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)

CUSHION CAL UPDATE:

Still playing, but with the Batik this time, same pattern and number of stitches but it will be smaller maybe a 16" cushion in the Batik dk...

If it stretches then an 18" cushion pad will fit in a couple of months time when its been well used, or it stays the same because of the wool content, little experiment here.

Using Batik on its own not mixing it with 4ply here.  Batik dk, 4mm hook and mixing the motif's, hex's and stars, so lots of options to come with this cushion.

And the 6 Aran colours i had run out of are here too so full steam ahead on the the cushions now

Special Aran and Alpaca shades, I am using in the cushion cal.

Saffron, camel, gold, spice, pomegranate, raspberry, rose, parchment, sea breeze (alpaca), duck egg  (alpaca), storm blue, denim, meadow, pistachio

almost ready for the 17th January, Cushion cal start date