Fair Isle cushion
Charming pastels and traditional Fair Isle combine to create a soft and stylish cushion for your favourite chair.
FAIR ISLE CUSHION
Note Each time you work the colourwork charts, the first row should continue in st st (knit sts on RS rows and purl sts on WS rows), so the first time you work Row 26 of Chart B as a WS row (purling sts and reading Chart from left to right). The second time you work Row 1 of Chart A it is a WS row, then Row 26 of Chart B is a RS row.
Cast on 90 sts using 3mm needles and Yarn A.
BUTTON BAND
Row 1 (RS) *K2, P2; rep from * to last 2 sts, K2.
Row 2 (WS) P2, *K2, P2; rep from * to end. These 2 rows form rib.
Work in rib a further 12 rows, ending with a WS row.
MAIN BODY
Change to 3.25mm needles.
Join in yarns as needed and strand yarn not in use loosely behind work.
Starting with a knit (RS) row and continuing in st st for charts throughout (for RS rows, read from right to left and knit all sts; for WS rows read from left to right and purl all sts), work as follows:
Rows 1 to 25 Working the first and last st as given in the Chart and working the 8-st repeat 11 times across, work Chart A once.
Rows 26 to 35 Cont in st st as set and working the 18-st repeat 5 times across, work Chart B once.
Rows 36 to 210 Cont in st st as set and repeat Rows 1 to 35 (Chart A and Chart B) another 5 times, making sure to work RS and WS correctly (see Pattern Notes).
Break all yarns except Yarn A and change to 3mm needles.
BUTTONHOLE BAND
Work with Yarn A throughout.
Row 1 (RS) *K2, P2; rep from * to last 2 sts, K2. Row 2 (WS) P2, *K2, P2; rep from * to end. These 2 rows form rib.
Rows 3 to 6 Work in rib as set.
Row 7 Rib 10 sts, *k3tog, (yo) twice, rib 14 sts; rep from * 3 more times, k3tog, (yo) twice, rib 9 sts.
Row 8 Rep Row 2.
Rows 9 to 14 Work in rib as set.
Cast off.
FINISHING
Weave in all ends. Block, following any yarn care instructions on the ball band. Pin and join side seams. Sew on buttons to correspond with buttonholes.