Mod Handspun PIllow by Kate Larson

Mod Handspun PIllow

Knitting
May 2022
Bulky (7 wpi) ?
16 stitches and 24 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette in the round, after blocking and on pillow
US 6 - 4.0 mm
300 - 330 yards (274 - 302 m)
adjustable
English
This pattern is available in print for $9.99.

A happy little pillow knit in handspun to grace your favorite knitting chair!

MATERIALS

  • Fiber MC: 2½ oz Stacey’s Fiber Stash Spinning Batt (Cormo, tussah, silk noil, and sari silk); 1 oz Abundant Earth Fiber hand-dyed US Merino in Moss; CC: 6 oz indigo-dyed Border Leicester locks.
  • Yarn MC: Textured 2-ply; 120 yd; 550 ypp; 5 wpi; worsted weight. CC: Lockspun; 110 yd; 350 ypp; 7wpi; chunky weight.
  • Needles Size 6 (4 mm). Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.
  • Notions Markers (m); spare cir needle or waste yarn for holding sts (see Notes); tapestry needle; 18” of 1/8” ribbon or similar; 14” square pillow form.

Gauge 16 sts and 24 rnds = 4” in St st with MC after
blocked and on pillow. Gauge is not critical.

Finished Size 14” × 14” square when slightly stretched
over a 14” square pillow form.