Perfect Christmas Knit Pillows
This super bulky knit pillow pattern is the perfect way to ring in the holidays!
Stumped on how to decorate your home for Christmas? The Perfect Christmas Knit Pillows are your best bet. They're quick, festive, and easy enough for knitters of any skill level to accomplish. This Christmas cushion knitting pattern looks holiday-ready in either green or red, but if you're looking for something that will look good on your couch or bed all year round, you can use any color to whip up an easy throw to match your decor. Check this pattern out to learn how to knit a pillow for any occasion!
Knitting Needle Size35 or 19 mm
Yarn Weight(6) Super Bulky/Super Chunky (4-11 stitches for 4 inches)
Gauge4½ sts and 7 rows = 4” [10 cm] in Seed St Pat.
Finished SizeApprox 18” [45.5 cm] square.
Materials List
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Bernat Mega Bulky yarn (10.5 oz/300 g; 64 yds/58 m)
- Light Grey Heather (88046) - 2 balls
- Claret (88532) - 2 balls
- Eucalyptus (88247) - 2 balls
- Size U.S. 35 (19 mm) knitting needles or size needed to obtain gauge.
- Pillow form 18” [45.5 cm] square.
- Coordinating fabric for back approx 19” [48 cm] square.
Instructions
PIllow Front
Cast on 19 sts.
1st row: (RS). *K1. P1. Rep from * to last st. K1.
Rep last row of Seed St Pat until work from beg measures 18” [45.5 cm]. Cast off.
Fabric Back:
Cut out 19” [48 cm] square from fabric, allowing ½” [1.5 cm] seam allowance. Fold seam allowance to WS and sew Pillow Front to Fabric Back along 3 sides. Insert pillow form. Sew rem side closed.
Abbreviations
- Approx
- Approximate(ly)
- Beg
- Beginning
- K
- Knit
- Pat
- Pattern
- P
- Purl
- Rem
- Remaining
- Rep
- Repeat
- RS/WS
- Right side/Wrong side
- St(s)
- Stitch(es)