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Cushion and Throw (Intermediate)
MEASUREMENTS
Cushion
Width (approx) 40 cms x 40 cms/16 ins x 16
ins
Throw
Width (approx) 90 cms/36 ins
Length (approx) 120 cms/48 ins
YARN
Cushion
#008 3 x 50g balls 1st Colour (C1)
#008B 3 x 50g balls 2nd Colour (C2)
Throw
#008 9 x 50g balls 1st Colour (C1)
#008B 9 x 50g balls 2nd Colour (C2)
Needles
A 5.00mm (US 8), (UK 6) Circular Needle or size
that gives correct tension/gauge.
Materials
A Yarn Needle; A 40 cm x 40 cm/16 in x 16 in
Cushion Insert for Cushion.
TENSION/gauge
18 sts and 32 rows to 10 cm/4 ins over
garter st, using 5.00mm (US 8), (UK 6)
Knitting Needles.
Note - Correct tension/gauge is essential
for a successful handknit.
Abbreviations
St/s - stitch/es, K - Knit, P - purl, stocking st
- 1 row K,
1 row P, RS - right side, WS - wrong side, K2tog
- knit 2 sts together, K3tog - knit 3 sts together,
foll - follow/ing, alt - alternate, cont - continue,
dec - decrease, rem - remain/ing.
CREATE
Cushion Side (make 2)
Using 5.00mm (US 8), (UK 6) Circular Needles
and C1, cast on 297 sts.
Note - Do not break off yarns when working
in colour stripes, instead carry yarn not in use
loosely up side of work until required again. Work
in rows not rounds.
1st row (RS) - Knit.
2nd row - Knit.
3rd row - K2tog, (K71, K3tog) 3 times, K71, K2tog
= 289 sts.
4th row - Knit.
Using C2, 5th row - K2tog, (K69, K3tog) 3
times, K69, K2tog = 281 sts.
6th row - Knit.
7th row - K2tog, (K67, K3tog) 3 times, K67, K2tog
= 273 sts.
8th row - Knit.
Using C1, 9th row - K2tog, (K65, K3tog) 3
times, K65, K2tog = 265 sts.
10th row - Knit.
11th row - K2tog, (K63, K3tog) 3 times,
K63, K2tog = 257 sts.
12th row - Knit.
Using C2, cont dec 8 sts each time (as in last
12 rows) in next row and every foll alt row,
at the same time changing colours in every
foll 4th row until 9 sts rem.
Next row - (K3tog) 3 times = 3 sts.
Next row - K3tog. Fasten off.
Throw Squares (make 12)
Using 5.00mm (US 8), (UK 6) Circular Needle
and C1, cast on 217 sts.
Note - Do not break off yarns when working
in colour stripes, instead carry yarn not in
use loosely up side of work until required
again. Work in rows not rounds.
1st row (RS) - Knit.
2nd row - Knit.
3rd row - K2tog, (K51, K3tog) 3 times, K51,
K2tog = 209 sts.
4th row - Knit.
Using C2, 5th row - K2tog, (K49, K3tog) 3
times, K49, K2tog = 201 sts.
6th row - Knit.
7th row - K2tog, (K47, K3tog) 3 times, K47,
K2tog = 193 sts.
8th row - Knit.
Using C1, 9th row - K2tog, (K45, K3tog) 3
times, K45, K2tog = 185 sts.
10th row - Knit.
11th row - K2tog, (K43, K3tog) 3 times,
K43, K2tog = 177 sts.
12th row - Knit.
Using C2, cont dec 8 sts each time (as in last
12 rows) in next row and every foll alt row,
at the same time changing colours in every
foll 4th row until 9 sts rem.
Next row - (K3tog) 3 times = 3 sts.
Next row - K3tog. Fasten off.
FINISHING
DO NOT PRESS. Using yarn needle, darn in
ends.
Cushion - Using yarn needle and a flat
seam, join side edges of each piece together
to form a square. Using back stitch, join two
squares together along 3 sides. Place insert
inside cushion and close rem seam.
Throw - Using yarn needle and a flat seam,
join side edges of each piece together to
form a square. Arrange squares into a 3 x
4 grid and using a flat seam, join squares
together.
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