WanderKnit™ - Dutch Lente Cushion by Skacel Knitting

WanderKnit™ - Dutch Lente Cushion

Knitting
March 2022
DK (11 wpi) ?
24 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette after blocking
US 5 - 3.75 mm
3.75 mm (F)
570 - 585 yards (521 - 535 m)
Width & Height: 14” (35.5cm)
English
This pattern is available for $6.00 USD buy it now

Come travel with us! Discover, learn, and become inspired by our destination-themed quarterly WanderKnit™ packages.

Follow us on Instagram | Join our mailing list!

In Dutch, “lente” means “springtime,” and Holland is famous for its springtime tulips! In The Netherlands, tulips symbolize perfect love; and each color has a different meaning. Let the colors change and shift on their own as your garden grows or pick your blooms carefully by choosing which part of HiKoo® Simplicity Multi to work with next.

This cheerful colorwork cushion is knit in the round, with only one seam along the top! The envelope closure is done at the end by picking up stitches along the sides as you knit the inner and outer ribbing, this technique ensures a snug fit that will keep your cushion closed with no need for snaps or buttons!

This project can be knit with two needles, one circular in a smaller circumference, or on a longer needle using the Magic Loop method.

Written and charted instructions are available for the colorwork.
This pattern was inspired by the Primavera cowl by Tanis Gray, with permission.

FINISHED SIZE
Width & Height: 14” (35.5cm)
Circumference: 28” (71cm)
Width & Height (with pillow): 16” (40.5cm)

YARN
Simplicity by HiKoo®
55% Superwash Merino, 28% Acrylic, 17% Nylon
117 yds per 50g hank (5 hanks)

MC = #051 Raffi (3 hanks)
CC = #502 Carnival Party (2 hanks)

Please Note: Always test for color-fastness with contrasting yarns on a swatch before wet blocking a finished project.

NEEDLES + NOTIONS
24” 60cm skacel by addi®
US 5 3.75mm circular needle (or size needed to obtain gauge)
• 3.75mm crochet hook, or smaller, for Provisional CO
• Additional needle of same size for Judy’s Magic CO
•Stitch markers
•Tapestry needle and Scissors

GAUGE
24 sts x 28 rnds = 4” (10cm) in Stockinette after blocking

Also, be sure to check out our Dutch Tulpen Toque & Dutch Bloesem Cowl! #WanderKnit

Share your travels with us! Use #WanderKnit on social media to share your WIPs & FOs!

skacel on Instagram | skacel on Facebook

Don’t forget to post your projects and comments in the WanderKnit™ Thread here on Ravelry!