SUPPLIES & TOOLS:
- Bernat® Forever Fleece Yarn Skein, White Noise (3)
- Anchor Embroidery Floss Spool, Fern Green Dark (3)
- Anchor Emgroidery Floss Spool, Loden Green Medium
- Size 11 Knitting Needles (or size needed to obtain gauge)
- Split Ring Stitch Markers (2)
- 20" Square Pillow Form.
- Size 22 Embroidery Needle.
- Yarn Needle
- MEASUREMENT: Approx 20" square
- GAUGE: 11 sts and 14 rows = 4" in stocking st.
DIRECTIONS:
FRONT:Cast on 56 stitches (sts).
**1st row: [Right side (RS)]. Knit 1 (K1). *K2. Purl 2 (P2). Repeat (Rep) from * to last 3 sts. K3.
2nd row: K1. *P2. K2. Rep from * to last 3 sts. P2. K1.
3rd row: K1. *P2. K2. Rep from * to last 3 sts. P2. K1.
4th row: K1. *K2. P2. Rep from * to last 3 sts. K3.
These 4 rows form Box St Pattern (Pat).
Work a further 10 rows in Box St Pat.**
1st row: (RS). K1. (P2. K2) 3 times. P2. Place marker on needle. K26. Place marker on needle. (P2. K2) 3 times. P2. K1.
2nd row: K1. (K2. P2) 3 times. K2. Slip marker. P26. Slip marker. (K2. P2) 3 times. K3.
3rd row: K1. (K2. P2) 3 times. K2. Place marker on needle. K26. Place marker on needle. (K2. P2) 3 times. K3.
4th row: K1. (P2. K2) 3 times. P2. Slip marker. P26. Slip marker. (P2. K2) 3 times. P2. K1.
Rep these 4 rows 9 times more, then rep 1st and 2nd rows once.
Work from ** to **. (70 rows total).
Cast off knitwise (RS).
EMBROIDERY:
With 2 strands of Anchor Floss 0262 held together, work Chain Stitch embroidery around inner 'square' of Front
BACK:
(make 2 pieces alike)
Cast on 56 sts.
**1st row: (RS). K1. *K2. P2. Rep from * to last 3 sts. K3.
2nd row: K1. *P2. K2. Rep from * to last 3 sts. P2. K1.
3rd row: K1. *P2. K2. Rep from * to last 3 sts. P2. K1.
4th row: K1. *K2. P2. Rep from * to last 3 sts. K3.
These 4 rows form Box St Pat.
Continue (Cont) in Box St Pat until Back measures approx. 13", ending on a 2nd or 4th row of pat.
Cast off in pat.
FINISHING:
Overlap Back pieces to match Front, with cast off sections in center to create opening to insert pillow form. Sew outer edge seams. Insert pillow form.
ABBREVIATIONS:
Approx = Approximately
Beg = Beginning
Cont = Continue(ity)
K = Knit
P = Purl
Pat = Pattern
Rep = Repeat
RS = Right side
St(s) = Stitch(es)
WS = Wrong side