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Blythe On A Budget: DIY Cable Knit Throw Pillow
Written on January 28, 2015 at 12:00 pm by MichelleFiled under: Article with tags: blythe on a budget, crafting, diy, free pattern
The great thing about cushions is that there is a huge range of ‘standard’ sizes’ for the 1:1 scale crowd (that being us!). For Blythe, I wanted to make some throw cushions for that great Ikea HUSET couch (modeled after the KLIPPAN). My real-life throw cushions on my real couch range from 12″x12″ to 16″x16″ which, in 1:6 scale, would be be 2″x2″ or 2.67″x2.67″. The nice thing is that you can make these in a variety of sizes, or all the same size.
You will need:
- Knitting needles (I used 2.75mm/US2)
- Small amount of fingering weight yarn (I used KnitPicks Palette in White)
- Cable needle
- Stuffing
- Scissors
- Yarn needle
If you are new to knitting, I recommend KnittingHelp.com to learn how! For this project you will need to know how to cast on, knit, purl, cable (C4F means you hold 2 stitches in front, knit 2 stitches from the left needle, then knit the 2 held stitches), and bind-off.
Directions:
Cast on 20 stitches.
Row 1: k5 p3 k4 p3 k5
Row 2: p5 k3 p4 k3 p5
Row 3: k5 p3 C4F p3 k5
Row 4: p5 k3 p4 k3 p5
Knit rows 1-4 a total of 5 times.
Row 5: k5 p3 k4 p3 k5
Row 6: p5 k3 p4 k3 p5
Knit rows 5-6 a total of 10 times.
Row 7: k5 p3 k4 p3 k5
Bind off in pattern.
Leave long tail for seaming up the sides.
Wet block the piece.
When dry, hold the ‘right’ sides together, sew up 2 of the open sides.
Fill the pillow with stuffing and whip stitch the third side.
Tuck the end(s) into the cushion.
Michelle!! I can barely knit and I’ve never done cables before, but I’m totally going to try this! My Huset couch needs cushions too!! Thank you for the pattern!
Thanks for the pattern! I haven’t attempted to knit cables yet, but I think this is the time (and project ) to try, 🙂
This is REALLY cute! I don’t know how to knit, but i want to learn so I can make this!