Decorative Gift Boxes by Rachel Maurer

Decorative Gift Boxes

Knitting
July 2013
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
20 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches
in over St st using size 5 (3.75mm) needle.
US 5 - 3.75 mm
100 - 150 yards (91 - 137 m)
English

Arrange these beautifully cabled covers, formed around cardboard boxes, as a holiday centerpiece. Space is left between the cables for a pretty ribbon.

KNITTED MEASUREMENTS
Large box: 43⁄8”/11cm wide x 43⁄8”/11cm deep x 5”/13cm tall
Small box: 27⁄8”/7.5cm wide x 27⁄8”/7.5cm deep x 4”/10cm tall