Diamond Knit Pillow by Jennifer Lunt

Diamond Knit Pillow

Knitting
September 2023
Aran (8 wpi) ?
17 stitches and 23 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette Stitch
US 10½ - 6.5 mm
500 - 525 yards (457 - 480 m)
One Size 18" x 18"
English
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MATERIALS & INFO
METHOD: Knitting
NEEDLES: 6.5 mm straight needles
YARN: Yarn Weight 4 Worsted
PLEASE REFER TO THE GAUGE
Cream Yarn - approximately 250 yards.
Rust Yarn - approximately 275 yards.

GAUGE: 4” x 4” (10 cm x 10 cm): 17 sts x 23 rows
OTHER: Yarn Needle, pins, 18 inch x 18 inch pillow form
SIZE: One Size 18 inches x 18 inches finished

FINAL MEASUREMENTS:
Before Sewing: Width 19 inches (48.25 cm) , Length 38 inches (96.5 cm)

SKILLS USED
Flat Knitting
Stranded Knitting
Knit Stitches
Colour Changes of Yarn
Binding Off Loosely
Mattress Seaming

CONSTRUCTION
The pillow is knit using stranded knitting following the colour chart provided. When the pattern has been repeated to where your work measures 38 inches (96.5 cm), it is then bound off & folded in half. The sides are then sewn up, the pillow form inserted and the end sewn closed.