Requires:
3 balls red
1 ball blue
1 ball white

600 silver beads (Debbie Abrahams colour 563 size 6)

This trendy Union Flag cushion has a sparkly crown all of its own.

This beaded Union Flag cushion is both trendy and a great way to celebrate this year’s Jubilee, remember the Royal Wedding or just give to a patriotic pal. You will need some experience in intarsia knitting to make it. “The intarsia isn’t too bad – it would challenge a knitter who was new to intarsia – but the beads make it quite tricky,” says designer Emma King.