Short Row Cushion by Claire Crompton

Short Row Cushion

Knitting
October 2004
Lace ?
26 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch
US 3 - 3.25 mm
225 yards (206 m)
15in (38cm) square
English

“Knitted in a luxurious multicolored silk yarn this elegant cushion has V-shaped points which are worked individually along one row of knitting. Each point is finished with a pair of beads and the rows are set alternately to give a tiled effect.”

The sample in the book was knit using 2 x 50g skeins of a “sport (4ply) weight” silk from 21st Century Yarns.

Additional supplies:

  • fabric for back of cushion
  • 15in (38cm) square cushion pad
  • 36 large beads, 72 small beads in shades to match yarn