In the hush of winter, snowflakes and stars shine brightly over the trees of the forest. Now you can bring the outdoors inside with you with the Midnight Snow pillow. Knit in the round and then joined top and bottom, this pillow mixes just the right amount of relaxing stockinette with a simple motif of repeating pine trees and stars. If you’re new to stranded knitting this is a great beginner project, using only two colors at a time. We knit ours in Plucky Scholar 2.0 and love the way it blooms and softens the traditional look of the Midnight Snow pillow.

SIZE
16” x 16”

YARN
Scholar 2.0 by The Plucky Knitter (75% Merino, 25% Cashmere; 250 yards / 229 m)
MC: Overcoat 250 yds CC 1: Wintry Mix 105 yds CC 2: Bell Bottoms 90 yds

GAUGE
18/32 = 4” On gauge needle in stockinette stitch
Adjust needle size as necessary to obtain correct gauge.

NEEDLES
Needle listed is suggested. Always take time to swatch.
US 6 (4.0 mm), 32” circular needle (gauge needle)
US 7 (4.5 mm), 32” circular needle
1 extra needle for the 3-needle bind- off

TOOLS
6 Stitch marker(s)
Tapestry needle
Pillow form or polyfill – To give the finished sample pillow a nice plump look, we used an 18” poly-filled pillow form.