Lion Pillow by Alison Stewart-Guinee

Lion Pillow

Knitting
September 2009
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
11 stitches and 14 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette with double-stranded yarn
US 11 - 8.0 mm
600 - 700 yards (549 - 640 m)
Finsihed measurements after felting: 15 3/4" x 14"
English

The pillow back, front, and button flap are knitted as one piece. Two side seams bring the piece together after the knitting is complete. The lion motif and borders are worked using intarsia colorwork. Felting finishes this project.

Photo © Matt Bowen for Wiley Press, 2009