Looking to add a little tropical to your living room? Look no further with this bold palm-frond intarsia cushion cover!

The Palm-tastic Cushion Cover is knitted in a single strip, starting with a ribbed section, then a stocking stitch panel for the back; the front is knitted in stocking stitch with the palm-frond motif incorporated using the intarsia technique. Finally, the back is knitted, finished with a ribbed section featuring buttonholes to fasten the cushion cover. The side seams are joined using mattress stitch.

This pattern includes both written and charted instructions for the palm-frond motif (Ravelry and LoveCrafts versions only - the I Like Knitting pattern features a chart only).

Sizes
One size: 43.5 cm x 43 cm (17.25 in square)

Tension
18 sts and 25 rows = 10 cm (4 in) in stocking stitch worked flat on 5 mm (US 8) needles after wet blocking, or size needed to obtain correct tension.

Yarn
Aran-weight yarn in the following colours and amounts:

• MC (pale pink): 405 m (445 yds)
• CC (green): 145 m (160 yds)

Needles
* 5 mm (US 8) straight needles

Notions

• Tapestry needle
• Buttons x 5, 25 mm (1 in)
• Bobbins for holding the different yarn colours during colourwork
• Chart row marker
• Removable stitch markers x 4
• 45 cm (18 in) square cushion pad

Pattern notes
The sample is knitted in Paintbox Yarns Wool Mix Aran aran, 180 m (196 yds) per 100 g ball, 50% wool, 50% acrylic in 849 Candyfloss Pink (MC) and 830 Evergreen (CC).

This pattern was first published as Palm-tastic Pillow in I Like Knitting, June 2019.

This pattern was tech edited by Jo Torr.

Prefer to buy from LoveCrafts? You can find the pattern here: https://www.lovecrafts.com/en-gb/p/palm-tastic-pillow-kni... (affiliate link)