SUPPLIES & TOOLS:
- LION BRAND® HUE + ME (Art. #617)
- #144 Haze 1 ball (A)
- #110 Peacoat 1 ball (B)
- #132 Arrowwood 1 ball (C)
- LION BRAND® knitting needles size 10.5 (6.5 mm)
- LION BRAND® large-eyed blunt needle
- 16" square pillow insert
- SIZE:
- Finished Height About 16"
- Finished Width About 16"
- GAUGE:
- 11 sts + 22 rows = about 4" in garter st.
- BE SURE TO CHECK YOUR GAUGE.
DIRECTIONS:
NOTE:Pillow is worked diagonally from corner to corner first by increasing at both ends every other row and then by decreasing at both ends every other row. Do not cut yarns to change color during striped portion - instead, carry the unused color up the side of the work. Pillow is slightly smaller than pillow insert so it can be stretched taught over it.
Panels (make 2)
With color A, cast on 3.
Row 1: K.
Row 2 (RS): K 1, m1r, K 1, m1l, K 1. (5 sts)
Row 3: K.
Row 4: K 1, m1r, K to last st, m1l, K 1. (7 sts)
Row 5: K.
Rows 6-53: Rep rows 4 and 5. (55)
Change to color B.
Row 54: K 1, SSK, K to last 3 sts, K2tog, K 1. (53 sts)
Row 55: K.
Change to color C. Alternate colors B and C every 2 rows for remainder of panel.
Rows 56-103: Rep rows 54 and 55. (5 sts)
Row 104: SSK, K 1, K2tog. (3 sts)
Row 105: K.
Bind off.
FINISHING:
Weave in ends.
Seam 3 sides of Pillow, then place pillow insert and seam final side.
Tassels
Cut eighty 12" lengths and eight 18" lengths of C. Divide the 12" lengths into four groups of 20. Tie each bundle at the middle point with one of the 18" lengths. Fold each bundle in half so that the tie is at the tip of the loop created with the fold.
Tie crosswise around each folded bundle about 1" below the top of the fold with the remaining 18" lengths. Wrap the tails of the ties around and around the bundles and then thread them inside and down the middle of the bundles with a tapestry needle. Tie the tops of the tassels onto the four corners of the pillow and knot to secure. Thread the tails inside and down the middle of the tassels using a tapestry needle.
Trim tassels to desired length.
ABBREVIATIONS:
k = knit
k2tog tbl = knit 2 together through the back loop
M1l = make 1 left
M1r = make 1 right
rep = repeat
RS = right side
ssk = slip, slip, knit
st(s) = stitch(es)