The front of the pillow is stranded, knit in the round and steeked. The back is knit flat, but front and back are knit as one continuous piece--the only seams are the side seams. The pattern includes a chart for the stranded portion and written instructions for the rest.

Yardage is approx. 350 yd./ 320 m for the background and back color (white, in photo), and 122 yd./112 m for the pattern color (green, in photo). Any wool sportweight yarn can be used.