Natural beauty

YOU WILL NEED ■ Yarnsmiths Create DK (100% acrylic, 100g/290m) 1 ball of each: Black (3000) Pale Lilac (3340) White (3040) Clover (3215) Bright Orange (3130) Silver (3030) ■ A 4.5mm (US 7) hook ■ A cu

TRIANGLE STITCH Ch a multiple of 10 + 5. ROW 1 3tr in 10th ch from hook, *ch3, skip 4 ch, tr in next ch, ch3, skip 4 ch, 3tr in next ch; rep from * to final 5 ch, ch3, skip 4 sts, tr in final ch, turn

The cushion is worked in three pieces: one for the front, and two for the back. The front piece is worked from the centre outwards, starting with Emily Ocker’s circular cast-on method, and incorporate

DIAMOND BORDER CHART (worked over 8 sts) Row 1 (WS): P4, K1, P3. Row 2 (RS): K2, P3, K3. Row 3: P2, K5, P1. Row 4: P7, K1. Row 5: K8. Row 6: As Row 4. Row 7: As Row 3. Row 8: As Row 2. Row 9: As Row 1

Note Use the intarsia method for colour, twisting yarn colours together where they meet to avoid holes. BACK Cast on 106 (116: 126: 138: 148: 160) sts using 3.5mm needles and Yarn A. Rib row (RS) *K1,

YOU WILL NEED ■ Cygnet DK (100% acrylic, 100g/298m) 10 balls of Linen (234) 1 ball of each: Aqua (0211) Barley (4884) Burnt Orange (4888) Cherry (1252) Fondant (0173) Kiwi (0303) Light Grey (0195) Sax