The October Cushion

"Want a little bit of autumn beauty in your house? The October cushion is a knitted celebration of falling leaves and autumn colours. It's knitted in the round, to fit a 17" cushion pad. If you're familiar with stranded knitting and with reading charts, you'll find this a quick and easy project, perfect for gifts or for brightening up a plain sofa. For a larger project, simply add extra repeats of the pattern. Full chart and instructions provided."

Knitting Needle Size6 or 4 mm

Yarn Weight(3) Light/DK (21-24 stitches to 4 inches)

Materials List

• Stylecraft Batik Elements: 2 balls in shade 'Platinum'. (Or 3 balls if you're making 2 cushions.)
• Stylecraft Batik. One ball of each of the following shades: Violet, Raspberry, Teal, Old Gold, Pistachio.
• 4mm circular needles. Length: 24" / 60cm.
• 4mm crochet hook.
• Darning needle.
• 17" cushion pad.