SUPPLIES & TOOLS:
- Lion Brand Off the Hook Ombre (Art. #534)
- Lion Brand Yarn Skein, #604 Northern Lights (2)
- 20"x 28" Pillow Form
- MEASUREMENTS: About 23" x 32"
DIRECTIONS:
NOTE: The pillow is made in 2 pieces. It is intentional to use a pillow form that was smaller than the cover for a precise look; but if you prefer, stuff the pillow with fiberfill stuffing to desired size.FIRST SIDE:
Pull out one end of yarn and count out 38 loops. You'll be working on just 35 loops. This length of 35 loops will be the beginning of your Scarf, the other 3 loops are beginning yarn tail and will be secured later.
Lay this length of 38 loops onto a flat surface, with the end of the yarn on your right hand side.
Tip: This yarn is designed so that the loops stay in place - you can set the pillow down at any point and the loops won't come undone.
Check to be sure that all loops are facing upwards and that the loops aren't twisted. Now you'll be working in rows across the length of loops. The yarn that's coming from the yarn ball is called the working yarn.
Hold the working yarn behind the length of loops. With your thumb and index finger, reach through the first loop on the right hand side, reaching from front through to back, and pull the next loop from the working yarn through the first loop.
Row 1: Working across the length of loops from right to left, continue to pull the next loop of working yarn through the next loop on the length of loops until you have pulled up 35 loops.
Notes: On the First Side Row 1 is the right side, the side that will face out on the pillow.
The yarn that's coming from the yarn ball is called the working yarn.
Row 2: Working from left to right, with the working yarn in the back (do not turn the work), pull up a loop in each loop.
Row 3: Move the working yarn to the back. Working from right to left, with the working yarn in the back and reaching through from front to back, pull up a loop in each loop.
Rows 4-38: Repeat Rows 2 and 3.
FINISHING OFF LOOPS
Now you'll need to finish off your loops. Drop the working yarn. Working in the same direction as the last row you made, pull the second loop through the first; pull the third loop through the second; pull the fourth through the third - and so on across to the end of the row.
Now you're back at the side with working yarn. Carefully snip the remaining loops off the working yarn tail. Pull working yarn through the last loop and knot.
SECOND SIDE
Work same as First Side, but note that for the Second Side, Row 1 will be the wrong side, the side that will be on the inside of the pillow.
JOINING SIDES
Lay Sides with wrong sides together.
Note: When joining the Sides, hold a loop from each Side together and count this as one loop.
Beginning at the first loop, pull the second loop of both Sides through the first; pull the third loop of both Sides through the second; pull the fourth loop of both Sides through the third; and so on around 3 sides of the pillow.
Insert pillow form.
After pillow form is inserted, close the last side of the pillow just as you did for the first 3 sides.
With your fingers, weave yarn ends to the inside of the pillow.