Nova is a fun knitting project for an intermediate knitter or a confident beginner wanting to perfect their increase and decrease techniques - videos showing how to produce the increases and decreases is provided within the pattern.

Making Nova needs aran weight yarn (photographed in Lion Brand Heartland and can also be knitted in Paintbox Simply Aran), a pair of straight, 5.5mm needles and approximately 250g of toy stuffing. You’ll end up with a cushion approximately 47cm / 18.5”.

Star cushion photographed in Lion Brand Heartland in the shades Valley (171), Acadia (098), Yellowstone (158) and Yosemite (135)