Winslow by Julie Hoover

Winslow

Knitting
June 2014
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
19 stitches and 31 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch with Size A needle, after blocking
US 6 - 4.0 mm
US 5 - 3.75 mm
705 yards (645 m)
18¼" wide; 18¼" long (seamed and with flap closed)
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Add a touch of whimsy to a child’s bedroom with Winslow, a sleepy penguin ready for a cuddle. This irresistible fellow is worked in intarsia from three shades of Shelter, and his pillowcase fastens with a moss stitch button flap for artisan good looks and easy removal for cleaning. The pillow is knit flat in pieces and seamed with decorative slipped selvedge stitches exposed. If you’ve never worked intarsia before, this project is a great way to begin, and the method is thoroughly explained in the pattern. Penguins love company, so you may find Winslow needs a cousin to join him on the sofa!


CONSTRUCTION
Pillow is worked flat in pieces, then seamed at sides and bottom.

MATERIALS
Worsted weight wool yarn in the following approximate amounts:
625 yards Color 1 (C1), 35 yards Color 2 (C2), 45 yards Color 3 (C3)
Brooklyn Tweed Shelter (100% American Targhee-Columbia wool; 140 yards/50g):
5 skeins C1, 1 skein each of C2 and C3
Photographed in colors Sweatshirt (C1), Fossil (C2), and Cast Iron (C3)

GAUGE
19 stitches & 31 rows = 4” in stockinette stitch with Size A needle, after blocking

NEEDLES
Size A (for Main Fabric):
One 24” circular needle in size needed to obtain gauge listed
Suggested Size: 4 mm (US 6)

Size B (for Closure Flap):
One 24” circular needle, one size smaller than Size A
Suggested Size: 3¾ mm (US 5)

FINISHED DIMENSIONS
18¼” wide; 18¼” long (seamed and with flap closed)
Measurements taken from relaxed fabric after blocking

SKILL LEVEL
4 of 5

Please note: the stitch patterns in this pillow are charted only.