Knitted Geometric Cushion Cover Pattern

Difficulty

Intermediate
Yarn Type

Aran / Worsted
Designer

Lucinda Ganderton
Needle Size

US 6 / 4.0mm, US 7 / 4.5mm
Needle Type

Straight, Circular
Techniques

Basic Shaping, Garter

What you need to know

Lucinda Ganderton’s comfy cushion cover will teach you how to work garter stitch.

Lined with soft velvet and featuring traditional buttoning, this easy home knit has become a fast favourite at LKT HQ. It’s worked in garter stitch throughout and the only extra stitches you need to know are the ‘make one’ increase and how to knit two stitches together. We’ll talk you through how to pick up the stitches for the borders in this downloadable PDF pattern.

What do I need?

Yarn: Paintbox Yarns Cotton Aran, shades 633 Washed Teal, 610 Soft Fudge, 620 Blood Orange, 617 Melon Sorbet, 632 Seafoam Blue, 611 Coffee Bean, one 50g ball of each
Needles: 4.5mm straight, 4mm circular
Buttons: wooden, two holes, 12mm, eight
Crewel needle
Embroidery thread: dark brown
Cushion pad: 45cm square
Fabric: velvet, 48cm square
Tapestry needle

Sizing

45cm x 45cm

Top knit tip

To pick up and knit a stitch from a cast-off edge, insert your right needle through the centre of the stitch at the far right-hand side. Wrap the yarn around the needle and pull the loop through, leaving it on the needle. Continue across the row. When picking up along the side edges of your work, insert your needle between the first and second stitches. Knitted stitches are shorter than they are wide, so you will need to pick up a stitch on every other row so you don’t distort the garter stitch fabric. For stocking stitch, this would be three stitches, every four rows.

Meet the designer

Lucinda Ganderton is a designer and writer with extensive experience in needlework and other traditional crafts. If you enjoyed making this pattern, we think you'll love making Lucinda's Fair Isle tablet cosy next. You can see more projects from Lucinda here.

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