Simply Crochet - USA (2020-01)

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HOOK TO HOOK

Juicy Cherry Cushion
Makeyourseatextrasweetwiththispair
ofcherriescushion,supertastyhomeware
designedbyCatherineVenner.
QC a r o nS i m p l yS o f t( 1 0 0 %a c r y l i c ,1 7 0 g / 2 8 8 m )
1 ballofeach:Fuchsia(9764), Lavender Blue
(9756),PlumWine(9722)
A smallamount of: Gold (9782), Pistachio
(0003)
QA 4. 5 m m( U S7 )h o o k
QS t i t c hm a r k e r s
Q3 b u t t o n s ,1 8 m md i a m e t e r
QC u s h i o ni n s e r t ,4 0 x 4 0 c m
Foryarnstockistscontact
WoolWarehouse 01926882818
http://www.woolwarehouse.co.uk

TENSION
Tensionis notcriticalforthisproject,but it may
affecttheyarnquantitiesrequired

MEASUREMENTS
Cushionmeasures 40x40cm (15x15in)

NOTES
Cushionis workedin3 pieces:FrontPanel,
UpperBackPanelandLowerBackPanel.
Thesearejoinedaroundtheoutsideedgeat
theend,thenbuttonsareaddedacrossthe
centreoftheBackto create opening between
the Back Panels.

TheFrontpieceis workedusingtheFairIsle

colourworktechnique.Changecolouronthe

lastyrhofstbeforecolourchangeis indicated,

carryunusedyarnacrosstheWS,beingcareful

nottopulltootightwhenpickingyarnbackup.

Thereis a Chartonpage97,whichyoushould

refertofortheCherrydesign.Eachsmall

squarerepresents1 dcst.ReadRSrowsfrom

righttoleftandWSrowsfromlefttoright.

Thefirst2 rowsoftheCherrydesign have

beenwrittenouttoguideyou.

CHERRYCUSHION

LOWERBACKPANEL

UsingFuchsia,ch56.

Row1 (RS)Dcinsecondchfrom hook and in

eachchtoend,turn.[55sts]

Rows2-33Ch1(doesnotcountasst

throughout),dcineachstacross, turn.

ChangetoLavenderBlue.

Row 34 Ch1,dcinfirststitch,*ch1, skip 1, dc.

Repeatfrom* to end of row.

Fastenoff.

UPPERBACKPANEL

UsingPlumWine,ch56.

Row1 (RS)As Row 1 of Upper Back Panel.

[55sts]

Rows2-40AsRow2 ofUpperBackPanel.

Row 41 Ch1,dcinfirst 13 sts,ch2,skip2 sts,(dc

innext 12 sts,ch2,skip2 sts)twice, dc in each st

to end, turn. [49 sts, 3 ch-2 sps]

Row 42 Ch1,dcineachst across, 2dc in each

ch-2sp,turn.[55sts]

Row 43 AsRow2.

ChangetoLavenderBlue.

Row 44 As Row 34 of Upper Panel.

FRONTPANEL

RefertoChartonpage 97 forcolour changes.

UsingLavenderBlue,ch56.

Row1 (RS) As Row 1 of Upper Back Panel.

[55sts]

Rows2-4Ch1,dcineachstacross,turn.

Row 5 Ch1,dcinfirst 13 sts,changetoPlum

Wine,dcinnext9 sts,changetoLavenderBlue,

dcinnext 10 sts,changetoFuchsia,dcinnext

10 sts,change to Lavender Blue, dc in each st to

end,turn.

Row 6 Ch1,dcinfirst 12 sts,changetoFuchsia,

dcinnext 12 sts,changetoLavenderBlue,dcin

next8 sts,changetoPlumWine,dcinnext 11

sts,changetoLavender Blue, dc in each st to

end,turn.

Rows7-59AsRow2, following the Chart for

colourchanges.

ContinuewithLavenderBlue.

Rows60-64As Row 2.

Fastenoff.

TOFINISH

Weaveinallendsandblockallpieces.

PositiontheBackandFrontPanelstogetherso

the buttonholes are running horizontally across

Clockwisefromabove:thecherrydesignis workedupfroma chartindoublecrochet;becarefulnottocreatelooserstitcheswhenchanging
colours around the cherry stem; adding buttons along the back makes the cushion cover easily washable, for longer-lasting home style