Tuesday 17 January 2017

CUSHION CAL: Part 1 square cushion

The square cushion will be to fit an 18" cushion pad or a second option to make a pillow size cover

SQUARE CUSHION 
Body of the cushion will be made in  2 round granny square with bands of Hexagons 
Weight: Approx. 150g for each side total 300g
To Fit: 18" Cushion Pad
Make 49 x 2 round granny squares 7 x 7 for one side
2 bands of hex's and one, 2 round granny square band of 3 x 7 = 21 granny squares


PATTERN:
Finger wrap of 5wraps
Round 1: 3dc [3tr], ch2, repeat for 4 sides
Round 2: 3dc [3tr], ch2, 3dc [3tr] in each ch 2 corner sp.

The 2 round Granny squares: centres of the reds and oranges
the outer rounds of blues and green join as you go on second round





HEXAGON BAND
Make a row of 7 hex's to fit an 18" cushion/pillow x 2
the finishing bands can be in a selection of colours, feel free to choose your favourites 
one of my favourites is the pistachio and sage or pistachio and storm blue or denim


A second option:
 is to make a 'pillow size' cover, 18" square of 49 x 2 round gs, with a band of hex's each end make 2 for a pillow, more details to follow 

HEX BAND PATTERN:
make 2 rows of 7 hex's 

 Finger wrap of 5 wraps,


ROUND 1: 12sc [12dc], into circle, sl st to complete


ROUND 2: ch2 counts as first dc [tr], 1dc [1tr], in same st, 2dc [2tr], in next st, ch1, 


 2dc [2tr], in next two sts, ch1, repeat 2dc [2tr] in 2 sts, ch 1 to end sl st to complete, (6sides)




 make a row of 7 hex's x 2

COLOURS IF YOU WANT TO FOLLOW MY CHOICE
1st option
1:cloud blue/parchment
2:rose/pistachio
3:fern/sage
4:saffron/cloud blue
5:spice/duck egg
6:pistachio/fern
7:sage/ denim

2nd Option
1:fern/rose
2:denim/raspberry
3:storm blue/pomegranate
4:duck egg/spice
5:sea breeze/gold
6:cloud blue/camel
7:sage/saffron

Please feel free to choose your own colour combo's too


 JOIN AS YOU GO
 Replace the ch st, for a sl st, to join the hex's together in a row of 7.



FINISHING BANDS
 Add a ch st base and 4 rows of h&c [htr] to both sides of the 7 hex row.


ROW1: First colour, Att. yarn with a tr [dtr], standing start, ch 3, sc [dc],  into next point of the first hex
ch3, tr [dtr], into dip between the first 2 hex's. 
repeat to end of row, finish with a tr [dtr], in the last ch1 point of the last hex in row.


 ROW2: ch2, turn, 
 3hdc [3htr], into the ch3 sp,

 1hdc [1htr], into the next st,  3hdc [3htr], into next sp, hdc [htr], into next st, repeat to end finish with 3hdc [3htr] in last ch3 sp. (56sts)

 ROW 3: change colour, ch2 turn, hdc [htr],into first st.
1hdc [1htr], in every st to end (56sts)




ROW 4: Repeat row 3. (56sts)








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