When it's not quite sweater weather, I still like to find ways to keep myself surrounded by hand-knit goodies. This pillow cover is the perfect example! Its chunky knit texture and eye-catching colors instantly add a hand-knit vibe to my daily life.

The pillow cover is knit in two squares, the front featuring a fun chevron texture accented with bobbles, and the back in Stockinette stitch, both with matching color bands. The two pieces are then sewn around three edges, with the forth closed using a simple single crochet row, which is easy to unravel if and when you need to wash or change out the cover. If you don't wish to crochet, you can also sew the last edge closed.

The pillow is finished with a tassel at each corner, in the two accent colors.

I chose to use two vibrant shades of blue against a cream background, but you can choose to knit the pillow in one color, or up to five color bands (as the bobble pattern is repeated five times). Instructions are also included for knitting this pillow in the round (starting on p. 5), so only the top and bottom edges will need to be seamed.

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Finished Knit Measurements: 20" [51 cm] square.

Skill Level: Intermediate

Yarn Used: Brown Sheep Lamb's Pride Bulky (85% Wool, 15% Mohair; 4 oz/113 g [125 yds/113 m] per skein): 2 skeins in BM-10 Cream (Main Color = MC) and 1 skein in BM-156 Aqua Inlet (Contrast Color 1 = CC1) AND Valley Yarns Berkshire Bulky (85% Wool/15% Alpaca; 3.5 oz/100g [108 yds/98 m] per ball): 1 ball in Color #30 Blue Ming (Contrast Color 2 = CC2). Shop yarn options for this pattern at LoveCraft dot com.

Gauge(s):
Pattern Gauge: 10 sts and approx 14 rows = 4" [10 cm] in St st, blocked.

Approximate Total Yardage Required: A bulky-weight yarn in a wool blend with a suggested gauge of 3 sts = 1" [2.5 cm] on size 10 ½ [6.5 mm] needles. Approximate yardage requirements: TOTAL: 388 yds [355 m] w/o tassels or 448 yds [410 m] with four tassels. In three colors, as shown: Main Color: 240 yds [220 m]; Contrast Color 1: 74 yds [68 m] w/o tassels, 104 yds [95 m] with two tassels; Contrast Color 2: same as Contrast Color 1.

Some suggested yarns to try:
Malabrigo Chunky, Valley Yarns Berkshire Bulky, Plymouth Baby Alpaca Grande, Rowan Cocoon, Knit Picks Brava Bulky, Berroco Comfort Chunky, madelinetosh Home, Knit Picks Wool of the Andes Bulky, Misti Alpaca Chunky
If you have a yarn substitute to suggest for this project, email us!

Knitting Needles Used: Size 11 [7 mm] needles OR SIZE TO OBTAIN GAUGE. 32" [80 cm] or 40" [100 cm] circular needle required if knitting pillow in the round; Optional: Size K/10.5 [6.5 mm] crochet hook for closing last edge

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