Palm-tastic cushion cover: available now in my Ravelry and LoveCrafts stores!

Fancy adding a little touch of the tropics 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).

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Palm-tastic Cushion Cover is available now in my Ravelry store: use the code LEAF to get 25% off (ends 11.59pm BST, Tuesday 30th June 2020) or add two patterns to your basket to get buy one, get one free, no code needed (ends when the pubs reopen in the UK).

If you prefer to get your patterns from LoveCrafts, you can pick up the pattern there. The pattern is available at the introductory price of £3 until 11.59pm BST, Tuesday 30th June 2020.*

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

Tension
Flat knitting:
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.

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