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materials required |
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Cushion Cover
5 x 50g balls of Coats Anchor Magicline colour 1404
1 x 4.00 mm crochet hook
30 small matching buttons (buttons by Coats Crafts UK product code 1091). Available from good haberdashery stores or departments
1 x 18 cm matching lightweight zip
1 embroidery sewing needle
Matching sewing thread
Cushion Pad
0.5 metre of matching cotton fabric
Bag washable toy stuffing (toy filling from John Lewis, stock code, 561:01305)
Matching sewing thread |
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abbreviations |
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| CH |
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chain |
| DC |
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double crochet |
| SL ST |
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slip stitch |
| ST |
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stitch |
| STS |
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stitches |
| TC |
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turning chain |
| TR |
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treble |
| YRH |
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yarn round hook | |
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tension |
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Worked over dc. on 4 mm. crochet hook 19 dc. and 21 rows = 10 cms. square. If the tension is not correct, work the tension square again using smaller or larger hook. It is important to obtain the correct tension before starting the work, or the worked item will not be the correct size.
Dec over 2 sts - (Insert hook into next st yrh) twice, yrh draw through all 3 loops on hook. Thus forming 1 dc from 2 dc. |
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measurements |
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Cushion height is 230 mm when finished |
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instructions |
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Cushion Front (small triangle pattern)
Using no. 4 mm crochet hook, make a length of 15 ch plus 2 tc.
1st row: 1 dc in 3rd ch from hook, 1 dc in each ch to end. (16 dc counting 1st 2 tc as 1 dc)
2nd row: 2 tc, dec over 2 sts, 1 dc in each dc of previous row to last 3 dc, dec over 2 sts, 1 tr in 2 tc of previous row. (14 sts)
3rd row: As 2nd row. (12 sts)
4th row: 2 tc, *1 dc in next dc of previous row, rep from * to last st 1 tr in 2tc of previous row. (12 sts)
5th & 6th rows: As 2nd row.(10 & 8 sts)
7th row: As 4th row. (8 sts)
8th & 9th rows: As 2nd row. (6 & 4 sts)
10th row: As 4th row. (4 sts)
11th row: 2 tc, dec over next 2 sts, 1 tr in 2tc of previous row. (3 sts)
12th row: (Insert hook into next st, yrh draw through a loop) twice, (yrh draw through 2 loops) twice, fasten off. Leave a long end for sewing up.
Make 16 of these triangles in all.
Press each small triangle and then sew them together using - small slipstitch, on wrong side of work - to form one large triangle.
Pin out and press this large triangle.
With wool sewing needle and main yarn work chain stitch on right side of work along all the seam lines.
Cushion Back
Work as for cushion front.
Gusset
Using a no. 4 mm crochet hook, make a length of 12 ch plus 2 tc.
1st row: 1 dc in 3rd ch from hook, 1 dc in each ch to end. (12 dc counting 1st 2 tc as 1 dc)
2nd row: 1 dc in each dc of previous row (counting the 2 tc as 1 dc) 2tc.
Repeat row 2 until work measures the same length as the outside edge of the large triangle. Fasten off.
Pin out and press gusset.
Sew the short ends together. |
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how to make up |
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Before making up the cushion cut out the fabric for the cushion pad. Use the 3 cushion pieces - cushion front, cushion back and gusset - as a pattern and pin these to the fabric. Cut out each piece leaving 1 cm all round edges for seam allowance.
Pin the gusset to the cushion front (with wrong sides together) so that the gusset join meets in the centre of lower edge.
With a no. 4 mm crochet hook and main yarn, working from the right side and starting in the centre of lower edge, work in double crochet as follows.
Inserting hook through both layers of work, work 34 dc to 1st corner, *work 3 dc in corner then work 64 dc along 2nd side of triangle, work 3 dc in 2nd corner, then work a further 64 dc along 3rd side, work 3 dc in 3rd corner, * then work 34 dc along remaining section of lower edge. Fasten off.
Pin the other edge of gusset to the cushion back. Make sure that the corners match.
Mark an 18 cm gap along lower edge of cushion.
Starting at the edge of this 18 cm gap and working as for front cushion work 20 dc to 1st corner then work as for * to * of front cushion. Now work 20 dc to 18 cm marker, then working through back cushion layer of work only work, work 44 dc between markers. Fasten off and join in ends.
Sew in all loose ends of work.
Sew 1 button into place on each corner of the small triangles.
Pin zip into place in 18 cm opening along lower edge of back. Using matching sewing thread and small backstitches, sew zipper into place.
Cushion Pad
Press 1 cm seam allowance at each short end of gusset.
Pin gusset to front cushion with right sides of fabric together, and starting at the short (pressed) end of gusset, placing it to centre point of lower edge.
Pin gusset all round edge of cushion front so that the other pressed edge of gusset butts up to the 1st pressed edge.
Sew together snipping the gusset at each corner.
Reinforce the corners with extra row of stitching. Work 2nd side to match.
Stuff the cushion using toy stuffing, until it is firm.
Sew short ends of gusset together.
Put the cushion pad inside the cushion. |
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