At the end of a long day, there’s nothing so relaxing as soaking in a deep bath, with candles softly lighting the room and gentle aromas of jasmine and rosemary scenting the air. Make the picture complete with a beautifully textured spa pillow to rest your head on while you are relaxing, then use the bath mitt to gently cleanse and massage your skin.

The Malvern Spa Pillow & Mitt can also be made with a scented herbal insert for a herbal pillow or scented massage mitt.

Pattern Note: A pattern for a co-ordinating bath mat, the Malvern Bathmat, is available separately. Please click here for more information.
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PATTERN INFORMATION:

DIFFICULTY: Easy

TECHNIQUES REQUIRED: Knitting, purling, increases & decreases.
Spa Mitt only: Working in the round.

SIZES:
. Pillow: 30cm/12 ins wide, 23cm/9 ins high & 6cm/2.5 ins deep.
. Mitt: 23cm/9 ins high & 24cm/9.5 ins in circumference.

MATERIALS:
Yarn: DMC Natura XL Just Cotton Super Chunky yarn 100% brushed cotton, 75m/82 yds:100gm ball, in Colour #03 Ecru (cream):
. Pillow: x3 balls
. Mitt: x1 ball
. Pillow & Mitt Set: x3 balls

Actual Amounts used:
. Pillow: 221gm/7.8 oz, 166m/182yds
. Mitt: 57gm/2.1 oz, 43m/47 yds

Yarn substitution: To use an alternative yarn, please select a softly-spun cotton in a chunky/bulky weight with a suggested gauge of approximately 12sts:
10cm/4 ins using 8-9mm/US #11-13 needles.

Needles: Size 5.5mm/US #9 circular needles, length 80cm/32 ins.

Gauge: 12 sts and 18 rows:10cm/4 ins in Double Rib using 5.5mm/US #9 needles.

Notions: Row counter, thread markers and tapestry needle for finishing.

For Spa Pillow only:
. 2 medium suction cups with rounded “mushroom” ends
. 3 medium-sized flat buttons
. 10cm/4 ins fine elastic plus sewing needle & thread
. Crochet hook and safety pins.
. Spa pillow form or herbal pillow insert.
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PATTERN NOTES:

Stitch Pattern:
This design uses a reversible stitch pattern from the book: Reversible Knitting Stitches - A Sourcebook of 250 Double-Sided Stitch Patterns by Moira Ravenscroft & Anna Ravenscroft, 2nd Edition, 2024. For more details, please click here.

© Moira Ravenscroft 2024

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