I-Cushions

A cushion makes the perfect canvas for intarsia. It makes it possible to see and revel in the glorious details of this technique without any shaping distractions.

For these cushions, we’ve taken two motifs used elsewhere in this Field Guide—the Cityscape pattern used in a scarf, and the Kites pattern used for a throw—and made them the star of their own plush little show.

Materials
Felted Tweed by Rowan [50 g skeins, each approx 191 yds (175 m), 50% wool/25% viscose/25% alpaca]:
Kites Cool Colorway: Peach, Scree, Camel, Maritime, Granite, Stone, Amethyst, Cumin, Boulder, Candy Floss, Delft, Alabaster, Clay, Aster, Frozen
Kites Bright Colorway: Peach, Barn Red, Avocado, Tawny, Bilberry, French Mustard, Black, Lime, Treacle, Heliotrope, Lotus Leaf, Mineral, Sulfur, Ancient, Vaseline Green
Cityscape Bright Colorway: Black, Ultramarine, Ancient, Tawny, Lotus Leaf, Treacle, Turquoise, Pine, Bilberry
Size US 5 (3.75 mm) needles, or size needed to achieve gauge
Two size US 5 (3.75 mm) circular needles, 40″ (100 cm) or longer, for applied I-cord
Size US 4 (3.5 mm) needles, or size needed to achieve gauge (for knitted back only)
Cushion form (for best fit, select after you have finished knitting and blocking the cushion front)
Approximately .75 yd (0.7 m) coordinating tightly woven fabric (optional; for use with fabric back only)
Sewing needle and matching thread (optional; for use with fabric back only)

Knitted Measurements
17.75 (17.75, 17.5)” wide × 16.5 (16.5, 15.5)” long [45 (45, 44.5) × 42 (42, 39.5) cm]

Gauge
24 sts and 32 rows = 4″ (10 cm) over stockinette stitch, after blocking