Well rounded

Add some stylish comfort to your living room with this circular textured cushion by Natalie Beard

- Natalie Beard

YOU WILL NEED

• Life in the Long Grass Singles Sock (100% superwash Merino, 100g/366m) 2 skeins of Damask
• A 3.5mm (US E/4) hook
• Round cushion pad, 42cm

For yarn stockists contact www.litlg.com

TENSION

Rounds 1-6 measures 10cm (4in) in diameter using a 3.5mm hook, or size needed to obtain correct tension

MEASUREMENTS

To fit cushion pad measuring 42cm (16in) in diameter

ABBREVIATIONS

pc (popcorn) Work 5tr in same st, remove live loop from your hook, insert hook in top of first tr, place loop back on hook and pull through st, ch1 to close

For a full list, see page 94

Try your hand at popcorn stitches with this satisfying make. The colour and shape show off the colour variations perfectly!

NOTES

Yarn is hand-dyed in small batches and the colours available may vary.

Cushion is made up of 2 identical Panels.

Each Panel is worked in rounds with RS facing throughout.

The Panels are sewn together around the cushion pad at the end.

CUSHION

PANEL (MAKE 2)

Make a magic loop.

Round 1 (RS) Ch3 (counts as tr throughout), 11tr in loop, ss to top of beg ch-3. [12 sts]