Supplies & Tools
- Bernat® Velvet™ (10.5 oz/300 g; 315 yds/288 m)
- Mushroom (32003) 2 balls
- Size U.S. 8 (5 mm) knitting needles or size needed to obtain gauge. Pair of size U.S. 8 (5 mm) double-pointed knitting needles. Two 1½ ” [4 cm] buttons to cover. 1 piece of upholstery foam 24” [61 cm] square x 4” [10 cm] deep. Small quantity of scrap yarn. 4 stitch markers
MEASUREMENTS
Approx 24" [61 cm] square x 4" [10 cm] deep.
GAUGE
14 sts and 18 rows = 4" [10 cm] in stocking st.
Directions
Front and Back (make 2 alike)
Cast on 84 sts
Beg on a knit row, work in stocking st for 24" [61], ending on a purl row.
Cast off.
Gusset
Cast on 16 sts
Beg on a knit row, work in stocking st for 96" [244 cm], when slightly stretched, ending on a purl row.
Cast off.
I-Cord "Piping" (make 2)
With pair of double-pointed needles, cast on 5 sts.
*K5. Slip sts to opposite end of needle. Rep from * until I-cord measures approx 96" [244 cm], when slightly stretched. Cast off.
Button Cover (make 2).
Cast on 8 sts.
Beg on a knit row, work in stocking st until work measures 2" [5 cm], ending on a purl row. Cast off.
With RS facing, place button in center of Button Cover. Using a running stitch and scrap yarn, gather Button Cover around button. Fasten tightly.
FINISHING
Sew cast on and cast off ends of Gusset tog. Place first set of markers on both edges of Side Section 24" [61 cm] at each side of seam, then place 2nd set of markers 24" [61 cm] from first set of markers.
Pin Front and Back pieces to Side Section (taking care to align cast on and cast off edges of Front and Back on top of each other). Match 3 corners of Front and Back to markers on Side Section and note seam of Side Section will match rem corner. Sew outer edges of Front and Back pieces to Side Section, leaving one section open. Insert foam. Sew rem section closed.
Sew I-Cord "Piping" to cover seams on Front and Back of pillow as shown in photo.
Sew covered buttons into place through entire thickness of Pillow as shown in picture, centering 1 button on Back and Front.
ABBREVIATIONS
Approx = Approximately
Beg = Beginning
K = Knit
Rem = Remain(ing)
Rep = Repeat
RS = Right side
St(s) = Stitch(es)
Tog = Together
WS = Wrong side