Love Cocoon Knitting Pattern

I've blogged about love cocoons here and here and here. To recap though, the original pattern is Melissa's Laurel Love Cocoon pattern. Here are my changes - I'll try to post them to ravelry soon also. To those of you who don't knit, I do offer these in my etsy shop. Enjoy! xo

This pattern property of Goodness Recycled. Intended for personal use only. No portion of this pattern may be sold or copied without my permission. Thanks.


You will need:
bulky yarn - 1 skein
size 13 circular needles, 16 inches long
size 13 double pointed needles
tapestry needle for finishing

Cast On 40 stitches and join for knitting in the round, being careful not to twist.
K2P2 - follow this pattern for as many rows as you like to form the "collar". (I'm making my "collars" wide these days - you can see a small collar on the third cocoon link above, but I usually knit for about 10 rows.)
K all stitches until piece measures between 13 and 14 inches.
Place stitch marker.
row 1: K8, K2tog - continue to end of round
row 2: K all stitches
row 3: K7, K2tog - continue to end of round
row 4: K all stitches
row 5: K6, K2tog - continue to end of round
row 6: K5, K2tog - continue to end of round
row 7: K4, K2tog - continue to end of round
row 8: K3, K2tog - continue to end of round
row 9: K all stitches
{switch to dpns}
row 10: K2, K2tog - continue to end of round
row 11: K1, K2 tog
eight stitches should remain
sew through remaining eight stitches with tapestry needles, turn cocoon inside out and weave in end of yarn.

Take tapestry needle and weave in tail of yarn from beginning of cocoon. Blocking is usually not necessary, but if your cocoon needs a little shaping, spray with water and lay flat to dry.

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