Bushel Cushion makes use of just three of the twenty colours of Appledore by John Arbon Textiles. The Bushel Blanket uses all twenty, but the cushion is designed as a more subtle option that also offers a smaller project.

The cushion uses a two-row repeat through the three-colour sequence. The length of fabric is then folded to create an envelope. Finally, a simple double crochet border is added which joins the enveloped fabric to make the cushion cover.

The Appledore wool blend is soft yet crisp. Combined with the stitches, it offers a durable fabric and great stitch definition.

A matching Bushel Blanket pattern is also available.

Materials:
Appledore by John Arbon Textiles, 100g/250m/273yds, 40% Devon Closewool/40% Romney/20% Exmoor Blueface

Appledore comes in 25g mini skeins or 100g skeins. You need 75g of each colour. If you want leftovers for another project, it will be more cost efficient to buy the 100g skeins.

Yarn A – Slack Ma Girdle, 3 x 25g mini skeins or 1 x 100g

Yarn B – Sweet Coppin, 3 x 25g mini skeins or 1 x 100g

Yarn C – Ellis Bitter, 3 x 25g mini skeins or 1 x 100g

Notions:
4.5mm hook (US 7) for cushion cover
4mm hook (US G/6) may be required for border
6 x place markers (different colours)
1 x stitch marker (to secure stitch when putting project aside)
Tapestry needle
Blocking equipment
42cm x 42cm cushion pad
3 or 5 x 2.5-3cm buttons

Tension:
Unblocked is 5 shell repeats over 16cm and 10 rows over 10cm. Blocked is 5 shell repeats over 18.5cm and 10 rows over 9.5cm.

Cushion Dimensions:
Unblocked: 42cm wide and 51cm long after border has been added.

47cm x 47cm including border. 40 x 40cm for body of cushion to allow for 2cm of negative ease.

Blocked:
40cm wide and 42cm high for body of cushion and 45cm wide and 47cm high with border.

Yarn Substitutions:
Any DK yarn with at least 250m (273yds) per 100g that gets tension and offers good drape and stitch definition.

Stitches used:
BLO - back loop only ch - chain ch-sp - chain space cm - centimetre dc - double crochet (US single crochet) dcBLO - double crochet back loop only (US single crochet back loop only) ea - each ELtr - end linked treble crochet FLO - front loop only g - gram Ltr -linked treble crochet m - metre pm - place marker rep - repeat RS - right side sk - skip st(s) - stitch(es) tr - treble crochet (US double crochet) WS - wrong side yds - yards yrh - yarn around hook

Pattern format:
Bushel Blanket is an eight-page document with large, clear text.