HOT AIR BALLOON CUSHION
Cast on 67 stitches using 5.5mm needles and Yarn A. Row 1 (RS) Purl.
Row 2 Purl.
Row 3 P3, K1, *P5, K1; rep from * to last 3 sts, P3. Row 4 K3, P1, *K5, P1; rep from * to last 3 sts, K3. Repeat last 2 rows once more.
Row 7 K1, *P5, K1; rep from * to end. Row 8 P1, *K5, P1; rep from * to end. Repeat last 2 rows once more.
Repeat last 8 rows twice more.
Starting with a K row work in st st for 8 rows.
Row 35 *Pick up the first available back loop from first row of st st, onto the left-hand needle and knit this loop together with the next stitch on the needle; rep from * to end. [67 sts]
Break Yarn A and join Yarn B. Starting with a P row work in st st for 7 rows.
Row 43 K6, *kfb, K11; rep from * to last st, K1. [72 sts] Row 44 Purl.
Row 45 *K8, kfb; rep from * to end. [80 sts] Starting with a P row work in st st for 3 rows.
Row 49 *K9, kfb; rep from * to end. [88 sts] Starting with a P row work in st st for 3 rows.
Row 53 *K10, kfb; rep from * to end. [96 sts] Starting with a P row work in st st for 5 rows.
Row 59 *K11, kfb; rep from * to end. [104 sts] Starting with a P row work in st st for 11 rows.
Row 71 *K12, kfb; rep from * to end. [112 sts] Starting with a P row work in st st for 5 rows.
Row 77 *K13, kfb; rep from * to end. [120 sts] Starting with a P row work in st st for 9 rows.
Row 87 *K13, k2tog; rep from * to end. [112 sts] Next and every alternate row Purl.
Row 89 *K12, k2tog; rep from * to end. [104 sts] Row 91 *K11, k2tog; rep from * to end. [96 sts] Row 93 *K10, k2tog; rep from * to end. [88 sts]
Row 95 Knit.
Row 97 *K9, k2tog; rep from * to end. [80 sts] Row 99 Knit.
Row 101 *K8, k2tog; rep from * to end. [72 sts] Row 103 *K7, k2tog; rep from * to end. [64 sts] Row 105 Knit.
Row 107 *K6, k2tog; rep from * to end. [56 sts] Row 109 *K5, k2tog; rep from * to end. [48 sts] Row 111 *K4, k2tog; rep from * to end. [40 sts] Row 113 *K3, k2tog; rep from * to end. [32 sts] Row 115 *K2, k2tog; rep from * to end. [24 sts] Row 117 *K1, k2tog; rep from * to end. [16 sts] Row 119 *K2tog; rep from * to end. [8 sts] T&D.
With RS together, sew row end edges together leaving the ridge of knitting unsewn at this point.
Turn RS out. With mattress stitch, sew the row-end edges of the ridge together so that the ridge keeps its tubular shape.
Stuff the Cushion and flatten slightly.
Sew the cast-on edge of the work closed.