Soft cozy throw and matching pillows made in Bernat Boa. Great pattern for a beginner!
View Printer Friendly PDF MEASUREMENTS
Throw: Approx 37 x 45 ins
[94 x 114.5 cm]
Pillow A: 12 ins [30.5 cm] square.
Pillow B: 24 ins [61 cm] square.
GAUGE
Throw: 12 sts and 19 rows = 4 ins
[10 cm] with larger needle in garter st.
Pillows: 14 sts and 17 rows = 4 ins
[10 cm] with smaller needles in
stocking st.
MATERIALS
THROW
Bernat® Boa
Main Color (MC) (Dark Brown)
3 balls
Contrast A (Medium Brown)
4 balls
Contrast B (Light Brown)
3 balls
PILLOW A (B)
Bernat® Boa
Main Color (MC) (Dark Brown)
1 (1) ball
Contrast A (Medium Brown)
1 (1) ball
Contrast B (Light Brown)
1 (1) ball
Sizes 5.5 mm (U.S. 9) knitting needles and 6 mm (U.S. 10) circular knitting needle 32 ins [80 cm] long or size needed to obtain gauge. Pillow form 12 ins [30.5 cm] square for Pillow A and pillow form 24 ins [61 cm] square for Pillow B.
ABBREVIATIONS
Approx = Approximately.
Beg = Beginning.
Pat = Pattern.
Rep = Repeat.
St(s) = Stitch(es).
WS = Wrong side.
INSTRUCTIONS
Throw
With circular needle and MC, cast on
111 sts. Do not join. Working back
and forth across needle, proceed in
garter st (knit every row) as follows:
With MC, 8 rows.
**With A, 2 rows.
With MC, 2 rows.
With A, 2 rows.
With MC, 2 rows.
With A, 4 rows.
With B, 2 rows.
With A, 2 rows.
With B, 2 rows.
With A, 2 rows.
With B, 8 rows.
With A, 2 rows.
With B, 2 rows.
With A, 2 rows.
With B, 2 rows.
With A, 4 rows.
With MC, 2 rows.
With A, 2 rows.
With MC, 2 rows.
With A, 2 rows.**
Rep these 56 rows of Stripe Pat 3 times
more.
With MC, knit 7 rows. Cast off
knitwise (WS).
Pillow A
(Make 2 pieces alike)
With pair of needles and MC, cast on
42 sts.
Work 4 rows in stocking st.
Beg with a knit row, work in stocking
st from ** to ** as given for Throw.
With MC, beg with a knit row, work
4 rows in stocking st. Cast off.
Pillow B
(Make 2 pieces alike)
With pair of needles and MC, cast on
84 sts.
Work 4 rows in stocking st.
***Beg with a knit row, work in
stocking st from ** to ** as given for
Throw.
With MC, beg with a knit row, work
8 rows in stocking st.***
Rep from *** to *** once more. Cast
off.
FINISHING
Sew 3 sides of pillow, matching stripes
at side edges. Insert pillow form. Sew
opening closed.