Knit & Knot Bolster by Irene Handmadepast

Knit & Knot Bolster

Knitting
September 2022
Bulky (7 wpi) ?
14 stitches and 19 rows = 4 inches
US 8 - 5.0 mm
1066 yards (975 m)
Dutch English

A quirky bolster or two will bring smiles. Create fun knots and shapes with it to get comfy (and amuse the family!). Colour,
cables, and bobbles abound, and this textured make will knit up
quickly in a soft Aran-weight yarn. Fill loosely for flexibility or
more firmly for greater support.

Materials
- Scheepjes Stone Washed XL (70% Cotton, 30% Acrylic; 50g/75m)
Yarn A: 849 Yellow Jasper x 2 balls
Yarn B: 856 Coral x 2 balls
Yarn C: 847 Red Jasper x 2 balls
Yarn D: 851 Deep Amethyst x 1 ball
Yarn E: 855 Green Agate x 2 balls
Yarn F: 865 Malachite x 1 ball
Yarn G: 845 Blue Apatite x 2 balls
Yarn H: 842 Smokey Quartz x 1 ball

  • 5mm knitting needles
  • 4 x bolster cushion pads 15 x 40cm
  • 65mm pompom maker

Pattern notes
Cushion cover is knitted flat in one long piece and features several sections of cabling, colourwork and other textured sts. Cast on is at short edge and cushion cover is seamed down long edge. Ends are sewn closed, then a pompom is attached at each end to finish. On colourwork rows, knit or purl with both colours held tog in first and last st.

This pattern is featured in YARN Bookazine 14 - Expression, available at Scheepjes retailers worldwide.