COTTAGE CASE

K N I T T I N G PAT T E R N S B Y A M A N DA B E R R Y

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Needles:

• A pair of 4mm straight knitting needles (US

6)

Notions:

• A darning or tapestry needle to sew the

knitted pieces together

• One 8mm diameter yellow button for the

door handle

• An 18cm (7 inch) zipper, sewing needle 


and thread

• Optional: cotton fabric 25cm x 35cm 


for the lining
NOTES
Yarn:
Finished size: The case is approximately 18.5cm
All DK weight yarns, and less than 25g in wide and 14cm high.
each colour:
Work flat: All pieces are knitted flat (back and
White: For the cottage forth) on a pair of straight knitting needles.

Light Green: For the grass
Light Blue: For the windows
Tension: The tension is approximately 22 sts x 28
rows for a 10cm x 10cm square in stockinette stitch
on 4mm needles. Don’t worry too much about
tension for this pattern.

Red: For the door Casting on: Unless otherwise specified, use the
long tail cast on for all pieces.
Yellow: For the roof
Sewing seams: Use mattress stitch to sew the
seams.
Grey: For the embroidery
Colour-work: This pattern uses the intarsia method
for knitting the blocks of colour for the windows and
I recommend Hayfield Bonus DK yarn.
door.
The yarn used was sold in skeins
weighing 100g, and one skein in each Colour charts: For rows 1 to 24 you can either use
colour will be more than sufficient to knit the written pattern or the charts on page 3.
your case.

DK Double knitting or
light worsted weight yarn
k Knit
p Purl
p2tog Decrease: purl two
stitches together
rep Repeat
K N I T T I N G PAT T E R N S
Cottage Front
Make 1. Cast on 45 sts in light
green on straight 4mm needles.
Work rows 1 to 5 in light green.
Row 1: p (45 sts, WS)
Row 2: k (45 sts)
Rows 3 to 4: rep rows 1 and 2
(45 sts)
Row 5: p (45 sts)
Work rows 6 to 20 using intarsia
colour-work in white, red and
blue.
Row 6: in white k9, in red k9,
in white k27 (45 sts)
Row 7: in white p27, in red p9,
in white p9 (45 sts)
Rows 8 to 9: rep rows 6 and 7
(45 sts)
Row 10: in white k9, in red k9,
in white k6, in blue k12, 

in white k9 (45 sts)
Row 11: in white p9, in blue
p12, in white p6, in red p9, 
 green on straight 4mm needles.
in white p9 (45 sts)
Rows 12 to 19: rep rows 10 and
11 four times (45 sts)
Row 20: rep row 10 (45 sts)
Cottage Case
A B B R E V I AT I O N S
RS Right side
st(s) Stitch(es)
WS Wrong side
[…] Repeat the
sequence between the square
brackets by the number
indicated.
Work rows 21 to 24 in white.
Row 21: p (45 sts)
Row 22: k (45 sts)
Rows 23 to 24: rep rows 21 and
22 (45 sts)
Work rows 25 to 40 in yellow.
Rows 25 to 26: p (45 sts)
Row 27: k (45 sts)
Row 28: p (45 sts)
Rows 29 to 30: rep rows 27 and
28 (45 sts)
Row 31: k (45 sts)
Row 32: p1, p2tog, p to the last
3 stitches, p2tog, p1 (43 sts)
Rows 33 to 40: rep rows 31 and
32 four times (35 sts)
Cast off all stitches. 

Cottage Back
Make 1. Cast on 45 sts in light
Work rows 1 to 5 in light green.
Rows 1 to 5: follow the cottage
front pattern rows 1 to 5 (45 sts)
Work rows 6 to 9 in white.
Page 2 of 4
(.. sts) The number in
round brackets at the end of
the instruction indicates the
number of stitches after
working the row.
Row 6: k (45 sts)
Row 7: p (45 sts)
Rows 8 to 9: rep rows 6 and 7
(45 sts)
Work rows 10 to 20 using intarsia
colour-work in white and blue.
Row 10: in white k17, in blue
k11, in white k17 (45 sts)
Row 11: in white p17, in blue
p11, in white p17 (45 sts)
Rows 12 to 19: rep rows 10 and
11 four times (45 sts)
Row 20: rep row 10 (45 sts)
Work rows 21 to 24 in white.
Row 21: p (45 sts)
Row 22: k (45 sts)
Rows 23 to 24: rep rows 21 and
22 (45 sts)
Work rows 25 to 40 in yellow
Rows 25 to 40: follow the
cottage front pattern rows 25 to
40 (35 sts)
Cast off all stitches. 

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 K N ITT ING CHARTS
Charts for rows 1 to 24. Right side rows read from right to left.

Front
24
23
22
21
20
19
18
17
16
15
14
13
12
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

Back
24
23
22
21
20
19
18
17
16
15
14
13
12
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

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 MAKING UP

Add the embroidery:

Embroider the window and door
frames in grey yarn using chain
stitch.

Add the door handle: Sew a

small yellow button on to the
door front to make the handle.

Making up: Sew the front and

back pieces together around the
edges, leaving the green end
(cast on edge) open.

Insert the zipper: Pin the

zipper inside the green edge of
the case, fold the ends of the
zipper tape to the inside. Sew
the zipper tape to the knitted
pieces. Ensure that the knitted
edge is clear of the zipper teeth
so that the zipper can run freely
without catching the knitting,

Optional Lining: If you want to

line the case, add a lining before
sewing the knitted pieces to the
zipper. Make a pattern piece
template from one of the knitted
pieces by placing flat on a sheet
of paper and drawing around the
edge. Add a 1cm seam
allowance on all sides. Cut two
pieces of cotton fabric from this
template. Sew the cotton lining
to the zipper tape with a 1cm
seam allowance, and sew around
the edges of the cotton pieces to
finish the lining. Then proceed to
sew the knitted pieces to the
zipper tape.

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