NORO’SSELF-STRIPING Kureyon yarn in a colour way of heathery moorland colours has beenusedto create this soft-looking cushion. Designed by Helen Ardley, it has a stocking stitch fabric highlighted with chunky bobbles, which give the cushion real character. The finished cushion cover is felted to shrink it by about one-fifth of its size. It’s then fitted with a zip fastening along the bottom opening.

SIZE: 50cm x 48cm (19³/₄ x 18³/₄in) before washing

40cm x 40cm (15³/₄ x 15³/₄in) after felting

YARN: Noro Kureyon (Chunky weight; 100% wool; 100m/109yds per 50g ball)

Shade 287; 6 x 50g balls

The blanket is worked in seven separate pieces and sewn together at the end. Swishy knotted fringing makes a stylish finishing touch.

YOU WILL NEED

■ Cascade 220 (100% Peruvian Highland Wool, 100g/200m), 7 skeins of Natural (8010)

3 skeins of each:

Anis (8908) Blue Hawaii (9421) Hollyhock (9613) Brown (8686)

DOVE CURTAIN

SIZE

Approx. 45 1/4 x 60 1/4

MATERIALS

600 g crochet cotton thread

Steel crochet hook U.S. size 2 (U.K. size 2/0)

African flower cushion free crochet pattern (Japanese instructions)

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