 3 x 5.5” (7.6 x 14 cm) **Yarn & Yardage** *Soil*: 4g/14 yds fingering weight in brown *Sprout*: 2g/7yds fingering weight in green **Needles** US 2 (2.75mm) using preferred small circumference method (DPNs, magic loop, 2 circulars) **Gauge** 24 sts and 36 rows in 4”/10cm in stockinette stitch in the round **Tools** Tapestry needle Polyfil stuffing Clean & empty La Fermiere crock **Key** BO – bind off CO – cast on CDD – centered double decrease; slip two stitches knitwise, then knit the next stitch. Pass 2 slipped stitches over as if to bind off (2 stitches decreased) K - knit K2TOG – knit 2 stitches together (right-leaning decrease) KFB – knit front and back (increase) M1L – make one left (left -leaning increase) M1R – make one right (right-leaning increase) P - purl SL1KW – slip one stitch knitwise with yarn in back SSK – slip 2 stitches knitwise, knit these 2 sts together through the back loops (left-leaning decrease) ST/STS – stitch/stitches *Note: instructions written inside square brackets [ ] are worked as a repeat across the round* **Construction** Soil is knit starting at the bottom in round stockinette and then shaped with simple directional decreases. With remaining live stitches, color is changed and sprout stem is knit in icord. Finally, stitches are split to create leaves in flat garter stitch. [1]: https://www.elisemade.com/candles