Chunky Cable Knit Pillow Cover

Step: 1

GETTING STARTED: Download the PDF for a set of portable project instructions. Read through all of the instructions before beginning.

ABBREVIATIONS:

BO-bind off; CO-cast on; k-knit; p-purl; rep-repeat; RS-Right Side; sl-slip; st(s)-stitch(es); WS-wrong side

SIZE:

MATERIALS:

• #6 super-bulky weight yarn: we used Lion Brand® Hometown USA® (100% acrylic), 4 oz (113 g), 64 yd (59 m) – 3 balls #099 Los Angeles Tan (A), 3 balls #305 Cape Cod Tweed (B)
• Boye® knitting needles US size 15 (10 mm), or size needed to obtain gauge
• Cable stitch needle
• Yarn needle
• 16" (41 cm) square pillow form

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GAUGE:

6 sts and 11 rows = 4" (10 cm) in stockinette st with 1 strand of A and B held together. To save time, take time to check gauge.

Step: 2

PATTERN STITCH

Cable Pattern

Row 1 (RS): K3, p3, *k6, p3; rep from * to last 3 sts, k3.

Rows 2 and 4: P3, k3, *p6, k3; rep from * to last 3 sts, p3.

Row 3: K3, p3, *sl 3 sts to cable needle and hold in front, k3, k3 from cable needle, p3; rep from * to last 3 sts, k3.

Row 5: Rep Row 1

Row 6: Rep Row 2.

Step: 3

DIRECTIONS

Hold one strand of A and B together throughout. CO 36 sts.

Work Rows 1-6 of Cable Pattern ten times, then Rows 1-4 once more.

BO in pattern.