SUPPLIES & TOOLS:
- Bernat Blanket O'Go (10 1/2oz/300g; 220yds/201m)
- Contrast A, B and C: Art Nouveau (42022), 1 O'Go
- Contrast A, D and E: Rose Gold (42019), 1 O'Go
- Size U.S. 11 (8 mm) Knitting Needles or Size Needed to Obtain Gauge
- Size U.S. L/11 (8 mm) Crochet Hook for Surface Slip Stitching
- Yarn Needle
- 20" Square Pillow Form
- 8" Wide Piece of Cardboard for Tassels
- MEASUREMENT: Approx 20" square.
- GAUGE: 8 sts and 13 rows = 4" in stocking st.
DIRECTIONS:
To find the downloadable patterns click on the "GET PATTERNS" tab above.O'Go Notes: To begin working with the O'Go format, carefully cut plastic tie where the ends of the O'Go meet.
Pull tie to remove.
Easily separate A from each O'Go by gently pulling apart and cutting at color transition. Reserve A for Finishing and use rest of Art Nouveau (B and C) and Rose Gold (D and E) as-is, without cutting at color transition.
NOTES:
Contrast A is in both Art Nouveau and Rose Gold O'Gos (see diagram).
Pillow is made of 2 Panels seamed together in Finishing (see diagram).
Vertical lines added with surface slip sts in Finishing along reverse stocking st columns.
Panel 1 (make 1 with B and C using colors as they transition from O'Go).
Cast on 40 sts, leaving 30" [76 cm] long end for seaming.
1st row: (RS). K3. (P1. K6) twice. P1. K22.
2nd row: P22. (K1. P6) twice. K1. P3.
Rep last 2 rows until work from beg measures 20" [51 cm], ending on a WS row.
Cast off.
Panel 2 (make 1 with D and E using colors as they transition from O'Go).
Cast on 40 sts, leaving 30" [76 cm] long end for seaming.
1st row: (RS). K22. (P1. K6) twice. P1. K3.
2nd row: P3. (K1. P6) twice. K1. P22.
Rep last 2 rows until work from beg measures 20" [51 cm], ending on a WS row.
Cast off.
FINISHING:
Join Panels: Sew Panels tog using mattress st along vertical edges, as shown in diagrams.
Vertical Surface Slip Stitch: With crochet hook and RS facing, join A with sl st to first purl st at bottom right of Pillow Front. Working vertically up column of purl sts (taking care to not work tightly to prevent buckling) and keeping yarn on WS of Pillow, work surface sl st as follows:
Insert hook into next st and draw up a loop through loop on hook. Rep from * to opposite end of Pillow.
Rep Surface Slip Stitch up each column of purl sts.
There will be 6 Vertical Surface Slip Stitch Columns in total.
Horizontal Seams: Ensuring Center Front and Center Back seams are aligned (see Diagram 1), sew Panels tog across top and bottom, inserting form before closing.
Tassels (make 4):
Wrap A around a piece of cardboard 8" wide 30 times. Tie through loops securely at one end. Cut across other end. Wrap yarn 6 times around Tassel 1 1/2" down from tied end. Fasten securely (see Diagram 2). Attach Tassels to each corner of Pillow.
ABBREVIATIONS:
Approx = Approximately
Beg = Beginning
K = Knit
P = Purl
Rep = Repeat
RS = Right side
Sl st = Slip stitch
St(s) = Stitch(es)
Tog = Together
WS = Wrong side