Ruched Cable Brick Doorstop

For an 8" x 4" x 2.5" brick...

Using DK wool (I used Wendy Mode, a triple helix for interesting but simple colour variation) and 4mm needles...

Base
Leaving a long cast-on tail (40cm or so), cast on 42 stitches.
Knit in garter stitch for 24 rows, casting off with a long tail on the last one.

Sides (make 2)
Leaving another long cast-on tail, cast on 15 stitches
row 1 - P2, K4, P3, K4, P2
row 2 - K2, P4, K3, P4, K2
row 3 - P2, 4-st TC, P3, 4-st TC, P2
row 4 - K2, P4, K3, P4, K2
repeat rows 1-4 eight more times and cast off.

Feature
Imagine the following pattern in 7 columns;

• 5 stitches of reverse stockinette
• 12 stitches of left purl cable (half stockinette, half reverse stockinette)
• 5 stitches of reverse stockinette
• 12 stitches of twisted cable (stockinette)
• 5 stitches of reverse stockinette
• 12 stitches of right purl cable (half reverse stockinette, half stockinette)
• 5 stitches of reverse stockinette

Rows 1 & 2 are your staple right and wrongside rows to repeat unless stated.  The 12-st RPC and 12-st LPC are on an 11 row repeat, and the 12-st TC is on a 14 row repeat.

Cast on 56 stitches
row 1 - P5, K6, P11, K12, P11, K6, P5
row 2 - K5, P6, K11, P12, K11, P6, K5
row 3 - P5, 12-st RPC, P5, 12-st TC, P5, 12-st LPC, P5

row 15 - P5, 12-st RPC, P5, K12, P5, 12-st LPC, P5

row 17 - P5, K6, P11, 12-st TC, P11, K6, P5

row 27 - P5, 12-st RPC, P5, K12, P5, 12-st LPC, P5

row 31 - P5, K6, P11, 12-st TC, P11, K6, P5

row 39 - P5, 12-st RPC, P5, K12, P5, 12-st LPC, P5

row 45 - P5, K6, P11, 12-st TC, P11, K6, P5

row 51 - P5, 12-st RPC, P5, K12, P5, 12-st LPC, P5

row 59 - P5, K6, P11, 12-st TC, P11, K6, P5

row 65 - P5, 12-st RPC, P5, K12, P5, 12-st LPC, P5

row 71 - P5, K6, P11, 12-st TC, P11, K6, P5

Continue until row 75, or until it will comfortably wrap round two long sides and one short side of the brick, and cast off.

Make Up:
First of all, to protect your knitting, wrap an old tea towel or facecloth around the brick, stitching to secure it.  Neatness is not a priority in terms of cotton colour and stitch size as you ultimately won't see it, but the smoother the joins the better.

Using mattress stitch, along the long edge of the Feature piece, stitch the long edge of the Side piece, and then the short edge, and the long edge.  Do this on the other long edge of the Feature piece with the second Side piece.  You will have a 'pocket' of knitting for the brick to sit in.

With the 'pocket' around the brick, mattress stitch the Base to the enclose the brick in.  Weave in ends.  And 'stop' your door!



Key:

12-st LPC: slip 6 st onto cable needle and hold to front, P6, K6 from cable needle
12-st RPC: slip 6 st onto cable needle and hold to back, K6, P6 from cable needle
12-st TC: slip 12 stitches onto cable needle, turn one half turn clockwise, and working loosely knit all stitches from cable needle
4-st TC: slip 4 stitches onto cable needle, turn one half turn clockwise, and working loosely knit all stitches from cable needle