SIZES
1 (2, 3)
Width (flat): 40 (40, 50) cm / 16 (16, 20)”.
Height (flat): 40 (60, 50) cm / 16 (24, 20)”.
YARN
Nutiden Yarn by Höner och Eir (100% unspun Swedish wool).
Fabric-backed pillows: 110 (150, 180) grams in total.
Full-knit pillows: 250 (320, 400) grams in total.
You can use different colorways held together.
If using Nutiden, the pillows are knit using a DOUBLE strand of yarn. As you know, Nutiden changes greatly in thickness between batches, make sure to achieve gauge! If you would like to use leftovers you can combine colorways or use half of the grams above and one strand of mohair or fingering-weight yarn as your second thread of yarn.
OR
290 (380, 265) m of worsted-weight yarn for the fabric-backed version and 400 (490, 600) m of worsted-weight yarn for the all-knit version HELD SINGLE
NOTIONS
Blocking tools, darning needle, scrap yarn, stitch counter, stitch markers, and tape measure.
If working the all-knit version: four (four, six) 3 cm buttons.
If working the fabric-backed version: fabric for the backing: 2 pieces of the following measurements:
Width 42 (42, 52) cm / 16.5 (16.5, 20.5)”
Height (flat): 31 (41, 36) cm / 12 .4 (16.4, 14.4)”.
NEEDLES
4.5 mm /US 7 circular needle cable length of at least 60 cm [24”] (or needle size to obtain gauge).
GAUGE
19 sts x 26 rounds = 10 x 10 cm [4 x 4”] in pattern stitch, on 4.5 mm needles after blocking.