Knitting: Stag's Head Pillow
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Stag's Head Pillow Back of pillow

Stag's Head Pillow Pattern

Category:

Knitting

Type:

Home Decor

Item:

Pillow

Skill Level:

small skill level requirement Beginner

Basic Skills Necessary:

  • knit
  • purl
  • cables
  • intarsia

Pattern Description:

This stag's head pillow cover knits up simply and quickly. Stockinette with a ribbed edge makes up the back, while the front is knit with two colours in mostly stockinette and a few texture stitches to create movement (a few cables and some purling to contrast with the knit front).

Three skeins of yarn in worsted weight (two background, one foreground) will create a cover for a 16 x 16 inch pillow. This cover is knit with 4mm needles to make a bit denser fabric. If desired, a few buttons on the back edge will keep the cover closed.

Gauge:

4 inches = 17 sts x 23 rows

Sizing / Finished Measurements:

  • To fit a 16 x 16 inch pillow

Materials:

  • 4 mm needles
  • buttons
  • 3 - 100g skeins of yarn (2 background colour, 1 foreground colour)

You Will Also Need:

  • sewing needle
  • 16 x 16 inch pillow

Suggested yarn:

600 meters of Worsted weight

Preferred Brand/Yarn:

Paton's Classic Wool

Stag's Head Pillow Pattern

$2.99

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About the Designer

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by joleenkraft
Saskatoon

My grandma taught me to crochet when I was a kid, and then I taught myself to knit when I was 12. Over the years, I haven?t always knitted, but I always find myself going back to it. For the past few years, I?ve been knitting and crocheting steadily with the intention of picking up new techniques and improving my skills. It also seems the more I knit, the more ideas I come up with, and I started ...

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