Say goodbye to knitter’s block IN VIVID COLOR PILLOW | KNIT
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MEASUREMENT Approx 18" [45.5 cm] square. GAUGE 20 sts and 26 rows = 4" [10 cm] in stocking stitch. INSTRUCTIONS FRONT Note: Chart is worked in Intarsia technique. Wind small balls of the colors to be used, one for each separate area of color in the design. To change colors, twist the 2 colors around each other where they meet, on WS, to avoid a hole. With C, cast on 89 sts. Work Chart in stocking st to end of chart, reading knit rows from right to left and purl rows from left to right. Chart is shown on page 2. Cast off.
MATERIALS Caron® Simply Soft™ (Solids: 6 oz/170.1 g; 315 yds/288 m; Heathers: 5 oz/141.7 g; 250 yds/228 m) Contrast A Pagoda (COL0014) 1 ball Contrast B Watermelon (B9604) 1 ball Contrast C Chartreuse (39771) 1 ball Contrast D Charcoal Heather (H9508) 1 ball
BACK With A, cast on 89 sts. Work 114 rows in stocking st (to match Front). Cast off. FINISHING Sew 3 sides of Front and Back tog. Insert pillow form. Sew rem side closed.
Size U.S. 7 (4.5 mm) knitting needles or size needed to obtain gauge. 18" [45.5 cm] square pillow form. ABBREVIATIONS: www.yarnspirations.com/abbreviations Approx = Approximately St(s) = Stitch(es)
Tog = Together WS = Wrong side
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Key
= Contrast A Say goodbye to knitter’s block = Contrast B = Contrast C = Contrast D