Felted Pillow with Embroidery by Leigh Radford

Felted Pillow with Embroidery

Knitting
Aran (8 wpi) ?
14 stitches and 21 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette Stitch
US 10 - 6.0 mm
792 yards (724 m)
18" x 18" after assembly and felting
English

From AlterKNITS Felt: The green color on this pillow was inspired by the colors in my backyard in the summer. The embroidery design as inspired by some weeds I’ve got growing out there. The organic wool yarn I chose makes a very soft, smooth felted surface for embroidery -- easy to work on and not too furry so the stitches aren’t obscured.

A two-color square pillow with buttons on one side and botanical embroidery on the other.

Notions:
Removable stitch markers
Straight pins
Tapestry needle
Smooth cotton waste yarn for basting
Four 1” buttons
Sewing needle and thread
Embroidery needle
Cotton embroidery floss, 2 skeins
18 x 18” pillow form