KNITwords Pillow

Description

A worsted weight pillow with KNITwords on both sides.

A great addition to your family room, craft room or bed as a reminder of your love for the craft. A great accessory for your local shop or a gift for your yarny friend who has everything. This conversation piece can be worked in a variety of colors or just two of your choice. Knit in the round and double sided, this pillow works up quickly in worsted weight yarn and uses a 20” x 20” pillow form to stuff, or maybe use yarn or fiber scraps! Check out the lovely samples the test knitters created to add a bit of knitting décor to their homes.

SIZE: One Size
FINISHEDMEASUREMENTS:40” circumference x 19” high / 101.6 cm x 48 cm Fabric will stretch to 20 x 20” pillow form
YARN: Brown Sheep Nature Spun Worsted (worsted weight; 100% wool; 245 yds/224 m; 3.5 oz/100 g per ball) 10 colors

NEEDLE: US size 7 (4.5 mm) 24-inch (61 cm) circular needle OR size needed to obtain gauge
GAUGE: 22 sts and 28 rnds = 4”/10 cm (5.5 sts and 7 rnds = 1”/2.25 cm) in Stockinette Stitch colorwork
NOTIONS: Stitch marker, tapestry needle, 1 – 20 x 20 pillow form

SAMPLE
Sample pillow used a combined total of 700 yds of Brown Sheep Nature Spun Worsted in 10 colors: Stone, Ash, Toffee Bar, Roasted Coffee,
Latte, Storm, Saddle Tan, Chocolate Kisses, Wood Moss, and White.
Based on the average yardage used by test knitters, each WORD color used no more than 41 yds and each background color used no more than 85 yds.