This is an octagonal cushion/pillow cover for the patio or conservatory, in garter stitch and stockinet, closed with five buttons and loops. Each side is knitted in one piece. It is made entirely from a scrap ball (or scrap skein) consisting of leftover yarns which are cut and made into a single length with Russian joins. There is a choice of two edgings: both are crocheted trims. When this piece was designed, an octagonal cushion/pillow pad was not easily available for purchase, so instructions are included for making your own.

Artwork
The Untitled 2400 series is an artwork which explores the combination of the uncontrolled positioning of colour change points in scrap balls (or scrap skeins), the potential of those increase/decrease patterns which create right-angled triangles in garter stitch and stockinet, and the geometrical manipulation of stripes. In other words you get to loosen up your attitude to colour and conventionality by throwing wild combinations of free or leftover yarns into the quick and easy pattern below, and seeing something really rather amazing and beautiful materialize. (Alternatively of course you can purchase a bunch of toning colours in high-end yarns, or use a single wide-striped, space-dyed yarn, and make a conventional version).

The above gauge is a guideline only; this project can be knitted in any gauge appropriate to your yarn.

Requirements

• Yarn: Approx 350g (1263 yards (1155 m)) of any DK or 8 ply yarn for cushion cover and edging.
• Needles: Circular needles of length 40, 60 and 80cm, and 4 dpns, metric: size 4mm, US size 6, UK/Canada size 8. Alternatively, the pattern could be knitted on a pair of 4mm x 60cm circular ndls
• Sewing thread and needle.
• 2 paper octagons, size 16in (40cm) diameter from side to side, or 17in from point to point (instructions included below)
• Octagonal cushion/pillow pad: size 16in (40cm) diameter from side to side, or 17in from point to point (instructions included below). You will need two pieces of fabric of the above size, and hollow fibre filling taken from a 16in (40cm) round cushion/pillow pad. (Please note that a round pad will not fit this cushion cover.)
• Crochet hook: metric size 4mm, US size 6, UK/Canada size 8. For button loops and edgings.
• 5 odd buttons: 0.75 in (2cm) diameter

This is a fully written pattern.