FEATHER CUSHION

Have fun with this glorious teal and coral combo and hook Kate Bruning’s gorgeous cushion.

Kate has designed a stunning cushion using the colour teal as a base and accenting it with its complementary colour, coral in the form of two-tone feathers. Together they make a stand-out style statement for your home.

NOTES

Feathers are worked in the round along both sides of the starting chain.

The pattern is written for one version of the Feather. To add more interest to your cushion, vary the placement of colour changes and splits in the feathers. When changing colour mid-row, twist the ends of the two colours together. Pick up the new colour in the last yrh of the previous stitch.

The Backing Rectangle Motif is also worked in the round.

CUSHION FRONT

FEATHER MAKE 10

Using Peach, ch25.

Round 1 (RS) 2htr in 3rd ch from hook, htr in next 9 ch, dc in next 12 ch, 3dc in last ch, rotate to work along opposite side of starting chain, dc in next 12 ch, change to Coral, htr in next 9 ch, 2htr in last st, ss to fl only of first htr to join.

[49 sts]

Round 2 (RS) Working in fls only, ch3 (counts as first tr), 2tr in same st, tr in next st, (tr, ch3, ss) in next st, (ss, ch3, tr) in next st, tr in next 4 sts, (tr, ch3, ss) in next st, change to Peach, *(ss, ch3, tr) in next st, tr in next 4 sts, (tr, ch3, ss) in next st; repeat from * once more, *(ss, ch3, tr) in next st, tr in next st, (tr, dtr) in next st, (dtr, picot, dtr) in next st, (dtr, tr, htr) in next st, (tr, ch3, ss) in next st, (ss, ch3, tr) in next st, tr in next 4 sts, (tr, ch3, ss) in next st, (ss, ch3, tr) in next st, tr in next 4 sts, change to Coral, (tr, ch3, ss) in next st, (ss, ch3, tr) in next st, tr in next 4 sts, (tr, ch3, ss) in next st, (ss, ch3, tr) in next st, tr in next 2 sts, 2tr in next st, ss in top of beg ch-3, ch3, ss into 2nd and 3rd ch from hook, ss in top of beg ch-3 again.

BACKING RECTANGLE MOTIF MAKE 10 Using Petroleum, ch24.

Round 1 (RS) Dc in 2nd ch from hook and each ch across to last ch, 3dc in last ch, rotate to work along opposite side of starting chain, dc in each ch across to last ch, 2dc in last ch, ss to first dc to join.

[48 dc]

Round 2 (RS) Ch3 (counts as tr), tr in st at base of ch-3, *(skip next st, 2tr in next st) 10 times, skip next st, (2tr, ch2, 2tr) in next st, skip next st, (2tr, ch2, 2tr) in next st; repeat from * once more, omitting last 2 tr, ss to top og beg ch-3 to join.

[28 2-tr groups and 4 ch-2 sps]

Round 3 (RS) Ss to first sp between 2-tr groups, ch2 (counts as htr), htr in same sp, 2htr in next sp between 2-tr groups 10 times, (2htr, ch2, 2htr) in next ch-2 sp, 2htr in next sp between 2-tr groups, (2htr, ch2, 2htr) in next ch-2 sp, 2htr in next sp between 2-tr groups 11 times, (2htr, ch2, 2htr) in next ch-2 sp, 2htr in next sp between 2-tr groups, (2htr, ch2, 2htr) in next ch-2 sp, ss to top of beg ch-2 to join.

Round 4 (RS) Ss to first sp between 2-htr groups, ch2 (counts as htr), htr in same sp, 2htr in next sp between 2-htr groups 10 times, (2htr, ch2, 2htr) in next ch-2 sp, 2htr in next sp between 2-htr groups twice, (2htr, ch2, 2htr) in next ch-2 sp, 2htr in next sp between 2-htr groups 12 times, (2htr, ch2, 2htr) in next ch-2 sp, 2htr in next sp between 2-htr groups twice, (2htr, ch2, 2htr) in next ch-2 sp, 2htr in next sp between 2-htr groups, ss to top of beg ch-2 to join.

Round 5 (RS) Ss to first sp between 2-htr groups, ch2 (counts as htr), htr in same sp, 2htr in next sp between 2-htr groups 10 times, (2htr, ch2, 2htr) in next ch-2 sp, 2htr in next sp between 2-htr groups 3 times, (2htr, ch2, 2htr) in next ch-2 sp, 2htr in next sp between 2-htr groups 13 times, (2htr, ch2, 2htr) in next ch-2 sp, 2htr in next sp between 2-htr groups 3 times, (2htr, ch2, 2htr) in next ch-2 sp, 2htr in next sp between 2-htr groups twice, ss to top of beg ch-2 to join.

Fasten off.

TO MAKE UP

Use the image as a guide. Using Petroleum, sew each Feather along its spine to the centre of a Backing Rectangle Motif, using backstitch. This will both secure it and add definition.

Using whipstitch and Petroleum, sew the rectangles together in a 5x2 formation.

CUSHION BACK

Using Petroleum, make a magic loop.

Round 1 (RS) Ch2 (counts as htr), htr into loop, ch2, (htr into loop, ch2) 3 times, ss to top of beg ch-2 to join.

Round 2 (RS) Ss to first ch-2 sp, ch2 (counts as htr), (htr, ch2, 2htr) in same ch-2 sp, (2htr, ch2, 2htr) in next ch-2 sp 3 times, ss to top of beg ch-2 to join.

Round 3 Ss to first sp between 2-tr groups, ch2 (counts as htr), htr in same sp, (2htr, ch2, 2htr) in next ch-2 sp, *2htr in next sp between 2-tr groups, (2htr, ch2, 2htr) in next ch-2 sp; repeat from * twice more, ss to top of beg ch-2 to join.

Round 4 Ss to first sp between 2-tr groups, ch2 (counts as htr), htr in same sp, (2htr, ch2, 2htr) in next ch-2 sp, *2htr in each sp between 2-tr groups across to next ch-2 sp, (2htr, ch2, 2htr) in next ch-2 sp; repeat from * twice more, 2htr in each sp between 2-tr groups around, ss to top of beg ch-2 to join. Round 4 sets pattern.

Repeat Round 4 until Cushion Back measures 36x36cm.

TO FINISH

Place Cushion Covers WS together. Using Petroleum, work a dc seam around all edges, working (dc, ch2, dc) in each corner, enclosing the cushion pad into the cover.