Thursday, August 26, 2010

Knitting pattern: Heart shaped cushion

One of my hobbies is knitting. I started knitting 4 years ago just casually, and I'm still not very good at it! I knit too slowly, and it was only last week that I discovered continential knitting. I'm still trying to get the grasp of it. 

A few weeks ago, I knit two heart-shaped cushions. They make really good decoration for a girly bed. 


I used different yarn for them, and the result was that the red one felt a lot softer and the 'fur' stayed down when the cushion was pressed. The fur on the pink one was more dense and coarse, giving a fluffier look. Here is a closeup of the difference in yarn:  







Here is the pattern for the pink one.

Pink Heart Cushion

Materials:
5 x 50gram balls of boa yarn
5mm needles (use 1 size smaller or larger if gauge is not correct)
Polyester stuffing
Yarn needle
Sewing pins (straight pins)

Measurements:

Width: 37cm
Height: 40cm

Sides (make 2):

Cast on 5 sts.
Work 2 rows St st.
Work 5 rows St st, inc one st at each end of every row until there are 15 sts.
Purl 1 row.
Rep last 6 rows 4 times (55 sts, ending on a purl row).
Cont in St st, inc one st at each end of next and foll rows until there are 63 sts, then foll alt rows until there are 79 sts, ending on a knit row.
Work 5 rows st st, starting with a purl row.
Cont in St st, dec one st at each end of next and foll alt rows until there are 71 sts.
Purl next row, dec at each end (69 sts).
K2tog, K31, cast off 3 sts, knit until last 2 sts, K2tog.
Cont on last 32 sts in St st, starting with a purl row: dec one st at each end of 2nd and foll alt rows until there are 24 sts. 
Purl 1 row. 
CO 2 sts at start of next 8 rows (8sts).
Work 2 rows St st.
CO remaining 8 sts. 
Join yarn on the 32 sts remaining on needle, start with a purl row and dec one st at each end of 2nd and foll alt rows until there are 24 sts.
Purl 1 row.
CO 2 sts at start of next 8 rows (8sts).
Work 2 rows St st.
CO remaining 8 sts.

Make up:

With right sides facing together (wrong sides up), pin rim with sewing pins.
Insert long piece of yarn (length of circumference of heart with extra allowance) through yarn needle and sew. Leave gap to stuff.
Stuff cushion.
Sew remainder.

Happy knitting!







5 comments:

  1. Awesome. I don't think I would have the patience or the talent to do this.

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  2. Thanks for following! These are cute cushions. I really need to do some more knitting. Welcome to the blogging community!

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  3. Oh wow. You made these? They are adorable. You could sell them on etsy. I bet they'd be a hit. I love the pink heart.

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  4. This is too cute. I bet it will look adorable in my bedroom :) Have a sweet day, Miss E!

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