After scouring the internet for far too long for the perfect pillow covers to match my decor, I went stash diving and found the perfect color. I fell in love with this simple but elegant cable pattern. With the reverse stockinette background, the cable flows freely down the pillow. These pillow covers are virtually seamless as they are knit in the round. One end is closed using the three-needle bind-off and the other is closed using a crochet hook bind-off (picture tutorial included).

Yarn
Eco+ by Cascade Yarns (100% wool; 478 yards 437 m / 250 g) 7076 Delft (discontinued) color way
or 200 (340, 500, 680, 890) yards (183 (311, 457, 622, 814) m) of bulky weight yarn.

Needles
US 10 (6 mm) or size needed to obtain gauge circular knitting needles - 24” (60 cm) for small and medium size or 32” (80 cm) for larger sizes

Notions
1 stitch marker for beginning of round
3 additional stitch markers
US H/8 (5 mm) crochet hook
Cable needle
Scissors
Yarn needle (optional)

Gauge
17 sts and 25 rnds = 4” (10 cm) in stockinette stitch in the round

Finished Measurements
Small: 11” (28 cm) by 11” (28 cm) fits 11 - 13” (28 - 33 cm) square pillow form
Medium: 15” (38 cm) by 15” (38 cm) fits 15 - 17” (38 - 43 cm) square pillow form
Large: 18” (46 cm) by 18” (46 cm) fits 18 - 20” (46 - 51 cm) square pillow form
X-Large: 21” (53 cm) by 21” (53 cm) fits 21 - 23” (53 - 58 cm) square pillow form
XX-Large: 24” (61 cm) by 24” (61 cm) fits 24 - 26” (61 - 66 cm) square pillow form
1 - 2” (2.5 - 5 cm) of negative ease is recommended.

This pattern is designed for a square pillow although height can be adjusted easily by repeating the 6 round pattern more times.
The bottom seam will be slightly visible and have a little lip. Keep this in mind if you want to use the pattern on a rectangular pillow and lay it horizontally. One of the side seams in that case would be slightly visible.

Samples shown in sizes Small on a rectangular 11” x 15” (28 cm x 38 cm) pillow form and Medium on a square 17” x 17” (43 cm x 43 cm) pillow form.

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