Flower Pot Doorstop

Knitted Flower Pot Doorstop by iKnitDesigns

What is Being Made

This downloadable knitting pattern creates a decorative and functional flower pot doorstop featuring knitted flowers. The project combines a chunky knit flower pot base with delicate DK-weight knitted flowers in multiple colors, including large wild roses, small wild roses, and daisies. The finished piece serves as both a decorative home accent and a practical doorstop, weighted internally with stones and gravel to provide stability and function.

Primary Craft and Techniques

This is an intermediate-level knitting project that employs fundamental knitting techniques combined with flower construction methods. The pattern requires working with two different yarn weights simultaneously—chunky yarn for the main pot structure and DK-weight yarn for the detailed floral elements. Knitters will practice color work, shaping techniques to form three-dimensional flower petals, and assembly methods to attach multiple flower components to the finished pot.

Stitches and Stitch Work

While specific stitch abbreviations are referenced in the pattern materials, the project utilizes standard knitting stitches appropriate for both the chunky pot base and the delicate DK-weight flowers. The flower construction likely involves increases and decreases to create petal shapes and dimensional forms, with techniques for shaping the pot structure itself to achieve the proper flowerpot silhouette.

Yarn and Materials

Main Pot: Stylecraft Special Chunky yarn in Copper (1029), requiring one 100-gram ball.

Large Wild Rose: King Cole Dollymix DK in Surf Blue (143), requiring one 25-gram ball.

Small Wild Roses: King Cole Dollymix DK in multiple colors—Sky (005), Purple (236), Orange (144), Peach (059), Pink (006), Candy (040), and Salmon (174)—with 25-gram balls of each color.

Daisies: Red Heart Lisa DK in White (0208), Yellow (0184), and Farn Green (5689), requiring one 50-gram ball of each color.

Needles and Tools: The pattern requires two pairs of knitting needles—one pair of 5.00 mm (UK size 6, US size 8) and one pair of 4.00 mm (UK size 8, US size 6)—to accommodate the different yarn weights used throughout the project.

Structural Components and Finishing

Beyond yarn and needles, this project incorporates several non-yarn materials essential to its function as a doorstop. Approximately 1 kilogram of small stones or gravel chippings weights the lower interior of the pot, providing the necessary heft for doorstop functionality. A strong plastic bag (approximately 20 centimeters by 20 centimeters) contains the stones to prevent them from shifting. Polyester wadding or toy stuffing fills the remaining interior space above the weighted base. Additionally, 5 meters of strong wire supports the flower stems and petals, maintaining their shape and position within the finished piece.

Pattern Format

This design is available as a downloadable PDF pattern from iKnitDesigns, making it accessible for immediate use once purchased. The pattern is suitable for intermediate knitters who have experience with basic shaping techniques and are ready to tackle a multi-component project combining structural knitting with decorative floral elements.