HEART PILLOW, SQUARE PILLOW, BOLSTER

Knit Simple Spring/Summer 2010 #26, 27, 28
designs by Faith Hale

HEART PILLOW

Knitted lace heart motifs dot the front of this pale blue pillow cover, which is backed with plain stockinette.

Difficulty level

MATERIALS
Baby Bunny by Plymouth Yarn Company, 1¾oz/50g balls, each approx 109yd/100m (cotton/modal/angora)
• 3 balls in #204 blue
• One pair size 5 (3.75mm) needles OR SIZE TO OBTAIN GAUGE
• One pillow form approx 12 x 17″/30.5 x 43cm

SIZES
• Fits standard rectangular pillow form.

KNITTED MEASUREMENTS
• Approximately 12 x 17″/30.5 x 43cm

GAUGE
• 19 sts and 30 rows to 4″/10cm over St st using size 5 (3.75mm) needles (after blocking).

SQUARE PILLOW

A simple four-point quatrefoil lace motif stands out against a stockinette background.

Difficulty level

MATERIALS
4-Ply Mongolian Cashmere by Jade Sapphire Exotic Fibres, 1.94oz/55g hanks, each approx 200yd/183m (cashmere)
• 1 hank in #20 lapis
• One pair size 6 (4mm) needles OR SIZE TO OBTAIN GAUGE
• One pillow form 12 x 12″/30.5 x 30.5cm
• One piece of matching fabric, 14″/35.5cm square
• Sewing needle and thread

SIZES
• Fits standard square pillow form.

KNITTED MEASUREMENTS
• Approximately 12 x 12″/30.5 x 30.5cm

GAUGE
• 21 sts and 32 rows = 4″/10cm over St st on size 6 (4mm) needles.

BOLSTER

An allover eyelet pattern crisscrosses itself to forma pretty tubular bolster.

Difficulty level

MATERIALS
• Big Baby by Alpaca with a Twist, 3½oz/100g hanks, each approx 82yd/75m (alpaca)
• 2 hanks in #1016 kentucky blue
• One pair size 10½ (6.5mm) needles OR SIZE TO OBTAIN GAUGE
• One pillow form approx 14″/35.5cm long, 5″/12.5cm diameter
• Stitch markers

SIZES
• Fits standard bolster pillow form.

KNITTED MEASUREMENTS
• Approximately 18¾ x 20¾”/47.5 x 52.5cm before finishing

GAUGE
• 12 sts and 17 rows to 4″/10cm over St st using size 10½ (6.5mm) needles.

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