Add texture to your home with a soft twist.
Materials
YARN
• Wool yarn such as Big Wool from Rowan, 100% merino wool; approx. 80m (87yds) per 100g (3½oz) ball
• Eternal – approximately 200g (7oz)/160m (174yds)
NEEDLES
Pair of US 15 (10mm) knitting needles
OTHER MATERIALS
• Large cable needle
• 45 x 45cm (18 x 18in) pillow pad
• Fabric for back of pillow
• Pins
• Sewing needle
• Sewing thread
GAUGE (tension)
8 sts and 12 rows to 10cm (4in) over rev st st using 10mm (US 15) needles
PILLOW FRONT
Cast on 42 sts.
Row 1: K1, [p4, k8] 3 times, p4, k1
Row 2: K1, [k4, p8] 3 times, k5
Rows 3-6: Rep rows 1–2 twice more
Row 7: K1, p4, k8, p4, C8F, p4, k8, p4, k1
Rows 8-12: Rep rows 2–6 once more
Row 13: K1, p4, C8F, p4, k8, p4, C8F, p4, k1
Rep rows 2–13, 3 more times
Rep rows 2–6 once
Bind (cast) off
TO MAKE UP
1Weave in all loose ends. Press the knitting gently, avoiding the cabled sections, following the instructions on the yarn wrapper.
2 I chose a vintage fabric for the back of this pillow. Cut the fabric 1cm (3⁄8in) larger than the knitted panel to allow for fraying.
3 Right sides together, pin the fabric to the knitted panel. Taking a 1.5cm (5⁄8in) seam allowance on the knitted panel, sew around three sides using a sewing machine, or by hand using backstitch.
4 Turn cover right side out and insert pillow pad. Hand-sew final side closed with slipstitch.
Washing warning
This yarn says that it can be hand-washed, but in order to keep the super chunky texture, I have found that it is best not to wash it.
*Extracted with kind permission from Hand-Knit Your Home**by Melanie Porter (CICO Books, $29.99). Available at bookreps.co.nz*
