Iona Cushion by Libby Summers

Iona Cushion

Knitting
July 2013
Bulky (7 wpi) ?
12 stitches and 15 rows = 4 inches
in stocking stitch
US 11 - 8.0 mm
280 - 300 yards (256 - 274 m)
One size: 30cm square
English

This is a small cushion that could be paired with other cushions, maybe plain ones that bring out the tones in the pattern, and that could perhaps also be used on a small chair as a statement piece.

you can knit it plain with 3 x 50g balls, but if doing the fair isle version you also need 1 x 25 balls in each of four contrasting colours. The cushion is photographed in 100 Yuraq (main colour), 661 Uqi, 434 Qulqi, 860 Anqas and 207 Quinoa.

It is knitted in two pieces. The front has a 32 row fair isle pattern followed on a chart. The back is plain. The cushion is fastened with a 30cm zip, which is sewn in along the bottom edge.