Simply Knitting - UK (2020-02)

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GEOMETRIC CUSHION

YOUWILLNEED

QDebbieBlissCashmerinoAran

(55%Merinowool,33%acrylic,

12%caºshmere,50g/90m),

4 ballsofYarnABeige(102)

1 ballofYarnBEcru(101)

1 ballofYarnCCitrus(075)

1 ballofYarnDDuckEgg(082)

QA pairof4.5mmneedles

Q5 buttons,20mmdiameter

QA cushionpad, 40x40cm

TENSION

19 stsand25rowstomeasure

10x10cm(4x4in)over st st using

4.5mmneedles

GEOMETRIC CUSHION

BACK

Caston 78 stswithYarnD.

Row 1 (RS)*K1,P1;repfrom* toend.

Row 2 *P1,K1;repfrom* toend.

Repeatuntil5 rows have been worked.

Row 6 Purl.

ChangetoYarnA andworkinststuntilBack measures 30cm from

cast-onedge,endingwitha WSrow.

Nextrow(RS)Purl to mark turn.

FRONT

ContinuewithYarnA.

Startingwitha WSrow,work 19 rowsinstst.

ChangetoYarnCandwork 2 rows st st.

STARTCHART

Workinintarsia,readingRSrowsrighttoleft,andWSrowsleftto

right.Changecolour as indicated on the Chart and twist yarn to

avoidholes.

Row 1 (RS)KnitRow1 Chart.

Row 2 PurlRow2 ofChart.

Continue until the 15 rows of the Chart have been worked.

ChangetoYarnCandwork2 rowsinstst.

ChangetoYarnA andwork 18 rowsinstst.

Change to Yarn C and work 2 rows in st st.

Repeatthe 15 rowsoftheChartoncemore.

(Note that Row 1 of chart will be a WS row this time.)

ChangetoYarnCandwork2 rowsstst.

Continue with Yarn A, work 18 rows st st.

Next row(RS)Purl to mark turn.

OVERLAP

ContinueinststuntilOverlapmeasures10cmfromturnrow.Check

thatthestsontheneedlesitjustabovethecast-on row, if not

adjust until they do, ending with a WS row.

ChangetoYarnD.

BUTTONHOLEBAND

Row 1 *K1,P1repfrom* toend.

Row 2 *P1,K1repfrom* toend.

Row 3 (buttonholerow)Commencewitha knitst,mossst6,

(k2tog,yo,mossst14) four times, k2tog, yo, moss st 6.

Row 4 RepRow2.

Row 5 RepRow 1.

Castoff.

MAKINGUP

Sewinends.Blockandpressundera dampclothtosize.Sew the

sideseams.Sewon the buttons to correspond with the

buttonholes.

IMPROVE YOUR SKILLS

MEASUREMENTS

Tofita 40x40cmcushionpad

ABBREVIATIONS

K5B(knit5thstbelow)slnextst

offLHneedleanddrop4 rows

down.InsertpointofRHneedle

understrandsandintotheston

the5throwdown.Knitthestas

normal,catchingthe strands at

the same time

For a full list see page 95

Turnto

page 87

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CHART

HOWTOUSE

OURCHARTS

Startatthebottomright-hand

corner.Readrightsiderowsfrom

righttoleftandwrongsiderows

fromlefttoright.A rowofsquares

represents a row of knitting.

1

3

5

75 70 65 60 55 50 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5

7

9

11

13

15

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

KEY

YarnB

YarnC

Yarn D